Over the past two years, the plant-based food industry has experienced unchartered growth – 29 percent compared to 2.2 percent in general food retail – and plant-based products have become a staple in consumers’ daily routines. NotCo, a food-tech company in Latin America and backed by key venture capital names, including Bezos Expeditions, has announced its […]
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 inBakery News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Arnold, Brownberry And Oroweat Organic Breads Collaborate With Disney
Arnold, Brownberry and Oroweat Organic Breads, makers of nutritious USDA Organic and plant-based breads, have launched their new Kids Organic White made with whole wheat bread featuring Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. Together with Disney, Arnold, Brownberry and Oroweat Organic Breads are bringing these classic family favorites to shelves at major grocery stores and food retailers nationwide to introduce the only […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Giant Co., Customers, Suppliers Donate $2M To Help Eliminate Hunger
The Giant Co., based in Pennsylvania, announced that with the help of its customers and supplier partners, $2 million was donated to support local hunger relief efforts in the communities it serves. The fundraising campaign kicked off Sept. 1 in honor of Hunger Action Month, the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks’ awareness campaign designed to mobilize […]
Posted inExecutive News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Giant Food Names Industry Veteran Badibanga As SVP Of Operations
Giant Food, a greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, named Irfan Badibanga as the new SVP of operations effective Nov. 1. Badibanga will be responsible for leading all operational aspects of Giant Food including regional operations, store support, strategic store planning and execution and asset protection, as well as people, team and culture development. Badibanga brings a strong track record […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Snickers Wins Nationwide Vote In Halloween Candy Showdown
Mars Wrigley’s Snickers brand once again was crowned the king of Halloween candy, having bested 15 other candy brands in a network morning show’s annual candy showdown. More than 20,000 people voted in the final face-off with one last competitor, where Snickers received 52 percent of the vote. “Snickers always satisfies our fans, but it was […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Roche Bros. Markets Selects Forager To Make Local Food Accessible
Roche Bros. Supermarkets, a regional Boston grocery chain, has partnered with Forager, the digital procurement platform connecting local farmers with grocers to bring consumers locally sourced food. As consumer demand has shifted, buying local has become a bigger priority for consumers in 2020, due to both supply and health concerns. According to a recent study conducted […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Whole Foods
New Whole Foods Market To Open Nov. 5 In Westbury, NY
Whole Foods Market will open its new 57,000-square-foot store, located at 867 E. Gate Blvd. at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5. Special features of the new Westbury store include: Coffee bar featuring on-tap nitro cold brew and rotating tea flavors. Seasonal offerings for fall include pumpkin spice lattes, golden harvest lattes and maple cold […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Weis Markets Offers Free Diabetes-Focused Virtual Programming
Weis Markets, a mid-Atlantic food retailer, will host a range of free virtual diabetes-focused programming for American Diabetes Month in November to help customers impacted by diabetes and to raise community awareness. All sessions are designed to provide guidance for individuals with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, those at risk for Type 2 diabetes or those who want […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Northeast
B&G Foods To Acquire Crisco Brand For $550M From J.M. Smucker Co.
B&G Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire the Crisco brand of oils and shortening from The J.M. Smucker Co. for approximately $550 million in cash, subject to a post-closing inventory adjustment. As part of the acquisition, B&G Foods is also acquiring a manufacturing facility and warehouse in Cincinnati, Ohio. B&G Foods expects the acquisition […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Wakefern Food Corp. Reports $18.3B In Sales At Annual Meeting
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 […]
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, […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
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 […]