Wakefern Food Corp. reported retail sales of $18.3 billion at its virtual annual shareholders meeting on Oct. 22. Chairman and CEO Joseph S. Colalillo, President and COO Joe Sheridan and EVP Chris Lane addressed shareholders, store management and staff. The retail sales of $18.3 billion for the 53-week fiscal year ending Oct. 3, is a 9.75 percent […]
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.
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Kool-Aid Man Crashes Through Halloween To Save Trick-or-Treating
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC has advised against traditional trick-or-treating, leaving kids disheartened to not be dressing up like their favorite character and getting their favorite candy. This Halloween, the Kool-Aid Man is saving the ghoulish celebrations by reverse trick-or-treating and bringing Kool-Aid fun to kids stuck at home. On Oct. 31, the Kool-Aid Man will deliver […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Heineken USA, AriZona Beverages Introduce AriZona SunRise Hard Seltzer
Heineken USA and Hornell Brewing Co., an affiliated entity of AriZona Beverages, are bringing AriZona SunRise Hard Seltzer to the U.S. market. A hard seltzer made with a splash of real fruit, it will be available in both 12-pack variety and single-serve cans. “As both family-owned companies and brand building powerhouses, there are many synergies […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop Restore Donates $50K To Support Local Food Pantries
To help food pantries prepare for a rise in demand during the holiday season due to COVID-19, Restore – Stop & Shop’s reduced-emissions fuel program – has announced a donation of $10,000 grants to each of five hunger-relief organizations. The donation will support those facing food insecurity across the communities that Restore serves in Connecticut, […]
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Weis Markets Launches ‘Big Daddy’ Of Holiday Reward Programs
Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets has launched its Holiday Rewards program which helps customers qualify for free turkeys, tofurkeys, lasagna and discounts on a variety of its best-selling turkeys and hams through Thanksgiving Day. Customers can earn Holiday Reward Points on their purchases with their Preferred Shopper Club card and redeem their holiday reward points from […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
The Giant Co. To Open New Swatara Store On Oct. 23
The Giant Co. will open its new Swatara store, located at 6301 Grayson Road in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Oct. 23, at 8 a.m. The 51,000-square-foot store will operate from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week and employ approximately 150 full- and part-time team members. Sherry Beitler, a 33-year grocery veteran, has […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Free Turkeys, Sides Return To The Giant Co. For Thanksgiving
Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based The Giant Co. says customers now can start earning rewards points toward a free turkey certificate every time they shop in-store or online using their Giant or Martin’s card. Customers enrolled in Choice Rewards also can earn free side dishes, desserts and more using the Giant or Martin’s app when they shop. “There’s […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
UNFI Announces Intention To Offer $400M In Senior Notes
Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. says it intends – subject to market and other customary conditions – to offer $400 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2028. UNFI intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to repay a portion of the amounts outstanding under its term loan facility […]
Posted inPackaging News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Ocean Spray Advances Sustainable Packaging Strategy With TerraCycle
Boston-based Ocean Spray Cranberries, the agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 farmer families, has partnered with waste management company TerraCycle to launch a free recycling program that enables consumers to recycle Ocean Spray Craisins dried cranberries flexible plastic and snack packaging for an alternative use. Through the partnership, Ocean Spray is advancing its sustainable packaging […]
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Daelmans Stroopwafels Rolls Out New, Modernized Packaging Design
Daelmans Stroopwafels, distributed by New York City-based The Brand Passport, will debut a new, contemporary packaging design across their portfolio this fall. Customers can still enjoy the No. 1 selling Stroopwafel on the market, now packaged in new graphics designed to increase visibility and impact on shelf. The new Daelmans packaging design features modernized design […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
ShopRite Launches New Fresh to Table Experience At 3 Locations
ShopRite has opened three Fresh to Table concept stores located in Greenwich and Burlington, New Jersey, and Monroe, New York. The store-within-a-store format offers a reimagined retail destination where customers can find fresh, on-trend foods and meal solutions in a variety of flexible grab-and-go formats. The seamless in-and-out experience also leverages a host of digital […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Acme Markets Posts Winning Bid For 27 East Coast Stores
Malvern, Pennsylvania-based Acme Markets, a division of Albertsons Cos., said Oct. 14 it was the successful bidder for 27 Kings Food Market and Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market locations. The transaction, which is still subject to customary regulatory and court approvals including the approval of the Federal Trade Commission, is expected to close later this fiscal […]
Posted inExecutive News, Home Page Latest News, Northeast
Palmer Returns To C&S Wholesale Grocers As CEO
Industry legend Bob Palmer has come out of retirement to lead Keene, New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers as the company’s new CEO, succeeding Mike Duffy. Palmer brings more than three decades of experience. After starting with the company in 1986, he retired from his role as C&S’s EVP and chief procurement officer in 2019. When […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Lightlife Named Official Plant-Based Food Partner Of Bowlero Corp.
New York-based Bowlero Corp., parent company of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), and Lightlife, a plant-based protein brand owned by Greenleaf Foods SPC, has announced a partnership that will bring the Lightlife Plant-Based Burger to Bowlero menus nationwide. As Bowlero’s official plant-based food partner, Lightlife also will sponsor the 2020 Go Bowling! PBA Tour Fall Swing. […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Giant Food Increases Sustainable Seafood Transparency Efforts
Giant Food, a greater Washington, D.C. regional grocery chain, says it has joined the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP), a global platform where retailers voluntarily share insight into their sourcing methods to ensure sustainable seafood practices. Giant’s sustainable seafood policy has always ensured that every seafood item sold in stores meets sustainability criteria, but the grocer is now taking […]
Posted inBakery News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Calise Bakery Introduces New Brioche Style Cinnamon Chip Texas Toast
With more than 110 years of experience baking bread and rolls, Calise Bakery has entered the breakfast category with its new Brioche Style Cinnamon Chip Texas Toast. With this latest product innovation, Calise brings its signature gourmet brioche style bread to the breakfast table. Combining melt-in-your-mouth cinnamon chips with a brioche taste, the freshly baked Brioche […]
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ShopRite’s Wholesome Pantry Reimagines Packaging, Products
ShopRite has announced it is expanding and rebranding its award-winning Wholesome Pantry and Wholesome Pantry Organic product lines that are available at all of its stores in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. The products also will be available at Fresh Grocer stores in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. ShopRite and The Fresh […]
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Market Profile: Pennington Quality Market Is Very Much A Family Business
Rothwell brings his experience to join his father’s dream by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Growing up, Mike Rothwell knew exactly what he wanted to do – work in the food industry. As a kid, he worked alongside his dad, Larry, who was an executive for The Fleming Company, before spreading his wings to pursue the […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
ShopRite Opens At The Boulevard Signature Series Redevelopment
Kimco Realty Corp., one of North America’s largest publicly traded owners and operators of open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use assets, announces the grand opening of ShopRite, the 70,000-square-foot grocery anchor at The Boulevard, the approximately $200 million Signature Series redevelopment project on Staten Island. ShopRite is the project’s first tenant opening, marking a significant milestone […]
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UNFI Selected As New Grocery Wholesaler By Key Food
Natural Foods Inc. and Key Food Stores Co-Operative say they have reached a long-term supply agreement for UNFI to serve as the primary grocery wholesaler to Key Food with expected sales to UNFI of approximately $10 billion over 10 years. Founded in 1937, Key Food is a co-operative of independently owned and corporate supermarkets located […]