J&J Snack Foods Corp. says that Robert M. Radano, SVP and chief operating officer, will be retiring effective March 31. Radano will remain with the company for the remainder of the 2021 fiscal year. The company has begun a search for a new COO. “The company is thoroughly indebted and grateful to Bob for his […]
Category: Northeast
The Shelby Report of the Northeast covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
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Lockard To Become Weis Markets’ SVP And CFO, Succeeds Frost
Weis Markets has named Michael T. Lockard, a long-time financial retail executive, as its SVP, CFO and treasurer. He will succeed Scott Frost, who is retiring. To ensure a smooth transition, Frost will continue to serve as CFO until March 12, at which time Lockard will assume the role. As Weis Markets’ CFO, Lockard will oversee […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
The Giant Co. Honors Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream of racial equality, The Giant Co. has made $25,000 in donations to support 12 organizations dedicated to advancing diversity and inclusion within their local communities. The Giant Co. is partnering with Central PA MLK Day of Service to give $10,000 to local nonprofits to support their efforts […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Wakefern Food Corp. Enhances Grocery E-Commerce With CitrusAd
Keasby, New Jersey-based Wakefern Food Corp., the nation’s largest retailer-owned cooperative, has launched CitrusAd’s retail media technology for sponsored products and display ads across its e-commerce platform. Using the CitrusAd technology, Wakefern can offer brands the ability to launch sponsored product campaigns and display media across its desktop and mobile web e-commerce platforms to enhance the shopping experience for […]
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Ferrero Brings Special Joy To Valentine’s Day With Limited-Edition Treats
From significant others and best friends to kids or classmates, Ferrero’s 2021 Valentine’s Day lineup has something to make all Valentines feel special. The lineup includes new offerings and upgrades to favorites from Ferrero Rocher, Golden Gallery, Butterfinger, Crunch, Tic Tac and Kinder Joy. Consumers can head to Ferrero’s Pinterest page for creative inspiration to celebrate the love, which features shoppable […]
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Utz Brands Appoints Powers As SVP Of Investor Relations
Utz Brands, a U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, has appointed Kevin Powers to SVP of investor relations. The appointment was effective Jan. 4. Powers joins Utz with nearly 15 years of experience in investor relations, with a strong background in consumer-packaged goods and retail. He will report to Cary Devore, EVP and CFO. “As […]
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Big Y Makes Third-Generation D’Amour Family Appointments
The Big Y Foods Board of Directors has announced the promotion of two third-generation D’Amour family members. Colin M. D’Amour has been named senior director of Big Y Express Gas & Convenience Stores division, and Christian P. D’Amour is director of e-commerce. Both appointments represent new and expanding divisions within the company. The D’Amours report […]
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Kind Introduces Commitments To Address Inequality, Inequity
New York-based Kind Healthy Snacks has announced its continued efforts to help address the inequality and inequity facing Black, Indigenous, People of Color communities across areas of racial justice, education, food and health and representation. In partnership with the National Collaborative for Health Equity (NCHE), an organization striving for racial justice to create a more equitable society […]
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Market Profile: Tweedie Family Transitioned From Trucking Into Groceries
Runs IGA stores in Mars Hill, Fort Fairfield and Presque Isle by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Josh Tweedie worked through high school and college at one of the grocery stores he currently owns and operates in Maine. He then spent most of his early professional career with his father’s trucking business. “I worked in the […]
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U-GRO And The Giant Co. Partner to Open Carlisle Childcare Center
U-GRO Learning Centers has plans to open a childcare center in spring 2022 in partnership with The Giant Co. Conveniently located on the Harrisburg Pike next to The Giant Co.’s headquarters, the center will serve families of the Carlisle, Pennsylvania community. “At The Giant Co, everything we do is centered around our purpose of connecting […]
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Utz To Acquire Vitner’s Snack Food Brand And Distribution Assets
Hanover, Pennsylvania-based Utz Brands, a manufacturer of branded salty snacks, says that its subsidiary Utz Quality Foods has entered into a definitive agreement with Snak-King Corp. to acquire certain assets related to the Vitner’s brand. Vitner’s is a brand of snack foods in the Chicago metropolitan market. The total purchase price is $25 million, subject […]
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Heller Named To Newman’s Own Foundation Board Of Directors
Newman’s Own Foundation has appointed Bridgette Heller to its board of directors. The foundation continues the work of its founder, actor/philanthropist Paul Newman, by turning all net profits and royalties from the sale of Newman’s Own products into donations, totaling more than $560 million to date. She also serves on the board of directors for Newman’s Own. Heller has been […]
Posted inSustainability News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
‘Better For All’ Will Drive Significant Priorities For UNFI
Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. has released its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. It showcases the company’s commitments to building a brighter future, transforming today’s foodscape by delivering greater freedom of food choice and by taking innovative action on global social and environmental issues. In the report, UNFI not only highlights […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Daily Harvest Mylk Plant-Based, Made With Clean, Whole Ingredients
Daily Harvest has introduced Mylk, a plant-based milk made with clean, whole ingredients including transitional organic almonds, a pinch of Himalayan sea salt and sometimes vanilla bean. Unlike most plant-based milks on the market, Daily Harvest Mylk is undiluted, as well as 100 percent free of gums, emulsifiers, preservatives, added sugars or carrageenan. “People are […]
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NCR Adds Freshop E-commerce Solution To Its POS Software Platform
NCR Corp., a provider of retail solutions that run the store, has acquired grocery e-commerce leader Freshop, based in New York. Adding e-commerce to NCR’s leading retail core point-of-sale platform will give retailers, especially regional and small grocery chains, the ability to quickly deploy “buy-online, pickup-in-store” capabilities to serve their customers’ needs directly. This combination enables retailers to […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Select Shoprite Pharmacies Distributing COVID Vaccines In New Jersey
ShopRite said that 39 select pharmacies in New Jersey are set to administer COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare workers as part of its partnership with the state of New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ShopRite pharmacies are following the federal government’s distribution […]
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Releases Opening Date For Its Newburgh, NY Club
BJ’s Wholesale Club, an operator of membership warehouse clubs in the Eastern U.S., says that its newest club in Newburgh, New York, will open on Friday, Jan. 22. “We’re excited to kick off the new year by bringing the convenience and value of a BJ’s membership to the community of Newburgh,” said Craig Lombardi, general […]
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Stop & Shop Nutrition Partners To Host Free Virtual Workshops In January
With New Year’s resolutions fresh in many minds, Stop & Shop’s Nutrition Partners has launched a new month-long series of free virtual workshops to help those intent on getting healthy. Throughout the month of January, the Nutrition Partners will coach participants to create realistic and achievable health and wellness goals that they can keep throughout the […]
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Giant Food Donates $2 Million In Essential Supplies
Giant Food, a greater Washington, D.C., regional grocery chain, has donated $2 million dollars’ worth of essential supplies like toilet paper and hand sanitizer to 11 local nonprofit organizations: Capital Area Food Bank, Maryland Food Bank, Food Bank of Delaware, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank, USO-Metro, Donate Delaware, US Dream Academy, […]
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Mtn Dew Partners With Burton Snowboards On One World Project
Mtn Dew and Burton Snowboards have united to launch One World, a partnership that brings both brands together around shared values of creativity, progression and sustainability in an effort to inspire others to reduce their impact. The One World project includes a full-length feature film and a limited-edition capsule collection of hard and soft goods. […]