To celebrate its 50th anniversary, QuickChek of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, is rewarding customers with 10 weeks of five offers each week. The fresh convenience market chain is featuring a variety of in-store and mobile app offers through April 30. Each week, shoppers will see a range of deals and savings, ranging from free coffee […]
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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 Unveils Plans For Supermarket In Mixed-Use Development
Stop & Shop has filed a letter of intent with the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) outlining plans for a new state-of-the-art supermarket at the site of its existing store at 60 Everett Street in Allston, Massachusetts, as part of a broader, new mixed-use residential community. Known as Allston Yards, the proposed project is fully […]
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BJ’s Expands Own Brands Lines
BJ’s Wholesale Club is adding more products to its own brands lines—Wellsley Farms and Berkley Jensen. The expansion will include a wide assortment of fresh foods, organic options and premium home products, according to the Westborough, Massachusetts-based membership club. Upcoming new releases from Wellsley Farms include seltzer, Greek yogurt and an expanded assortment in the […]
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HP Hood Now Accepting Apps For Sportsmanship Scholarships
HP Hood, one of the largest branded dairy operators in the U.S., is accepting applications for its 2017 Hood Milk Sportsmanship Scholarship program, which celebrates student athletes in New England who demonstrate integrity and sportsmanship on and off the field. With more than $600,000 awarded since 2009, the Hood Milk Sportsmanship Scholarship program has become one […]
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Whole Foods Selects Dunnhumby To Aid Customer Merchandise Strategy
Whole Foods Market has selected dunnhumby as a partner to evolve the chain’s category management and merchandising by using customer data and insights. Dunnhumby says it is working with the Austin, Texas-based grocery chain to apply its customer data models, science and industry-leading processes to make store-level merchandising decisions based on specific customer needs. Dunnhumby […]
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NOCO Express Opens New Buffalo Store
NOCO Express recently hosted a grand opening celebration at its newest Buffalo, New York, store at 2058 Delaware Avenue. The family-owned and locally operated c-store chain purchased the former Sunoco location in 2016 and recently completed a three-month interior and exterior remodel. The company says the store, which was closed during the renovations, debuts a redesign […]
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Catagna Spagna Corp. Rebrands To Catania Oils
Catania Spagna Corp. of Ayer, Massachusetts, processor and packer of vegetable, olive and blended oils, has changed its name to Catania Oils. Fourth-generation brothers Stephen and Joseph Basile said it was time that the company’s image matched the significant advancements the company and its employees have made since their great-grandfather began selling imported olive oil and […]
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Bank Provides $20M Credit To Distributor Garber Bros.
Citizens Bank’s commercial unit is providing a $20 million credit facility to Garber Bros. of Randolph, Massachusetts. Garber distributes cigarettes, tobacco, health and beauty and grocery products to convenience stores located primarily in the Northeast. The revolving line of credit will be used for working capital purposes. “We appreciate the expertise of the team at Citizens,” […]
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Whole Foods Market To Open Newark, New Jersey, Store In Historic Building
Whole Foods Market will open its newest location in Newark, New Jersey, on March 1 in the recently renovated and historic Hahne & Co. building at 633 Broad Street. The Whole Foods Market will boast 29,000 s.f. of space, providing the Newark community access to the highest quality produce, meat, seafood, baked goods, body care, […]
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Ahold Consolidating Stop & Shop Divisions
Ahold USA said Monday that it will consolidate its Stop & Shop New York Metro and Stop & Shop New England divisions “into one brand organization.” Offices will be in Quincy, Massachusetts. “Having a single brand organizational structure dedicated to Stop & Shop will strengthen the brand and will ensure it can better leverage its […]
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99 Ranch Makes East Coast Debut In Former New Jersey Pathmark
Asian supermarket chain 99 Ranch Market has opened its flagship East Coast store—at 561 U.S. 1 in Edison, New Jersey. The store debuted last month in a former Pathmark unit in the Wick Shopping Plaza. The Pathmark closed in 2015 after the failure of A&P. The 60,000-s.f. Edison store underwent a full interior remodel. It features […]
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Eight Vermont Food Producers Win 2017 Good Food Awards
Vermont Creamery was one of eight Vermont food producers to win the Good Food Award for 2017. It won for its Bonne Bouche cheese. The winners come from 36 states and 141 cities, having risen to the top among 2,095 entries in a blind taste test with 250 judges. Companies were also subjected to a rigorous […]
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Jack Walsh, Formerly With The Griffin Report, Passes Away
Mr. John D. Walsh, who was an ad sales representative for The Griffin Report of the Northeast prior to his retirement, passed away at his home in Plymouth, Massachusetts, surrounded by his family, on Jan. 22. Mr. Walsh had fought a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 78. “Jack,” as he was known […]
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Wegmans Launches Power Meals
Wegmans’ Power Meals were created by nutritionists and contain fresh, whole ingredients for balanced nutrition. Wegmans’ Meal Development Team went about the creation of the meals in a different way than usual. Instead of having the chain’s nutritionists tweak recipes that chefs had already created to make them healthier, the process began with the nutritionists […]
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ShopRite Debuts Free Health Programs And Services For Shoppers
Keasbey, New Jersey-based ShopRite is offering free support groups, complimentary dietitian services and ongoing cholesterol/glucose health screenings as part of its increased health and wellness education efforts in 2017. “We’re excited to offer these programs to our shoppers, our associates and our local communities,” said Natalie Menza-Crowe, MS, RD, director of ShopRite’s Health and Wellness department. […]
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Agencies Issue Fish Consumption Guidelines For Pregnant Women
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final advice regarding fish consumption for women who are pregnant or may become pregnant as well as breastfeeding mothers and parents of young children. To help these consumers more easily understand the types of fish to select, the agencies have created […]
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Rutter’s Unites With SOAR For Valentine’s Gifts To Troops
Rutter’s and Support Our American Recruits (SOAR) are teaming up for the 12th year, packing Valentine’s Day gift boxes to be shipped to American troops stationed abroad. The boxes will be filled with snacks, chewing gum, coffee and magazines donated by suppliers such as Hershey’s, Utz Snacks, Martin’s Chips, Harrisburg News, S&D Coffee, Wrigley’s and […]
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Price Chopper Promotes Two
Blaine Bringhurst and Leo Taylor of The Golub Corp., parent company of the Price Chopper and Market 32 supermarket banners, have been promoted in order to “better align functional areas of the company,” according to the organization. Bringhurst is now EVP of marketing, merchandising and store operations. He joined the company in 2012 as SVP of […]
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FRANE Bringing Back ‘Taste Of Excellence’ Sampling Event For 2017
The Frozen & Refrigerated Association of the North East (FRANE) is reviving its “Taste of Excellence” for 2017, a family-focused event promoting sampling and new item launches for frozen, ice cream and dairy items. This year’s event will be held March 1 at Chez Josef in Agawam, Massachusetts. FRANE Executive Director Donna Maglio says the […]
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Tyson Foodservice Revamps To Focus On Operator Concerns
To help today’s foodservice decision-makers deal with concerns such as increased competition, rapidly changing tastes and trends, and rising rents and wages, Tyson Foodservice says it is transforming into a customer-centric enterprise that understands what’s “on the line” for operators. To achieve this, Tyson Foodservice will challenge team members to help reduce risk and frustration for […]