Following the theft of its honeybees earlier in the year, The Giant Company announced that two new beehives, housing 30,000 bees, are at home near the company’s seven-acre pollinator-friendly solar field at its corporate headquarters in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The company will continue to add to the colony over the next several months and will house […]
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Giant Food Deploys Two Electric Vehicles For Customer Deliveries
Giant Food, a greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, has deployed two new electric Giant Delivers vehicles. The electric step-van vehicles join Giant’s fleet of 128 vehicles based in Hanover, Maryland, making daily deliveries to customers throughout Giant’s markets of Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. The deployment was made possible through a grant awarded […]
Posted inProduce News, Northeast
Little Leaf Farms Raises $300M In Capital To Continue Its Growth
Devens, Massachusetts-based Little Leaf Farms has raised $300 million in new capital, with equity financing led by The Rise Fund and debt funding from Bank of America. The capital will support the growth and expansion of farms and distribution, making Little Leaf Farms’ local lettuces accessible to more than half of the country’s population by 2026. Immediate expansion and […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Price Rite Partners With Feed The Children On Food Donation
Keasby, New Jersey-based Price Rite Marketplace has extended its Feeding Minds & Bodies initiative in partnership with Feed the Children for the eighth year. This initiative, benefiting an estimated 22,000 individuals through eight community events, will not only supply families with fresh food and personal care essentials but also provide the educational tools children need. Since […]
Posted inPublix Super Markets, Dairy News, Harris Teeter, Northeast
Cabot Creamery Launches Boxed Mac & Cheese At Harris Teeter, Publix
Waitsfield, Vermont-based Cabot Creamery Co-operative boxed Mac & Cheese has launched in Harris Teeter and Publix locations. The boxed Mac and Cheese takes 10 minutes to prepare and comes in three flavors: Seriously Sharp, Pepper Jack and classic Yellow Cheddar. Made with organic pasta and aged Cabot Cheddar, the product has 10 grams of protein per […]
Posted inAssociation News, Northeast
PFMA Board Chair Dell’Alba Receives Food Industry Trailblazer Award
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association presented its 2022 Food Industry Trailblazer award to Lisa Dell’Alba, president and CEO of Square One Markets Inc., June 15 during its annual conference dinner. The award recognizes a pioneer in food and beverage retail who is willing to take risks and innovate to stay ahead in the industry. “Lisa, […]
Posted inWomen of Influence, Northeast
The Griffin Report Of The Northeast Honors 78 Women Of Influence
The Griffin Report of the Northeast presents its 17th annual tribute to Women of Influence in the food industry. This year’s slate of 78 honorees ranges from presidents to VPs to managers, directors and supervisors. They are among the leading executives in their respective fields, but their candid responses to questions from the Shelby team […]
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Announces New Club Openings
Westborough, Massachusetts-based BJ’s Wholesale Club is continuing its expansion with the opening of four new clubs as the next phase of its 2022 development plans. The newest clubs will be in Noblesville, Indiana; New Albany, Ohio; Wayne, New Jersey; and Midlothian, Virginia. “We’ve seen tremendous success in growing our footprint over the last several years, both in our core […]