Mosner Family Brands, a New York-based meat manufacturer and distributor, has acquired the assets of Great American Foods, a manufacturer of ground and value-added proteins located in Newark, New Jersey. “We are thrilled to welcome Great American Foods and its more than 50 employees into the Mosner family of companies with full continuity of key […]
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Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Northeast
Forever Oceans Completes Environmental Footprint Assessment
Bethesda, Maryland-based Forever Oceans has announced the results of an environmental assessment conducted by The Nature Conservancy. Forever Oceans, which has developed its offshore operations to be more sustainable than other forms of marine finfish aquaculture, is raising Kanpachi off the West coast of Panama and selling product in the U.S. View the full TNC assessment report here. “We’re proud to […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast
International Traditions Find A Seat At The Table At Tops
Williamsville, New York-based Tops is celebrating international traditions during the holiday season. Tops is helping Italian and Polish families in preparation for The Feast of the Seven Fishes and Wigilia, celebrated on Christmas Eve. The traditions are similar as they are meatless meals consumed on Dec. 24 in observance of abstinence from meat until the […]
Posted inBJ's Wholesale Club, Corporate Store News, Northeast
BJ’s Introduces 10 Days Of HoliDeals, Shares Survey Results
Americans love the thrill of the hunt, according to a new survey of 2,000 consumers conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Marlborough, Massachusetts-based BJ’s Wholesale Club. The survey found that 65 percent of shoppers compare looking for the right gifts to hunting for treasure, with 52 percent claiming “the hunt” is just as fun as […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Weis Markets Adopts Toshiba’s Cloud Enabled Solution
Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets has adopted the ELERA commerce platform from Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions that features unified commerce, loyalty, promotions and a produce recognition experience for its shoppers. The unified shopping experience will provide Weis Markets’ e-commerce platform and 197 physical stores with more than 2,500 retail checkout touchpoints, including point-of-sale, self-checkout/dual use lanes and mobile […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Northeast
B&G Foods Sells Back To Nature Brand To Barilla America
Parsippany, New Jersey-based B&G Foods has entered into an agreement to sell the Back to Nature brand to Barilla America. “Our decision to sell Back to Nature is part of a broader effort at B&G Foods to focus our portfolio on businesses that are core to our long-term strategy as we transition to a business unit structure,” said […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Giant Pharmacy Offers On-Site Flu, Strep Throat Testing
Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food has announced that 14 pharmacy locations throughout Maryland and Virginia are offering on-site testing for flu A and B strains and strep throat for people 3 years of age and older. Giant’s flu and strep throat testing joins its other medical services, including COVID-19 antibody testing and immunizations including updated COVID-19 bivalent boosters, […]
Posted inCenter Store, Northeast
Designer Greetings Acquires Card Distributor QPS
Edison, New Jersey-based Designer Greetings Inc. has acquired Oklahoma City-based master greeting card distributor QPS and its sub distributors; United Wholesale, Cards N Such, Intermountain Greetings, Cards Plus, Northwest Cardco, MDS, Maida and Kibby. This is the largest acquisition of a greeting card distributor in North America’s history and marks the 17th acquisition for Designer […]