by Mike Berger/editor-Northeast Sometimes the Massachusetts Food Association (MFA) awards Co-Persons of the Year. But it is rare the association awards two people from the same channel, let alone everyday competitors. Yet this year, the MFA will honor Brendan Brazel of Coca-Cola and Eric Farias of PepsiCo as its Persons of the Year during its […]
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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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Stop & Shop New England Tops $23M In Annual Charitable Giving
Stop & Shop New England’s 2016 charitable donations, facilitated by in-store campaigns and initiatives, totaled $23 million in combined cash and product donations, including contributions from customers, vendors and associates. “Stop & Shop would like to thank our generous customers, associates and vendor partners for joining us in making a difference in communities throughout New England,” […]
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America’s Food Basket Names New CEO
America’s Food Basket (AFB), a family-run 47-store cooperative, has selected David Siegel, formerly a Price Chopper, Marsh and Stop & Shop executive, as its new CEO. Siegel comes on board with 30 years of grocery industry experience, specializing in sales, merchandising, marketing, procurement and operations. He began his career with Price Chopper Supermarkets, where he ultimately […]
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Peapod, Instacart Partner With Hotel Chain For Grocery Delivery
Peapod and Instacart have teamed up with Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham to deliver groceries to hotel guests so they can cook their meals in their rooms. The pilot service is now available at eight Hawthorn Suites hotels in and around Chicago; Philadelphia; Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina; Hartford, Connecticut; and Orlando, Florida. Wyndham officials say the program was developed to help […]
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QuickChek Expands On Long Island
QuickChek recently opened a new 5,868-s.f. store at 3965 Hempstead Turnpike in the Bethpage community in Nassau County, Long Island. The new store is open 24 hours a day and features touchscreen technology for fresh subs, sandwiches, wraps and salads, as well as personalized hot and cold beverages. Amenities include no-fee ATMs, indoor seating for […]
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Food Universe Marks Second Corporate Store In Queens
Key Food Stores, a chain of primarily independently owned and corporate grocery stores, has opened its newest Food Universe location at 35-10 Francis Lewis Boulevard in Bayside, New York. It marks the company’s second corporate store in Queens. The 15,500-s.f. unit has been renovated. The expanded produce department provides shoppers with many fresh and organic options. […]
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Weis Markets Reports Significant 1Q Sales Increase
Weis Markets reports that its sales increased 15.4 percent to $852.2 million in the first quarter, compared to $738.2 million for the same period in 2016. This represents the Pennsylvania-based company’s 12th consecutive quarter of increased comparable store sales. During the 13-week period ended April 1, 2017, the company’s net income declined 41.2 percent to […]
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Massachusetts House Passes Pregnant Workers Rights Bill
A bill passed by the Massachusetts House of Representatives would require employers to provide “reasonable accommodation” for pregnant women and nursing mothers, provided they don’t cause the business undue hardship. Undue hardship is defined as an action that requires significant difficulty or expense and takes into account the following five factors: • Nature and cost of […]
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Wegmans Posting Calorie Information Ahead Of Menu-Labeling Deadline
Wegmans’ customers who pick up a made-to-order or prepared item, such as a muffin or sandwich at the Sub Shop, will begin to notice updated calorie information on labels and menu boards around the store. In 2010, the FDA advised chain restaurants and similar food establishments that, by May 5, 2017, they would be required […]
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Big Y’s Annual Pet Drive Is Under Way
Big Y World Class Markets is conducting the company’s third annual “May is Pet Month” donation drive. The program, which runs in all 70 Big Y stores through May 31, encourages shoppers to purchase food and other supplies for a local shelter as part of the company’s ongoing effort to give back to the community. Customers […]
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Philadelphia Tobacco Regs May Curb C-Store Expansion
According to the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), the Philadelphia Health Department wants to limit the amount of permits it allows for retailers to sell tobacco products. The department reportedly wants to reduce the number of merchants in areas it considers to have too many stores and ban sales within 500 feet of any school. […]
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Pinnacle Discontinues Recalled Aunt Jemima Breakfast Products
Pinnacle Foods of Parsippany, New Jersey, announced this week that, in connection with the company’s ongoing portfolio review, it has decided to exit certain “low-margin and non-strategic” Aunt Jemima frozen breakfast products sold to retail and foodservice customers. The announcement follows the company’s voluntary recall last week that involved Aunt Jemima and Hungry Man brand frozen […]
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Harris Teeter To Debut Severna Park, Maryland, Store On May 16
Harris Teeter will host a grand opening and ribbon cutting at its new Magothy Gateway store in Severna Park, Maryland, beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 16. A Taste of Teeter in-store sampling event also will be held. “Harris Teeter is thrilled to be joining the Severna Park community,” said Danna Robinson, communication manager for North […]
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AG New England Changes Procurement, Sales And Retail Service Teams
Associated Grocers of New England has restructured its procurement, sales and retail service teams. Ed Rawson has been named SVP of sales and merchandising. In addition to his responsibilities for company sales, retail programs and business development, Rawson is responsible for perishable and center store merchandising and procurement functions. Reporting to Rawson are Henry Vance, […]
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Hannaford Distribution System Recovering After Warehouse Fire
Hannaford was forced to reroute items from various distribution centers following an April 26 warehouse fire at its facility in South Portland, Maine. As a result, there were some delays in the delivery of fresh items to some stores. Eric Bloom, Hannaford spokesperson, says the delivery delays led to some low-inventory conditions temporarily on certain products […]
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Foodie’s Markets To Open New Location In Bay State
Foodie’s Markets will open a new store at 87 Leonard Street in Belmont, Massachusetts, this month. A grand opening week is planned for May 15-20 (food and wine tastings will take place May 18-20). Foodie’s Belmont is located on the lower level of the old Macy’s building in Belmont Center. It is a full-service market […]
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Ahold Delhaize Makes Executive Appointments For Branding Effort
Retail Business Services (RBS) and the local brands of Ahold USA and Delhaize America have made a number of additional executive appointments to the new branding effort announced earlier by Ahold Delhaize. Each of the U.S. brands will have distinctive commercial strategies that are tailored to local markets with dedicated resources, including category merchandising, assortment, pricing, […]
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NACS Steadfast In Opposition To Repeal Debit Swipe Fee Reform
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee has sent House Resolution 10, the Financial Choice Act, to the full House for a vote. The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) opposes the bill because it includes a provision to repeal debit swipe fee reform. “As long as HR 10 includes a repeal of debit swipe fee reform, NACS […]
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Allegiance Names Three Senior Directors
Allegiance Retail Services of Iselin, New Jersey, has promoted Daniel Dinkowitz to senior director of sales and merchandising, Samer Rahman to senior director of meat and seafood, and Vic Savanello to senior director of produce and floral. Dinkowitz manages the Allegiance field merchandisers and reset coordinators, resulting in increased store sales and customer count. His additional […]
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C-Store Distributor Garber Bros. Finds A Buyer
J. Polep Distribution Services of Chicopee, Massachusetts, on Wednesday announced its acquisition of certain assets, including inventory, from Garber Bros., a Northeast convenience store distributor that abruptly shuttered its operations on April 10. J. Polep will not acquire Garber’s accounts receivable or its facility in Stoughton, Massachusetts. J. Polep is now New England’s largest family-owned and […]