Boston-based Unidine Corp. is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Founder and CEO Richard Schenkel calls his company a “disruptor in the industry” because it was the first company in 2001 in the food and dining management services industry to focus on healthy and fresh food delivery. With operations in more than 200 locations nationwide, Unidine is one […]
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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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Review Paper: Organic Practices Help Reduce Exposure To Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Choosing organic is the best choice consumers can make to combat antibiotic resistance and protect themselves from antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a review paper from The Organic Center concludes. Overuse of antibiotics in conventional livestock production has been implicated as an important contributor to antibiotic resistance. Research demonstrates that livestock produced without the use of antibiotics—as in […]
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Papa John’s Launches First TV App Ordering Service, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… Papa John’s International has expanded its digital ordering services with the launch of the first Apple TV app experience. The Papa John’s app for Apple TV is the first customizable pizza ordering platform, offering customers the choice to build their pizza topping by topping or select from past and saved orders. […]
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Safeway, Sunoco Team Up For Gas Rewards Program In Mid-Atlantic Area, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Safeway and Sunoco LP have teamed up to expand Safeway’s Gas Rewards program to Sunoco stations in parts of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Safeway Eastern Division President Dan Valenzuela said, “We’re excited to team up with Sunoco, a powerhouse in the fuel industry that has stations throughout the […]
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Pinnacle Foods Names Allen President Of Boulder Segment, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… Pinnacle Foods of Parsippany, New Jersey, has named Michael Allen, a food industry veteran with significant experience leading health and wellness brands, to EVP and president of its Boulder segment, effective Sept. 19. Allen, formerly with Kellogg Co., will report to CEO Mark Clouse and replace Phil Anson, interim Boulder GM and […]
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McLane Co. Rebranding Private Label Business
McLane Co., a leading supply chain services company providing grocery and foodservice supply chain solutions, is rebranding its private label company, Salado Sales, to CVP (Consumer Value Products). CVP will offer quality private label lines equal to or better than name brands for a lower price and higher margins for retailers, and will be offered only […]
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Dunkin’ Donuts Reaches DD Perks Rewards Milestone
Dunkin’ Donuts’ DD Perks Rewards program has reached a new milestone of more than five million members. “The number of DD Perks members has more than doubled in less than two years, which has surpassed all of our goals,” said Sherrill Kaplan, VP of digital marketing and innovation for Dunkin’ Donuts U.S. With the DD Perks […]
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Global Partners Completes Sale Of Retail Sites To Mirabito Holdings
Global Partners of Waltham, Massachusetts, has completed the previously announced sale of 30 “non-strategic” gas stations and convenience stores in New York and Pennsylvania to Mirabito Holdings for nearly $40 million. The transaction includes long-term supply contracts for branded and unbranded gasoline and other petroleum products. According to Global Partners, $28 million of the proceeds […]
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Group Challenges Walgreens On Continued Tobacco Sales, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Shareholders of Walgreens and members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility are filing a shareholder proposal requesting that the board of directors review the risks of tobacco sales in Walgreens’ pharmacies. A separate resolution requesting disclosure of lobbying expenditures also was filed. The proponents of the resolution argue that […]
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Sheetz Opening Four New Stores This Week, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Sheetz is opening four new stores this week in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia and Ohio. The store in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is the company’s third restaurant/grocery concept; the other two fuel-free concept stores are located at West Virginia University and in State College, Pennsylvania. The concept store has a complete focus […]
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Big Y, Red Cross Partner For Louisiana Flood Disaster Relief
Big Y World Class Markets is partnering with the American Red Cross to raise donations for those affected by the devastating floods in Louisiana. Through Sept. 11, Big Y customers and employees will have the opportunity to donate to American Red Cross disaster relief at all Big Y locations throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. Donation containers will be […]
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Boston City Council OKs Restaurant Grading System
The Boston City Council has approved a sanitation grading system for restaurants on a letter scale and requires the establishments to clearly display their grades. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is likely to approve the ordinance since he filed the proposal. Under the new system, biannual sanitation grades will be issued by the Boston Inspectional Services […]
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Study Finds Low Percentage Using C-Stores For E-Cigs, Vapors
A recent study by V2 found that only 8 percent buy their e-cigarette components and accessories at convenience stores. When respondents were asked where they most frequently bought e-cigarette components or accessories, “Tobacco/Smoke Shop” was the most frequent response with 37 percent. Twenty-seven percent of those polled said they made these purchases primarily at a “dedicated vape […]
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FDA Releases Guidances To Help Companies Prevent Foodborne Illness
The FDA has released several draft guidances that, when finalized, will help domestic and foreign food facilities meet the requirements of the preventive foodborne illness control rules that became final in September 2015. The rules require hazard prevention practices in human and animal food processing, packing and storage facilities. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) created […]
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BJ’s Launches Bakery Program, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… BJ’s Wholesale Club has launched a bakery program for its members. The club is offering new, upscale two-tier Wellesley Farms cakes that can be designed for any occasion and sell for less than specialty bakery prices. David Hay, bakery buyer for BJ’s Wholesale Club, said, “We’re thrilled to offer two-tier […]
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McDonald’s Recalls Fitness Tracker Wristbands, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… McDonald’s has recalled all fitness tracker wristbands distributed in kid’s meals after reports of skin irritations and blisters. McDonald’s issued a statement asking parents to take the wristbands away from children and return them for a replacement toy or a yogurt tube and a bag of apple slices… Flirtey and Domino’s […]
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Court Rules In Favor Of Inserra Supermarkets’ New ShopRite, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… A New Jersey court has ruled in favor of Inserra Supermarkets to build a new ShopRite in Wyckoff, New Jersey. The decision dismissed some counts in an objection filed by Stop & Shop. The Inserra family, which owns 22 ShopRites in New Jersey and New York, would like to build a […]
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Stop & Shop Makes Its Largest-Ever Donation, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… Stop & Shop and its customers donated $2.9 million as part of the annual Help Cure Childhood Cancer campaign benefiting The Jimmy Fund at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This year’s campaign, which ran in Stop & Shop stores in June and July, yielded the largest donation Stop & Shop has ever made… […]
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New Restaurant Trade Exposition Formed To Serve Pa., And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… Exposition Development Company Inc. (ExpoDevCo) and Questex have formed the Pennsylvania Foodservice Expo, a show that will serve the restaurant, foodservice, nightlife and hospitality industry in Pennsylvania. The inaugural show will be held Oct. 23-24, 2017, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. The show is being developed with […]
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NECSEMA Meeting Set For Oct. 27, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… The New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association will hold its inaugural meeting at the Sheraton Needham Hotel in Needham, Massachusetts, beginning at 5 p.m. Oct. 27… The J. Polep Distribution Services fall show is planned for Sept. 21 at the Twin River Casino in Rhode Island… Sheetz will […]