According to Tops Friendly Markets, as Americans are becoming more and more health-conscious, retailers are finding customers are buying fewer food items in bulk and are becoming more conservative in their portion sizes. In an effort to not only adapt to the changing needs of the customer but to also stay abreast of the latest […]
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 inNortheast, Center Store, Grocery News, Industry News, Sustainability News
McCormick & Co. Makes Most Sustainable Corporation List
McCormick & Co. Inc. is the 23rd most sustainable corporation, according to the 2018 Corporate Knights Global 100 Sustainability Index released at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. McCormick also was ranked number one in the Food Products Industry category for the second year on the list, which annually is released by Corporate Knights, a Canadian market research company. […]
Posted inNortheast, Frozen Food, Grocery News, Store News, Suppliers
Big Y Stores Kick Off Rollout Of Frozen Pizza From Papa Gino’s
Papa Gino’s, an iconic New England pizza restaurant brand, has launched its Traditional Thin Crust Frozen Pizza in grocery stores throughout New England, starting with Big Y World Class Markets. The pizzas began selling last week. “At Papa Gino’s, we are always looking to provide our guests with new, innovative ways to enjoy our Traditional […]
Posted inNortheast, Equipment & Technology, Independent Store News, Industry News, Online Grocery Technology, Store News
Schiel’s Family Market Launches Click & Go Program
Schiel’s Family Markets of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, is partnering with Rosie to provide its customers with a new online shopping platform called Click & Go. The service will deliver the flexibility of shopping from anywhere and on any device.ways looking for ways to enhance our customer’s grocery shopping experience, and we know that online shopping […]
Posted inGiant Food, Corporate Store News, Home Page Latest News, Northeast, Store News
Giant Food Named Best Grocery Store In Pennsylvania By The Daily Meal
The Daily Meal, a website dedicated to food and drink, once again has named Giant Food Stores the best grocery store in Pennsylvania for 2018. The retailer also received this honor in 2016. To compile the state-by-state rankings, The Daily Meal looked at online reviews, local polls, social media posts and check-ins. Informal polls also […]
Posted inNortheast, Independent Store News, Industry News, Store News
Asian American Grocer To Offer Western Union Money Transfer Services
iFresh Inc., an Asian American supermarket chain and online grocer, has engaged Western Union Co. for money transfer services. Effective Jan. 16, four of the six iFresh locations in New York City will provide Western Union services, including money transfer, money order and bill payments. The services will be rolled out in the remaining two […]
Posted inNortheast, Grocery News, Organic Natural, Specialty
Stonewall Kitchen Owner Completes Purchase Of Tillen Farms
Stonewall Kitchen, a specialty food manufacturer, marketer and retailer owned by Centre Partners, a New York private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of the Tillen Farms brand of premium cocktail garnishes, including crisp pickled vegetables and Pacific Northwest cherries. “We are very excited to combine our two premium specialty food brands,” said John Stiker, Stonewall […]
Posted inNortheast, Bakery News, Grocery News
Rich’s Foodservice Expands C-Store Bakery Offerings
Rich’s Foodservice in Buffalo, New York, has expanded its bakery offerings for convenience stores with the introduction of Jacqueline’s Premium Filled Shortbreads and Jacqueline’s Authentic Macaroons. Both gourmet lines are made with premium and clean ingredients with no artificial ingredients or high fructose corn syrup. According to Rich’s Foodservice, the new offerings will enable convenience stores […]
Posted inFood Service News, C-Store News, Northeast
Cutting Hot Food Energy Costs Can Boost C-Store Profits
High energy bills are a problem faced by c-store chains across the country, with 24-hour operations requiring constant lighting, heating, cooling and refrigeration. In the U.S., a typical convenience store uses an average of 52.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per s.f. each year. Compared to other commercial spaces, this is three times the average, with […]
Posted inNortheast, Home Page Latest News, Suppliers
Goya Offering Five $20K Scholarships To Culinary, Food Science Students
Goya Foods is offering five $20,000 scholarships, granted annually, to five students entering their freshman year of college with an undergraduate degree in culinary arts and/or a food science. One of the five national scholarships will go to a student enrolled in the Culinary Arts program at County Prep High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. Goya’s Culinary […]
Posted inNortheast, Home Page Latest News
NECSEMA Names Shaer As Its New Executive Director
The New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association (NECSEMA) named Jonathan Shaer, former Mutual Oil Co. Inc. VP, as its new executive director effective Jan. 1. Chris Riley, president of Community Service Stations and the current president of NECSEMA, said, “The New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association is very excited to welcome […]
Posted inNortheast
Rutter’s Celebrating 50th Anniversary, Drops ‘Farm Stores’ From Name
To commemorate the convenience store’s 50th anniversary this year, Rutter’s will no longer be including “Farm Stores” in its trade name. Rutter’s roots trace back to 1747 when the Rutter family began agricultural operations on its farm. Then in 1921, Rutter’s Dairy began to serve fresh and local dairy products throughout the region. In 1968, the […]
Posted inNortheast
Peapod Survey Shows More At-Home Dinners Planned In 2018
Peapod’s second annual meal planning forecast found that both Millennials and families are behind the expected rise in home cooking this year. Home cooking, these groups believe, offers several kinds of value, including cost savings, health and more family time. According to the national survey, conducted on behalf of Peapod by ORC International, 73 percent […]
Posted inNortheast
Big Y Relaunches ‘Education Express’ To Help Local Schools
Springfield, Massachusetts-based grocer Big Y is relaunching its Education Express program. Since 1993, Big Y has awarded more than $14 million worth of supplies to area schools through the program, which is open to public and private schools, grades K-12, in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Education Express helps to supplement school budgets to ensure that children […]
Posted inNortheast
Wawa Opens Its First D.C. Store, Also Its Largest To Date
Wawa’s first store in Washington, D.C., that opened in mid-December was the company’s largest store to date (9,200 s.f.) and features Wawa’s latest store design and innovations. With shopping demographics of more than 600,000 residents, 700,000 daytime employees and millions of annual visitors to the Washington, D.C., area, Wawa officials see the opening as an […]
Posted inNortheast
Goya Donates Products And $10K To Charities During Holidays
In celebration of the Christmas season, Goya Foods made its annual donation of 120,000 pounds of Goya products, $10,000 for coats and blankets, and toys to the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark. The charities are one of New Jersey’s oldest and largest social service agencies that helps more than 76,000 persons and families each year. “As an […]
Posted inNortheast, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News
AGNE To Purchase Five Vermont Independent Grocery Stores
Associated Grocers of New England (AGNE) will buy one of Vermont’s largest independent retail grocery chains and add five stores to its roster. Vermont grocer Mike Comeau is selling his stores in Waterbury, Richmond, Shelburne, Johnson and Jericho to AGNE, which is headquartered in Pembroke, New Hampshire. In announcing the purchase, Comeau said, “As we […]
Posted inAssociation News, Big Y Foods, Home Page Latest News, Northeast
Guest Column: Historic Year In Connecticut Politics
by Wayne Pesce/President, Connecticut Food Association Many of us who work at the state capitol were anxious to know before the 2016 election about whether the “Trump effect” or “Malloy effect” would carry more weight at the polls in the minds of Connecticut’s voting public. Based on the results, Connecticut citizens made their feelings clear. In […]
Posted inNortheast
Unavoo Food Technologies Names Marketing & Strategy Leader
Unavoo Food Technologies of New York City recently named Lilach Bar-Tal as its head of marketing and strategy. Unavoo developed a food sweetener, Heylo, that is a 100 percent natural alternative to sugar, with no texture or taste trade-offs, the company says. Most recently, Bar-Tal spent 13 years as head of retail marketing at Bank […]
Posted in, Big Y Foods, Northeast
Between Rounds Bakery Partners With Ted’s IGA Of Connecticut
Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a Connecticut-based bakery café and bagel shop, as well as a wholesale bagel supplier, has entered into a new partnership with Ted’s IGA located at 127 Main Street in Hebron, Connecticut. Between Rounds Bakery has been supplying its bagels to independent grocers throughout Connecticut and recently contracted with Ted’s to supply […]