Cingari Family ShopRite, the Cingari family-owned and -operated supermarket chain, has partnered with Half Full Brewery to create two beers. The beers are available in all Cingari Family ShopRite stores across Connecticut. They are named Grade Above Golden Ale and Grade Above IPA after the Cingari Family’s first foray into grocery, Grade A Market in 1943. […]
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Posted inCenter Store, Executive News, Northeast
Campbell Appoints Anderson As Chief Financial Officer
Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Company has appointed Carrie L. Anderson as EVP and CFO, effective Feb. 6. Anderson succeeds Mick Beekhuizen, who was appointed president of Campbell’s meals and beverages division in November. Anderson will lead Campbell’s finance function, including controllership, corporate financial planning and analysis, corporate strategy and development, tax, treasury, internal audit, investor […]
Posted inAssociation News, Northeast
NJFC Accepting Applications For 2023 Scholarships
Eligible students can apply for the 2023 New Jersey Food Council Scholarship Program, which this year will feature 30 scholarships. Acme Markets/Kings Food Markets have added two additional scholarships of $2,500 each and Inserra Supermarkets has added two Lawrence R. Inserra Memorial Scholarships of $2,500. “A goal of the New Jersey Food Council is to […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast
ShopRite Adds New Digital Shopping Feature For Health, Wellness
Keasbey, New Jersey-based ShopRite has launched new dietary lifestyle filters for shoppers online that enable them to shop items and recipes based on their needs. The filters are the most recent addition to Well Everyday, ShopRite’s health and wellness program that helps customers take steps toward achieving their nutrition goals. With nearly half of shoppers ordering their […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Stop & Shop Expands Flashfood Program In Northeast
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop has expanded availability of Flashfood, a digital marketplace that reduces food waste at the retail level by connecting consumers with discounted food nearing its best by date, across 34 Massachusetts stores, 21 Rhode Island locations and 11 of its Cape Cod and Nantucket stores. Since its launch with Stop & Shop in […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Northeast
Allegiance Promotes Healthy Meals With Daily Challenge
Iselin, New Jersey-based Allegiance Retail Services, under the Foodtown and Green Way Markets banners, recently launched a campaign to show consumers how to prepare three healthy meals on a budget of $9 per day, promoted as the $9 A Day Challenge. A key component of the $9 A Day Challenge was accessibility to consumers. The […]
Posted inProduce News, Northeast
South Mill Holds Grand Opening For Mushroom Farm
South Mill Champs, a grower and supplier of fresh mushrooms and mushroom products, announced the grand opening of its new farm in Oxford, Pennsylvania. The new facility will be one of North America’s largest single-site mushroom farms and one of the largest phase three composting operations. The grand opening marks the completion of the first phase of the multi-year, […]
Posted inCenter Store, Northeast
Mantis Introduces Small Batch Barbecue Sauces
Scarsdale, New York-based Mantis BBQ has introduced a new line of barbecue sauces to support The Kidney Project. Three varieties, Mantis Original, A Whisper of Chile and a Haunt of Ghost, were showcased Jan. 15-17 at the Winter Fancy Food Show in Las Vegas. During his son’s battle with kidney disease, co-founder Andy Mantis searched for a transplant and solutions to help his […]