Asian Food Markets, a chain of grocery stores focusing on East Asian packaged, fresh and prepared food, has signed a lease for a 43,152-s.f. anchor space at Plainsboro Plaza Shopping Center in Plainsboro, New Jersey, which is owned by Onyx Equities. The store is projected to open in the next several months, according to a […]
Category: Northeast
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Ferraro Foods To Offer Online/Mobile Payment Capabilities
Ferraro Foods, an Italian food distributor headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, has selected Financial Transmission Network Inc.’s (FTNI) fully-hosted Online Payment Portal and Mobile App to deliver increased security, convenience and efficiencies across accounts receivable operations. FTNI is a provider of industry-leading integrated receivables solutions. Ferraro Foods will launch these new services early in Q2 […]
Giant Food To Open New Olney, Maryland Store; Old Location Will Close
Giant Food, a greater Washington, D.C., regional grocery chain headquartered in Landover, Maryland, will open a new store at 6 a.m. on Friday, April 12, at 18140 Village Center Drive. The store will feature more than 40,270-s.f. of selling space. The location will be the grocer’s first store to be entirely comprised of a new […]
Plant Based World Expo Taps Goldman As Keynote Speaker
Plant Based World Conference & Expo will have Seth Goldman as the keynote speaker. Goldman, co-founder of Honest Tea and executive chair of Beyond Meat, will present “Turning a Mission-Driven Business into a Mainstream Revolution” during his talk that will kick off the expo on June 8 at the Javits Convention Center in New York […]
Wegmans Harrison Hiring Employees Ahead Of Spring 2020 Opening
Wegmans Food Market in Harrison, New York, the Rochester-based supermarket chain, is now seeking 220 full-time employees to staff the new 121,000-s.f. store in advance of the spring 2020 opening. Full-time jobs include positions from customer service and entry-level management to a wide range of culinary positions such as chefs and line cooks. The Harrison […]
Wakefern And Chicory Launch Shoppable Recipe Partnership
Wakefern Food Corp. and Chicory, a technology company, have partnered for a shoppable recipe initiative. The partnership will make it easier for shoppers to send recipe ingredients directly into online shopping baskets on ShopRite’s e-commerce ordering site, shoprite.com. The new integration streamlines grocery ordering for consumers and makes it easier for shoppers to instantly save […]
Big Y Foods Announces Company-Wide Appointments
The management of Big Y Foods, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, has announced the following appointments: Tracy Dobosz, store manager, Springfield, Massachusetts, Big Y Express Vittorio Contabile, senior network engineer, Springfield, Massachusetts, Store Support Center Sean Achorn, center store sales manager, Springfield, Massachusetts, Fresh Acres Market Yvonne Forget, bakery sales manager, South Hadley, Massachusetts, World Class […]
Giant Food Donates 3,000 Hams To Food Banks In Time For Easter
Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Markets will donate 3,000 hams to its partner food banks to help feed those in need this Easter. An annual tradition for Giant, headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the ham donations support the company’s mission of ending hunger in the communities the company serves as well as giving back to […]
Hormel Foods Hosting ‘Small Change Big Impact Food Summit’
Hormel Foods and Harvard University Dining Services are hosting the Small Change Big Impact Food Summit to discuss creating a more transparent, secure and sustainable food system. More than 100 leaders in the food industry are meeting at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 3 and 4, to discuss ideas and insights for an improved […]
Tecate Brings Back Original Packaging To Celebrate 75 Years
Tecate, Mexico’s authentic beer, is bringing back an original can encouraging Millennial beer drinkers and longtime brand loyalists to “Throw Back a Throwback” to commemorate more than 75 years in market. Containing the same beer known for its quality, flavor and originality, the White Plains, New York, company aims to reach consumers who are responding […]
MIWE Continues To Expand With New Subsidiary In Dubai
In its centennial year, MIWE Michael Wenz GmbH has expanded its international presence by opening a new subsidiary in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The ninth subsidiary of the German bakery systems manufacturer, based in the Dubai Silicon Oasis free-trade zone, started operations on March 31. It will serve the UAE alongside other countries in […]
Grupo Bimbo Commits To Sustainable Future In All Global Operations
Grupo Bimbo is promoting sustainable and innovative initiatives focused on improving processes and the use of alternative sources in all its operations. This is part of the Horsham, Pennsylvania, company’s commitment to a sustainable future. For more than 70 years, Grupo Bimbo has valued the importance of water for life. The company works under three […]
AJG Packaging Prepares For Next Stage Growth With New QA Director
AJG Packaging, a provider of packaging delivery solutions, has appointed Gurprit Kaur as quality assurance director. “Thanks to recent growth that we expect to continue well into the foreseeable future, the timing was right to bring on a new member to our senior leadership team with the right industry experience and track record to direct […]
Ferrero Acquires Kellogg Co.’s Cookies And Fruit Snacks
The Ferrero Group has reached an agreement to acquire the cookie, fruit and fruit-flavored snack, ice cream cone and pie crust businesses from Kellogg Co. The agreement is worth $1.3 billion. Among the cookie brands Ferrero acquires are Keebler, Famous Amos Cookies, Mother’s, Murray sugar-free cookies, and Little Brownie Bakers, supplier of cookies to the […]
Campbell Soup Co. Makes Changes To Board Of Directors
The Campbell Soup Co. of Camden, New Jersey, has made known that Les C. Vinney will retire as chairman of the board and as a director. The board of directors has elected Keith McLoughlin to succeed Vinney as chairman. J.P. Bilbrey, former CEO of The Hershey Co., has been appointed to the board, and Sara […]
Boston Beer Hires Lesya Lysyj Chief Marketing Officer
The Boston Beer Co. Inc., brewers of Samuel Adams beers, has hired Lesya Lysyj as CMO. Lysyj will join the company in April and will be responsible for overseeing the company’s planning, development and execution of its brand development, marketing and advertising initiatives. She will lead brand management, innovation, digital and social marketing, media, consumer […]
Foodtown Of Morningside Heights Opens In Manhattan
The grand opening of the Foodtown of Morningside Heights was held on March 29, at the store located at 1316 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan. The store is owned and operated by Gabriel Estevez. The newly renovated supermarket offers an enhanced selection of fresh produce and quality meats; expanded deli and bakery departments; and local favorite items to […]
Giant Food To Open Warrington, Pennsylvania, Store On April 5
Giant Food Stores will celebrate the grand opening of a new store located at 1661 Easton Road, Warrington, Pennsylvania, on Friday, April 5, at 8 a.m. The new store replaces Giant’s current store located at 2395 York Road, Jamison, which will close for business on April 4 at 6 p.m. Approximately 50 additional full-and part-time […]
Associated Grocers Of New England Hires Visser-Depp
Associated Grocers of New England (AGNE) has hired Ann Visser-Depp as director of fresh merchandising and procurement. On April 1, Visser-Depp will begin at AGNE and will report to Peter Vail, VP merchandising and procurement. Reporting to Visser-Depp will be Ray Choate, director of meat/seafood/deli and bakery, and Lenny Miner, category manager of produce. Visser-Depp […]
Giant Food Partners With Philadelphia Phillies For 2019 Season
Giant Food Stores is the official grocer of the Philadelphia Phillies for the 2019 season and is celebrating with store promotions. “Like all baseball fans, Giant has been waiting for opening day since the end of last season. It’s finally here and to mark the occasion, we’re offering our customers many ways to celebrate their […]
