Nellie’s Free Range Eggs expanded beyond the egg aisle March 5 with the launch of Nellie’s Free Range Butter, the first and only free-range butter on the market. According to a press release from the company, the butter contains 84 percent butterfat and is made with cream from humanely raised cows that are free to roam […]
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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Common Man Roadside Market & Deli Opens In New Hampshire
The Common Man Roadside convenience store chain is rapidly expanding in New Hampshire. The company touts that its stores have a uniquely New England look and feel. Building on the success of The Common Man Roadside at the Hooksett Welcome Centers on Interstate 93, The Common Man Roadside Market & Deli is a restaurant within […]
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Verc Enterprises Awarded $140,000 Workforce Grant
Convenience store chain Verc Enterprises with locations throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire, has been awarded $140,000 as part of a statewide Workforce Grant Training Program. Verc Enterprises will apply the funds from the grant to employee training and will match the grant with $140,000 of its own funds, bringing the total to $280,000. Barry Ahern, […]
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Campbell Appoints Valerie Oswalt President Of Campbell Snacks
Campbell Soup Co. named Valerie Oswalt as EVP and president of Campbell Snacks, effective March 9. Oswalt will lead the division that generated approximately $3.8 billion in net sales in fiscal 2019, supported by the strength of brands such as Goldfish, Milano, Pepperidge Farm, Snyder’s of Hanover, Lance, Kettle Brand, Cape Cod, Snack Factory Pretzel […]
Posted inBakery News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Northeast, Suppliers
Buffalo-Based Rich Products Acquires 3 Companies
Global, family-owned food company Rich Products has expanded its product portfolio with three acquisitions: Rizzuto Foods, a Pacific northwest-based leader in pizza dough innovation; Morey’s Seafood International, a major seafood industry player based in Plymouth, Minnesota; and two manufacturing plants from TreeHouse Foods, a leading manufacturer and distributor of private label breads, rolls and cakes. These […]
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New York-Based Seemore Meats & Veggies Launches Nationally
New York-based Seemore Meats & Veggies, a “vegetable-forward” meat company, has launched its first line of products. The sausages combine whole ingredients, responsibly raised meat sourced from humanely raised-certified farms and up to 35 percent fresh vegetables. Founded by fourth-generation butcher Cara Nicoletti and food veterans Erin Patinkin, co-founder of Ovenly, and Ariel Hauptman, Seemore Meats […]
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Golden Farms Celebrates Newest Location In Philadelphia
Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc., a chain of primarily independently owned and corporate grocery stores, recently held the grand opening of its newest Golden Farms location at 6710 Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia. District Representative Numa St. Louis and Key Food executives including CEO Dean Janeway, COO George Knobloch, CFO Sharon Konzelman, CIO Tammy Teague and VP […]
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Applegate Farms Appoints Graham, O’Connor As New VPs
Jim Graham will assume the position of VP of research and development and quality assurance, and Joseph O’Connor will take on the role of VP of sales and marketing at Bridgewater, New Jersey-based Applegate, makers of a natural and organic meat brand. Applegate Farms is a stand-alone subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corp. Graham recently retired […]
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Aldi Plans To Open Two Long Island Stores During First Half Of 2020
Aldi plans to open two new Long Island stores—one in Valley Stream and one in North Babylon—in the first half of 2020. The Valley Stream store is the retailer’s first location in Nassau County. Aldi is investing more than $5 billion to remodel 1,300 existing stores and open hundreds of new stores across the country. […]
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Unilever’s Suave Personal Care Brand Achieves PETA Accreditation
Suave has become the latest of Unilever’s beauty and personal care brands to gain global “cruelty-free” accreditation from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Found in one in every two homes in the U.S., a Suave product is sold every 14 seconds. “We are delighted to be part of PETA’s “Beauty Without Bunnies” […]
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Phillips Adds New Line Of Refrigerated Pasteurized Proteins
Baltimore, Maryland-based Phillips Foods has introduced its Pasteurized Proteins line featuring three refrigerated options: Yellowfin Tuna, Gourmet Baby Clams and Seafood Mix. Fully cooked and ready to eat, Pasteurized Proteins can be eaten out of the container or added to recipes without prep work. The line will be available this spring in grocery stores with […]
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Wegmans Offers Expanded Grocery Delivery From New Brooklyn Store
Four months after opening in Brooklyn, Wegmans Food Markets is now offering grocery delivery to Manhattan residents with the help of delivery provider, Instacart. “Expanding delivery into Manhattan has been on our radar since opening our Brooklyn store,” said Erica Tickle, director of e-Commerce for Wegmans. “We’ve heard from customers this would make life easier […]
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Edgewell Personal Care Terminates Merger Agreement With Harry’s Inc.
Edgewell Personal Care Co. announced that following the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s filing of a lawsuit seeking to block the proposed transaction, Edgewell terminated its merger agreement with Harry’s Inc. Harry’s has informed the company that it intends to pursue litigation. Edgewell said that such litigation has no merit. Edgewell is now moving forward as […]
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Manuka Honey Brand Wedderspoon Launches Immunity Gummies
Wedderspoon, the No. 1 selling Manuka Honey brand in the U.S., has launched its newest product line; Manuka Honey Immunity Gummies. These fruit gummies are the first on the market made without cane sugar, corn syrup, glucose or artificial sweeteners. Wedderspoon is excited to be launching two flavors and formulas : the Berry gummies contain […]
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Saker ShopRites Founder Completes Term As NJFC Chair
Richard Saker still carries strong memories of when the New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) was founded 51 years ago in his parents’ living room in Freehold. His father, Joseph J. Saker, founder and chairman of Saker ShopRites, was one of the state’s preeminent leaders in the food industry. With others, the senior Saker created the […]
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Verc Enterprises Presents $500 Grant To Fitchburg High School
Verc Enterprises, a convenience store and Mobil/Gulf/Irving gasoline operator with locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire and owner of Mayflower Provisions in Plymouth, Massachusetts, recently presented Fitchburg High School with a check for $500, a grant made possible through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program. Funded by the ExxonMobil Corp. and Global Partners LP, the […]
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Allegiance Retail Services Opens Foodtown Of Roosevelt Island In NYC
Allegiance Retail Services LLC held the grand opening of the Foodtown of Roosevelt Island on Friday, Feb. 7. The store, which is a former Gristedes, is operated by the New York Food Group (John Catsimatidis, chairman, and Nick D’Agostino III, president). The supermarket is located at 686 North Main Street and is open every day […]
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LaMonica Fine Foods’ Canned Seafood Stars On New York Billboard
LaMonica Fine Foods, based in Millville, New Jersey, has secured a static billboard for an eight-week period that is highly visible to commuters traveling from New Jersey into Staten Island via the Outerbridge Crossing. The billboard showcases the company’s retail line of canned seafood products, including hand-shucked sea clams, clam juice and scungilli. The 14’ […]
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Crane Payment Innovations Acquires Cummins Allison
Malvern, Pennsylvania-based Crane Payment Innovations (CPI), a Crane Co. company and provider of banknote and coin validation, cashless payment systems and asset management software, has acquired Cummins Allison, a provider of coin, currency and check handling solutions, as well as ATM machines. Cummins Allison, a privately-held corporation, has been owned by the Jones family since […]
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NORTHEAST: ShopRite’s Big Brand Bash Follows January’s Can Can Sale
While ShopRite’s January Can Can sale is over, the supermarket’s digital coupon Big Brand Bash is underway in stores and online. Shoppers who clip coupons online during Big Brand Bash can save on hundreds of products throughout the store—with more than $200 in savings on groceries. The digital coupon event runs for two weeks. Shoppers […]