West Caldwell, New Jersey-based Sunrise ShopRite, a family-owned company that operates the ShopRite of Parsippany and ShopRite of West Caldwell, has announced the appointment of Mike Jacob as VP of operations. Jacob, a Pennsylvania resident with more than three decades in the grocery business, will oversee operations for both supermarkets and the company’s freestanding liquor stores. “I […]
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Posted inSnacks Brands, Northeast
The Hershey Company Receives Great Place To Work Certification
Pennsylvania-based The Hershey Company has been certified by Great Place to Work, based on what current employees say about their experience working at Hershey. This year’s survey of Hershey employees noted justice, pride and leadership as strengths for the company. Hershey’s U.S. business joins operations in Brazil and India in receiving this honor. “Great Place […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast
Tops To Celebrate Store Renovation, Reopening In Cheektowaga, NY
Tops will cut the ribbon Aug. 9 on its $2.7 million store renovation at 3865 Union Road in Cheektowaga, New York. This renovation marks the 25th store to be updated by the supermarket chain. This store has been updated from top to bottom, including refreshed exterior paint, landscaping, energy efficient equipment and LED lighting, solar-powered […]
Posted inExecutive News, Northeast
Motif FoodWorks Appoints Leonard As CEO
Motif FoodWorks, a Boston-based food technology company, has announced that Michael Leonard has been appointed to CEO, effective immediately. Leonard has served as chief technology officer at Motif since 2019, and brings experience in driving commercialization, transformational research and development and innovation across global markets. He will lead the company’s focus on the acceleration of its go-to-market initiatives, […]
Posted inProduce News, Northeast
UNFI Implements New Technologies; Expands Private Label Options
Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. has implemented new technologies and processes to enable it to shorten certain delivery times by more than a day and harness the potential of data points to deliver fresher produce to its customers. Due to these efforts, UNFI has grown its produce sales ahead of industry growth even as […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Stop & Shop’s Campaign Raises $1.2M For Hunger Relief
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop, together with Unilever’s Knorr brand, announced that its Food for Friends campaign raised more than $1.2 million for its 12 regional food bank partners to combat summer hunger in the communities it serves. According to Feeding America, 22 million kids across the U.S. rely on school meals. When schools close for […]
Posted inGiant Food, Corporate Store News, Northeast
Giant Food To Open New Store In Silver Spring, MD
Giant Food will hold a grand opening of a new location Aug. 5 at 12028 Cherry Hill Road in Silver Spring, Maryland. The opening will bring 100 new jobs to the community and follows a series of grand reopenings at three Giant Food stores across Maryland and Virginia. With about 65,000-square-feet of shopping space, the Silver […]
Posted inAssociation News, Northeast
NJFC Holds Annual Golf Outing, Reveals Winners
The New Jersey Food Council held its NJFC Annual Golf Outing on July 25 at the Suburban Golf Club in Union Township. Members enjoyed meeting food industry executives representing retailers, manufacturers, brokers, wholesalers and convenience stores from across New Jersey. “This popular event always brings out a great mix of food trade associates and retail […]