Cumberland Farms, a convenience and gasoline retailer headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, is celebrating its 80th anniversary by launching an exclusive line of Birthday Blast treats. The newest products in the brand’s growing line of private-label offerings include Birthday Blast Premium Cookie Bites, Whoopie Pie, Premium Chocolate Bars and Ice Cream. Each treat is a twist on classic birthday celebration flavors with a […]
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.
Posted inDairy News, New Products, Northeast
New Craigs Creamery Cheese Produced By Family-Run Dairy Farms
Craigs Creamery, founded by eight local farm families in Pavilion, New York, and owned by Dairy Farmers of America, is a new cheese brand with a direct connection to the farm. The cheese is made with fresh milk that goes from cow-to-creamery within hours, and the farmers utilize modern farming methods that focus on environmental responsibility. […]
Posted inDairy News, Frozen Food, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, New Products, Northeast, Organic Natural
Talenti Gelato Offers Organic Collection And New Flavors
Talenti, a maker of gelato based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, has introduced Talenti Organic, a new collection of gelatos made with all organic ingredients. This new range of gelato offers a certified-organic option in the following four recipes: Organic Ginger Matcha Gelato: Made with green tea and ginger steeped in organic cream, blended with Japanese Matcha. […]
Posted inHome Page Slider, Northeast, Store News
New Jersey Will Get $15 Minimum Wage; Congress Considers Similar Action
New Jersey will soon have a $15 minimum wage after Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law legislation that would gradually raise the state’s starting wage to $15 per hour by 2024, NJ.com reports. The first pay raise will bump the current $8.85 to $10 an hour on July 1. New Jersey is the fourth state to mandate […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Executive News, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Suppliers
Godshall’s Quality Meats Announces New President
Telford, Pennsylvania-based Godshall’s Quality Meats has promoted Ron Godshall to company president. Godshall currently holds the position of COO and will continue those duties in addition to serving in the new role. “Ron joined the company in 1984 as a part-time employee and I doubt there’s a job here he hasn’t done” said Mark Godshall, […]
Posted inNortheast, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider
Three Giant Heirloom Market Locations Planned For Philadelphia
Giant Food Stores of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, will expand in Philadelphia with the opening of three more Giant Heirloom Market stores during 2019. Building on the success of the first location of this urban store concept in the Graduate Hospital area, the new stores will bring a format and assortment specially curated for each of the unique Philadelphia neighborhoods […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Dairy News, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, Marketing News, Northeast
Jarlsberg Cheese Reveals 2019 Advertising Campaign
Jarlsberg Cheese, a national brand of cheese based in Darien, Connecticut, is expanding its advertising campaign titled “Life’s Best Served with Jarlsberg.” The 2019 campaign will extend the brand’s geographic focus across the New York metro area, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, and continue to drive awareness, consideration and trial amongst Jarlsberg’s key target customer—the older Millennial. The […]
Posted inNortheast, Home Page Slider, New Products, Suppliers
Unilever Unveils On-The-Go Deodorant Wipes
Unilever now has products designed for on-the-go lifestyles with the introduction of new Deodorant Wipes. With 24-hour odor protection, the new Deodorant Wipes are available from Dove, Dove Men+Care, Degree Women, Degree Men and Axe. Unilever’s Deodorant Wipes are pre-moistened, alcohol-free and packaged with built-in lids to ensure freshness. “Our research shows that nearly 50 percent […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
McCormick Appoints Advantage Solutions N.A. Sales Agency Of Record
McCormick & Co. Inc., based in Baltimore, Maryland, has appointed Advantage Solutions North American as its sales agency of record across the majority of its U.S. and Canadian business. Advantage, headquartered in Irvine, California, is a provider of business solutions to consumer-goods manufacturers and retailers with a suite of technology-enabled services that includes headquarter sales […]
Posted inAssociation News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
NJFC To Honor Industry Leaders At Night Of Distinction
The New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) will host a “Night of Distinction” reception Thursday, March 28, at 5:30 p.m. at The Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset, New Jersey. The event will draw more than 500 guests, including food industry executives. “This is the perfect time to celebrate the industry and its leaders who have made […]
Posted in, Executive News, Northeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
B&G Foods CEO To Retire In April, Romanzi To Succeed Him
B&G Foods Inc. CEO Robert C. Cantwell plans to retire from the company, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, on April 5, 2019. Cantwell’s retirement will bring to a close a career of more than 35 years of continuous service to B&G Foods, including approximately 23 years of leadership as EVP of finance and CFO and more than four […]
Posted inNortheast, Corporate Store News, Store News
Inserra Supermarkets Celebrates Opening Of ShopRite Of Wyckoff
Inserra Supermarkets Inc., based in Mahwah, New Jersey, hosted a ribbon-cutting at its newest store, the ShopRite of Wyckoff, New Jersey, on Jan. 13. The new supermarket is located at 430 Greenwood Avenue and will be run by the Inserra family. ShopRite of Wyckoff features a wide selection of groceries including both store and national […]
Posted inExecutive News, Beverage News, Northeast
Boston Beer Board Member, Former Dean Foods CEO Gregg Tanner Dies At 62
The Boston Beer Co. is mourning the passing of one of its longest-serving board members, Mr. Gregg A. Tanner, who died at the age of 62 on Jan. 24 surrounded by family. Mr. Tanner retired as CEO of Dean Foods of Dallas, Texas, in 2017. When he passed, he was serving on the board of directors for […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, Industry News, Marketing News, Northeast, Produce News, Store News
Giant Food Promotes Healthy Eating With Celebrity Campaign
Giant Food Stores is participating in a national celebrity campaign featuring local sports icons promoting fruits and vegetables. The FNV campaign, which stands for “fruits and veggies,” developed by Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), was created to use the power of marketing and celebrity endorsements to change the way children and young adults think about […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Northeast
CVS Makes Progress In Commitment To Transparency
CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, has made significant progress toward the goal of full transparency for all of its beauty imagery by the end of 2020 and its efforts to create new industry standards for post-production alterations of beauty imagery. Just one year after the company made the […]
Posted inExecutive News, Northeast
Kind Healthy Snacks President John Leahy To Retire
Kind Healthy Snacks‘ longtime President and COO John Leahy is retiring from the company. Mike Barkley, who joined the company in 2010, will replace Leahy and lead the company into the future as Kind sets its sights on innovation and category disruption. Leahy will leave behind a legacy of achievement, transparency and compassion but will […]
Posted inNortheast, Corporate Store News
VERC Presents $500 Grant To R.J. Grey Junior High School
VERC Enterprises, a convenience store and Mobil/Gulf gasoline operator in Duxbury, Massachusetts, recently presented R.J. Grey Junior High School in Acton, Massachusetts, with a check for $500, a grant made possible through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program. Funded by the ExxonMobil Corp. and Global Partners LP, the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance program is designed to provide […]
Posted inFood Service News, C-Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Store News
Rutter’s Partners With Herschel Walker On Southern-Inspired Waffles
York, Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain Rutter’s has partnered with former college and professional football player Herschel Walker and Renaissance Man Food Services to add Southern-inspired waffles to the menus at all of its 73 locations. They are served in breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert menu items. There are dozens of waffle-based options on both the hot grab-n-go and […]
Posted inNortheast, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, Snacks Brands, Specialty, Store News
NECCO’s Sky Bar Candy Bar Brand Acquired By Massachusetts Store
NECCO’s Sky Bar Candy Bar brand has been purchased by the owner of Duck Soup, a gourmet food store in Sudbury, Massachusetts. New England Confectionery Company (NECCO), a candy company with roots going back to 1847, went out of business last year, and its assets were split up and sold, some of them at auction. […]
Posted inAssociation News, Guest Contributors, Northeast
N.J. Food Council President Reviews 2018 At Outset Of 2019
Linda Doherty, president of the New Jersey Food Council, looked at what happened in the past year in preparation for this new year. Not much in Trenton surprises me, but occasionally the unexpected arises that has an impact on our membership. Case in point were two significant issues we faced heading into the year. When […]