Roar Organic, the USDA Organic, low-calorie, low-sugar electrolyte beverage with antioxidants and B-vitamins, appointed Mark Nino VP of sales. Nino has more than 20 years of consumer packaged goods experience in the food and beverage industry, and will oversee the development of key strategic growth plans, management of major retailers and distributors, as well as […]
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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Wegmans’ Sofia To Become New NJFC Board Chairman
The New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) will begin 2020 with its Annual Membership Meeting Reception on Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m. at Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township, New Jersey. Members of the NJFC and attendees will nominate and elect new officers and the board of directors along with a networking reception with the state’s […]
Posted inSuppliers, Northeast
VideoMining Corporation Releases New Shopper Analysis Tool
State College, Pennsylvania-based VideoMining Corporation, a supplier of in-store behavior analytics for CPG retail, announced the release of the new Yearlong Grocery Trip Tracker, which includes customizable micro-segmentation of trips and granular insights at the brand and product level. The new tool is available as part of the recently expanded, industry-standard Grocery Shopper Insights (GSI) program. […]
Posted inC-Store News, Beverage News, Food Service News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Irving Oil Debuts The Irving, A Convenience Store In Massachusetts
Irving Oil, a family-owned refining and marketing company, has opened The Irving, a convenience store in Pembroke, Massachusetts, providing fresh food, fuel and clean restrooms. The store, located at 92 Washington Street, will be offering free coffee for three weeks to celebrate. The company says the new store has been designed specifically to offer optimal […]
Posted inBeverage News, Association News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Beer Institute Appoints Senior Director Of Health Policy, Regulatory Affairs
The Beer Institute—a national trade association representing brewers, beer importers and industry suppliers—named Bill Young as senior director of health policy and regulatory affairs, bringing more than 25 years of experience working in the beer industry to the Beer Institute team. “I’m blessed to have this opportunity to continue my career with the Beer Institute. […]
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NCA Expands Advocacy And Communications Staff With New Hires
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) appointed two new staff members to new roles designed to bolster advocacy and communications activities. The association says these new hires will expand the organization’s capability to tell the confectionery industry’s narrative and highlight member companies’ economic contributions with audiences ranging from members of Congress to consumer influencers and other […]
Posted inNortheast, Center Store, Home Page Slider, Snacks Brands, Suppliers
Mars Wrigley Seeks Guinness World Record For Largest Snickers Bar
Hackettstown, New Jersey-based Mars Wrigley unveiled the largest Snickers bar ever created during a Guinness World Records title attempt at the company’s Waco, Texas, plant. The candy bar, weighing more than two metric tons, is a small version of something even bigger the brand has planned for Super Bowl LIV. The record-setting bar features more than 1,200 pounds […]
Posted inBakery News, Amazon Fresh, Independent Store News, Northeast, Suppliers, Whole Foods
Wegmans To Sell Smartbuns And Smartcakes At Select Stores
Smart Baking Co. products are now available at Wegmans. The Sanford, Florida-based bakery is supplying Smartcakes and Smartbuns to a select number of the chain’s stores, with the potential for expansion. Our goal at Smart Baking Co. is to give everyone, regardless of dietary needs, delicious, healthy options,” said Dave Heuvel, co-founder and VP of […]
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Goya Foods Offers Culinary Arts And Food Science Scholarships
Every year, Jersey City, New Jersey-based Goya Foods, America’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, grants $20,000 Culinary Arts and Food Science Scholarships to four students nationwide entering their freshman year of college with an undergraduate degree in culinary arts and/or a food science. Goya’s Culinary Arts Scholarship is available on a competitive basis to students entering […]
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People To Watch: John Fraro, Big Y’s Deli, Bakery, Foodservice Director
The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group have introduced a new series entitled People to Watch that focuses on current and future leadership in the grocery industry. In this installment, The Grocery Group founder and CEO Cindy Sorensen interviews John Fraro, director of deli, bakery and foodservice for Big Y Foods, which is based in […]
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New Hampshire Walmart Supercenter Adds Alphabot Technology
A Walmart Supercenter in Salem, New Hampshire, now has Alphabot, a new technology aimed at revolutionizing the online grocery pickup and delivery process for employees and customers. Developed exclusively for Walmart by startup Alert Innovation, Alphabot helps to enable quicker, more efficient order picking. The system operates inside a 20,000-s.f. warehouse-style space, using autonomous carts to […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Packaging News, Suppliers
Pre Continues Distribution Expansion To Northeast
Pre Brands, a Chicago-based provider of branded grass-fed and finished beef, continues its expansion strategy with a launch in the New York and New Jersey markets. “Pre delivers category-leading basket size, repeat and household trips, due to our excellent product quality and strong consumer and customer investments,” said Pre Brands CEO Kevin Ponticelli. “We’re […]
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Truly Hard Seltzer Launches Truly Lemonade Hard Seltzer
Truly Hard Seltzer launched its Truly Lemonade Hard Seltzer, a mix of hard seltzer and lemonade made with real lemon juice. Hitting shelves now, four styles of Truly Lemonade will be available nationwide in 16-oz. and 24-oz. single-serve cans of Original Lemonade, and a variety 12-pack featuring Original Lemonade, Black Cherry Lemonade, Mango Lemonade and […]
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Magnum Launches Ice Cream Made With Ruby Chocolate
Magnum ice cream has introduced Magnum Ruby Minis, said to be the first national ice cream brand in the U.S. to launch an ice cream featuring the new chocolate variant, Ruby. Magnum Ruby Minis are available in packs of six bars at select retailers and will be available at grocery stores nationwide for a suggested […]
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Campbell Snacks President Abrams-Rivera Leaving Company Feb. 1
Campbell Soup Co. said Jan. 7 that effective Feb. 1, Carlos Abrams-Rivera, president of Campbell Snacks, will leave the company to accept a role at another corporation. Campbell has launched a search for a successor. Abrams-Rivera will continue to lead the Snacks division through the end of the company’s fiscal second quarter. At that time, […]
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Big Y Donates More Than $215,000 To Local Breast Cancer Groups
In order to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer, all Big Y Supermarkets donated proceeds from their October initiative “Partners of Hope” to 29 local breast cancer support groups throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. The results have been tabulated and, in October, Big Y raised $215,742. During October, Big Y donated a portion of the […]
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Boyer’s Markets Becomes First Grocer To Use CCT’s Eeasy Lids
Consumer Convenience Technologies (CCT) announced the first availability of its Eeasy Lid, the first jar lid innovation in more than 75 years, to shoppers at Boyer’s Food Markets. Pennsylvania-based Boyer’s is incorporating the Eeasy Lid on its Darci’s brand pasta sauce at all 18 of its stores. Boyer’s is the first grocery chain in the […]
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Crunch Time Premium Apples Achieved Robust Sales Growth In 2019
The most recent Nielsen data shows Crunch Time Apple Growers’ two brands of premium apples continued to build momentum and sales growth in 2019, and they don’t appear to be slowing down as they head into 2020. In fact, for the three regions included in Nielsen’s latest review—Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic and New England—SnapDragon, one of […]
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Utz Quality Foods Completes Merger With Kitchen Cooked
Utz Quality Foods LLC has completed the merger with Kitchen Cooked Inc. The acquisition includes the Kitchen Cooked snack food brand, direct store delivery operations and its manufacturing operations. The snack food brand brings with it a range of potato chips, Kettle Kurls, Kettle Pops, popcorn, pretzels and more. “We are very excited about the opportunity […]
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Alltown Fresh Opens Fresh Convenience Market In Ayer, Massachusetts
Alltown Fresh officially opened the doors to the second fresh store in the state of Massachusetts. Located at 28 Harvard Road in Ayer, the farmstand-style market features organic coffee, fresh food choices and made-to-order meals including organic, natural, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian and locally sourced food and ingredients. The concept store hosted a grand opening event […]