Billerica, Massachusetts-based JOH has appointed several executives to positions within its company. Steve Grabar has been named as the account executive/account manager in the Great Lakes Division. Grabar has been part of the food industry since 1976, when he started as a retail sales representative at Benson Mitchell Food Brokerage. He worked his way up […]
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Posted inGrocery Store Layout, Northeast
Tops Markets Announces Store Renovation In Canadaigua, NY
On Dec. 13, Tops Friendly Markets will celebrate a grand reopening of its store at 5150 North St. in Canandaigua, New York. This store serves a cross population of the community, and allows for access to Canandaigua and Geneva Lakes, area parks, camp grounds and wineries. This renovation marks the 28th location that has been […]
Posted inPackaging News, Northeast
Maine Crisp Debuts Redesigned Packaging, New Facility
Maine Crisp debuted new packaging in October at the grand opening of its production and retail facility in Winslow, Maine. With the production capacity increase afforded by the new facility, the company is positioned to capitalize on its national retail and e-commerce growth. This milestone provided an opportunity for a packaging redesign that reflects the […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
The Giant Co. To Open Benner Township Store Dec. 16
The Giant Company has announced that it will open a new store at 8 a.m. Dec. 16 at 2699 Benner Pike in Benner Township, Pennsylvania. The new 50,000-square-foot store will operate from 6 a.m.-11 p.m. and add more than 100 full- and part-time jobs to the Centre County community. “At The GIANT Company, we are a neighborhood […]
Posted inAssociation News, Northeast
PFMA Opens Applications For 2023 Ridge Scholarship
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association is accepting applications for the 2023 Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship. Eligible students can apply for a one-year, $2,500 award for the 2023-24 academic year. The scholarship amount increased last year by $500 each. In 2022, 27 students earned $67,500 toward their educations. “This is one of the […]
Posted inFood Industry Hall of Fame, Northeast, Retailer of the Year
Popular President Says Brand Deserves Recognition, Not Him
Ira Kress, president of Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food, has been inducted into The Shelby Report’s Food Industry Hall of Fame. Kress began his grocery career at age 18 in 1984, working as a part-time cashier. Over the ensuing 38 years, he has served in a number of progressively responsible and cross-functional leadership roles at Giant […]
Posted inCenter Store, Northeast
McCormick Names Piper As Chief Human Relations Officer
Hunt Valley, Maryland-based McCormick & Company has appointed Sarah Piper to chief human relations officer. Piper has become a member of McCormick’s Management Committee. In her new role as chief human relations officer, Piper is responsible for the development and execution of the company’s global people strategy. Her responsibilities will include talent management, learning, total rewards, diversity, equity […]
Posted inRetailer of the Year, Food Industry Hall of Fame, Home Page Latest News, Northeast
Giant Food Pharmacy Operations Led Way In Offering Vaccine
Giant Food administered its first COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 26, 2020. Leading up to and following that date, so many questions were up in the air for Paul Zvaleny, director of pharmacy operations, and his team. With about 1,600 staff members throughout the company, Zvaleny had to write the playbook after the COVID-19 pandemic hit. […]