B&G Foods Inc. has announced that William F. Herbes, EVP of operations, will retire at the end of December 2019. Herbes has served as EVP of operations since joining the Parsippany, New Jersey, company in August, 2009. Kenneth G. Romanzi, who currently serves as EVP and COO, as previously announced will become the company’s next […]
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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CBD-Infused Organic Tree Water Available At Vermont Natural Store
Tretap has launched the market’s first CBD-infused maple water beverage. Tretap, which was acquired by Burlington, Vermont’s original CBD store, Ceres Natural Remedies, began selling the first CBD beverage flavor, Tangerine-Turmeric, in all Ceres stores in the state starting March 19. “This is a special day for all of us at Ceres Natural Remedies and […]
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Sabra Names Former Mondelēz Executive Levine CMO
Sabra has appointed Jason Levine as CMO. Levine joins the White Plains, New York, hummus maker from Mondelēz International, where he served as North America CMO. Levine will oversee global marketing and communications with responsibilities including driving Sabra’s growth strategy by introducing consumers to new ways of using hummus and developing new offerings in the high growth plant-based […]
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Chilean Salmon Marketing Council Unveils Patagonia-Focused Campaign
The Chilean Salmon Marketing Council (CSMC), a U.S.-based entity dedicated to strengthening the reputation of Chilean Salmon, announced a new campaign, “The Promise of Patagonia,” at the annual Seafood Expo North America (SENA) in Boston, Massachusetts. “The Promise of Patagonia” is focused on forging the connection for American consumers between the waters of Chilean Patagonia […]
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Tops Marketplace In Connecticut Suffers Devastating Fire
Tops Marketplace, an IGA grocery store in Southington, Connecticut, suffered a devastating fire on March 3. Fire officials have declared the store a total loss. There were no injuries reported. According to the store’s Facebook page, a Tops Marketplace Community Rebuild Fund has been organized by Tops Marketplace. The fund can be accessed at GoFundMe.com […]
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New England Produce Council Dinner Meeting Hosted By Dole
The New England Produce Council Inc. (NEPC) held a dinner meeting at the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) on Thursday, March 14, sponsored by Dole and attended by retailers, vendors and foodservice representatives. The day began with a volunteer group of NEPC members sorting and packing food items for member agencies in eastern Massachusetts. Anthony Sattler, […]
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Giant Food Launches Bags-4-My-Cause Program
Giant Food Stores is empowering customers to support their favorite local nonprofit while helping the environment with its new Bags-4-My-Cause program. Each time a customer purchases a Bags-4-My-Cause reusable shopping bag with a giving tag, they can direct a $1 donation to a local nonprofit of their choice. If the customer does not direct the donation […]
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Food Universe Opening A New Location On Long Island
The newest Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc. Food Universe banner store opens at 520 South Broadway, Hicksville, New York, on March 15. To celebrate, Food Universe will host a grand-opening at 10 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, product sampling and entertainment for the family. Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Key Food executives including CEO […]
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Kind Snacks Asks FDA To Address Misleading Nutrient Content Claims
Kind Healthy Snacks, with support from health and nutrition experts, filed a Citizen Petition urging the FDA to update the nutrient content claim regulation. The current regulation looks at the quantity of a nutrient instead of the quality of the overall food, which enables food marketers to put these claims on unhealthy products. As a result, consumers are led […]
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Giant Food Recognized Employees During Annual Meeting
Giant Food Stores , headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, celebrated the achievements of its employees at its annual business meeting last week. More than 30 awards were presented recognizing the recipients’ commitment to the company, dedication to customer service and driving new initiatives. “It’s impossible to be more proud than I am of this team, and […]
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Schuman’s Cello Cheese Receives Medals At Wisconsin Cheese Contest
Schuman Cheese’s flagship brand, Cello Cheese, received three medals at this year’s U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. A cheese from its Yellow Door Creamery line also placed in the competition, held March 5-7 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. “What makes these awards most exciting is the knowledge that we earned a place in the spotlight in a […]
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Perdue Farms Recognized By 2020 Women On Boards
Perdue Farms has been recognized by the 2020 Women on Boards, a national organization that aims to boost female representation on corporate boards to 20 percent or greater by the year 2020. Perdue is recognized for leadership in gender diversity on the board of directors with its 2018 “W” (Winning) Company Award. Fifty-six percent of […]
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Tastykake Debuts Scoop Shop Line With Bassetts Ice Cream
Tastykake, a Philadelphia snack for more than 100 years, is partnering with Bassetts Ice Cream Co. to launch Cookies and Crème Mini Donuts, the first offering from Tastykake Scoop Shop, an ice cream-inspired line of snacks. The line features fan ice cream flavors in snack form and will be launched in two phases, the first currently available […]
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Munroe Dairy Is Last Milk Delivery Dairy In Rhode Island
Munroe Dairy is the last dairy in Rhode Island to offer delivery service since Christiansen’s Dairy closed on March 10. Since it was established in 1881, East Providence-based Munroe Dairy offers hundreds of products, in addition to its milk products, that it delivers to consumers’ homes on a weekly basis in Rhode Island and beyond. […]
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Compass Marketing’s Smart Retail Label Network Utilized By First Retailer
Compass Marketing, a provider of marketing and technology solutions, announced that Leeward Market is the first retailer using the Smart Retail Label (SRL) Network in the store allowing customers to communicate directly with the brands they are considering for purchase. Both companies are located in Annapolis, Maryland. Leeward Market has attached SRL tags to products […]
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Chica De Gallo Named Fenway Park’s Official Salsa, Guac For 2019
Chica de Gallo, a Boston-based dip company, will be the official salsa and guacamole of the 2019 season for Fenway Park and the Boston Red Sox. “There’s no hotter team in baseball right now than the Red Sox,” Amanda Bauman, managing partner of Chica de Gallo. “We are excited to be a sponsor of the 2018 World […]
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Blount Realigns Sales Team With Promotions And New Hires
Blount Fine Foods has realigned its sales team with promotions and new hires. “We have rounded out our sales organization with these appointments and promotions, which considered not only experience and skillset, but also personal passion and potential. We are strategically positioning our businesses for the future, creating a more effective framework and have ideal […]
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FreshDirect Expands And Offers Same-Day Delivery
FreshDirect, an online fresh food grocer, is expanding to its new headquarters located in New York. The company is extending service into more areas of Connecticut and in the Washington, D.C., Metro Area. Additionally, the company is now offering a same-day delivery service enabling customers to place an order before 10 a.m. and receive it […]
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illy Ready-To-Drink Coffee Distributed By Hudson News Distributors
illy North America has an agreement with Hudson News Distributors to distribute illy Ready-to-Drink Coffee in the Northeast market. illy Ready-to-Drink is made with 100 percent Arabica coffee with no preservatives, added colors or flavors sweetened with non-GMO beet sugar. The cappuccino, caffè latte and mochaccino SKUs use hormone-free milk and have less calories per […]
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Specialty Food Association To Hold Summer Fancy Food Show
Specialty Food Association (SFA) returns to New York, New York, June 23-25, with the 65th Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob Javits Center. More than 2,600 exhibitors from around the world will cover more than 14.5 football fields of space and showcase 200,000-plus specialty food products. “This is an exciting time in the specialty food […]