Supermarket News In Brief… Lisa Ennis recently joined the staff of Mountain Dairy of Storrs, Connecticut, as director of marketing and sales. She brings more than 20 years of sales experience in food and beverage distribution. Ennis is a specialist in direct store delivery, having dealt with a variety of distribution and mass merchant channels. […]
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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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Sheetz Family Charities Provides Holiday Gifts To 8K Children, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… For the past 23 years Sheetz Family Charities has set out to make the holiday season brighter for children in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. Sheetz Family Charities is a charitable organization that raises funds through in-store donations, proceeds from Sheetz bottled water sales and the […]
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McDonald’s All-Day Breakfast Is Drawing New Customers, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… An initial read on McDonald’s two-month-old, all-day breakfast offering finds that, initially, the program is successful in attracting new or lapsed buyers and increasing lunch visits, according to a study by The NPD Group, a global information company. “This preliminary review of McDonald’s all-day breakfast offer suggests consumers are receptive to […]
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Goya Foods Donates 40K Pounds Of Food To Catholic Charities, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Goya Foods has donated 50,000 pounds of food to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington to support its food pantries and emergency food programs throughout the archdiocese. The donation is part of a 150,000-pound donation equally distributed to food pantries and emergency food programs through Catholic Charities in New […]
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Final Review Of New Cigar, E-Cig Regs Under Way
Ahead of some of the most sweeping changes to rules governing cigars and e-cigarettes, industry groups and health advocates have been meeting with White House officials to offer suggestions. The federal Office of Management and Budget is conducting a final review of the new regulations, which move cigars and e-cigs under the U.S. Food and […]
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Chipotle Closes Boston Unit Following Rash Of Illnesses
Chipotle Mexican Grill suspects that the Norovirus may be the reason for gastrointestinal illnesses that have led to the closure of its restaurant in Cleveland Circle, near Boston College in Massachusetts. As many as 120 college students have reported gastrointestinal illnesses. At the time of this report, health officials said it was not linked to the […]
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Target Reaches Data Breach Settlement With Banks
Target Corp. will pay banks and credit unions between $38 and $39 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit triggered by the retailer’s data breach in 2013. As many as 70 million people might have had personal data—including email addresses and phone numbers—compromised because of the breach. The settlement requires Target to pay about $20.25 million […]
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Spires, Durante To Lead Kings Food Markets
Supermarket News In Brief… Judy Spires of Kings Food Markets has been named chairman and CEO. She previously was president and CEO. In addition, Rich Durante has been promoted to president and COO. Durante began his career with Kings in 1988 as a store manager, risen through the ranks over the past 27 years and […]
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KURE To Sell 100 Franchises In 2016, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Since the launch of its first corporate KURE modern Vaporium and Lounge, KURE has a goal to expand by more than 100 stores in the U.S. by the end of 2016. In just more than a four-month period, KURE Franchise LLC has sold more than 30 franchises in the states […]
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Keystone Foods Names Cole President, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… Keystone Foods of West Chester, Pennsylvania, has appointed Devin Cole president of Keystone U.S., overseeing all North American business for the company. Keystone Foods is a subsidiary of Marfrig Global Foods, a publicly listed global protein company headquartered in Brazil. Keystone Foods is a global foodservice company that supplies consumer brands with […]
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FTC Challenges Proposed Merger Of Staples And Office Depot, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… The Federal Trade Commission has filed an administrative complaint charging that Staples Inc.’s proposed $6.3 billion acquisition of Office Depot Inc. would violate the antitrust laws by significantly reducing competition nationwide in the market for “consumable” office supplies sold to large business customers for their own use. “The commission has […]
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JAB Holding To Buy Keurig Green Mountain
JAB Holding Co. will purchase Keurig Green Mountain of Vermont. The deal, estimated at $13.9 billion, has been approved by Keurig Green Mountain’s board of directors. JAB is acquiring Keurig Green Mountain in partnership with strategic minority investors, who are already shareholders in Jacobs Douwe Egberts B.V. (JDE), including Mondelēz International and entities affiliated with BDT Capital Partners. […]
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Gulf Oil Develops Branded Visa Card To Increase Customer Loyalty
Gulf Oil of Framingham, Massachusetts, has launched its new Gulf Visa Card, representing the company’s latest move to provide its dealers with ways to reward customer loyalty. Gulf Visa Card holders earn points every time they use their card—at Gulf stations and elsewhere. Points are then automatically redeemed as Gulf gift cards that can be […]
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Chipotle Strengthens Food Safety Practices
Chipotle Mexican Grill has taken further actions, including DNA-based testing, to implement food safety and handling practices in all of its restaurant and throughout its supply chain. The actions began after reports surfaced at the end of October that linked 11 Chipotle locations on the West Coast to E. coli cases. The company said since the […]
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Rutter’s Adds New Food Items In Leola, Pennsylvania, Store, And More…
Rutter’s Farm Store has always had an interest in offering fresh food, but its newest location in Leola, Pennsylvania, incorporates an expanded menu, turning the convenience store into a convenience restaurant. The more than 7,000-s.f. store boasts a new kitchen—the R-Kitchen—plus an indoor seating area for 30. The menu has the usual burgers and pastrami, […]
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Wendy’s Releases Supplier Code Of Conduct, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… Wendy’s recently released its Supplier Code of Conduct—taking into account the current best practices and standards of Wendy’s supply chain and also identifying future aspirations to encourage continuous improvement. The code focuses on chief areas important to the Wendy’s brand and its customers, including: food safety and food ingredients, farm animal […]
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7-Eleven, Tapingo Bring On-Demand Delivery To The College Market
7-Eleven has formed a new partnership with Tapingo, a mobile commerce application for college campuses, to launch on-demand delivery of 7-Eleven products in the college market. The service, which started Dec. 1 near participating colleges in California, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland, allows delivery of 7-Eleven products from select neighboring 7-Eleven stores. Tapingo users can […]
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NRA To Fight New York Sodium Mandate
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) is filing suit this week against New York City’s Department of Health over its decision requiring chain restaurants of at least 15 stores to post warning icons next to menu items or combination meals containing 2,300mg of sodium or more. The NRA asserts that the mandate, which took effect Dec. 1, is […]
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Weis Markets Recognized For Sustainability Program
Weis Markets of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, has been recognized for incorporating sustainability practices into its day-to-day operations, which has helped conserve resources and reduce the overall environmental impact of its 163 stores, distribution center and manufacturing facilities. It is the second food retailer in the country to receive this recognition. The Manomet Grocery Stewardship Certification (GSC) […]
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Another Wegmans Coming To Bay State, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… Medford, Massachusetts, Mayor Michael McGlynn said this week that Wegmans will open a new store in the city. Wegmans has sites in Burlington, Chestnut Hill, Northboro and it opened a new store in mid-October in Westwood. Other sites are planned for Natick and a fifth site is planned for Natick and […]