Convenience Store News In Brief Getty Realty Corp. of Jericho, New York, is selling six operating and non-operating stations and 27 commercial properties in seven Northeast states—six in Connecticut, four in Maine, six in Massachusetts, two in New Hampshire, nine in New York, and three in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. NRC Realty is coordinating the […]
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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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Boston Beer Summit Convenes April 17-18, And More…
Food Service News In Brief The best beers from 60 different breweries will be displayed at The Boston Beer Summit at the Park Plaza Caste on Columbus Avenue in Boston April 17-18. Sessions are April 17 from 6-9:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 18, from 12:30-4 p.m. and 5:30-9 p.m… On Wednesday evening, April 8, more […]
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Target To Reposition Food With Dament Hire, And More…
New Channels News In Brief Target has appointed Anne Dament to SVP of merchandising, responsible for leading the repositioning of Target’s food business. She has worked at Pet Smart, ConAgra Foods, Otis Spunkmeyer, Safeway and Supervalu… The United Natural Foods Gourmet & Ethnic (G&E) Channel’s “Customer Experience” will be a new feature at this year’s […]
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Walgreens To Close 200 Stores
Walgreens plans to close about 200 U.S. stores, part of the drugstore chain’s $1 billion cost-reduction plan announced last fall. The national chain made the announcement as part of a larger corporate reorganization plan, including streamlining its information technology and other in-house functions. The company expects that the changes will result in a cost savings […]
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Friendly’s Lands Site At Boston’s Logan Airport
Friendly’s Ice Cream, the operator of Friendly’s restaurants and a manufacturer of ice cream products distributed in more than 8,000 retail outlets, has opened a new restaurant located across from Gate 19 in Terminal A at Boston’s Logan International Airport. Boston Food Concepts, which operates more than 50 full-service and quick-service restaurants in transit locations […]
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Weis Markets Announces Board Change
Weis Markets, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, last week announced that Robert Weis will not stand for re-election to its board of directors at the company’s annual meeting of shareholders April 23. Weis is chairman of the board and he indicated that his decision not to stand for re-election was motivated by his desire to focus on his health. […]
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Record-Breaking Year For Seafood Expo North America, And More…
New Channels In Brief Diversified Communications, producers of Seafood Expo North America and Seafood Processing North America, announced that the 35th edition of the exposition had a record-breaking year with more than 20,680 seafood professionals participating in the three-day event, held March 15-17 in Boston. More than 1,200 exhibiting companies from 51 countries—surpassing last year’s […]
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Dunkin’ Donuts Adds Google Wallet As New Mobile Payment Option, And More…
Food Service News In Brief Dunkin’ Donuts has unveiled a new mobile payment option, announcing that U.S. customers with Android devices can now purchase and reload virtual Dunkin’ Donuts Cards using Google Wallet. This new digital payment option provides guests with a new way to load and reload their virtual Dunkin’ Donuts Cards within the […]
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FDA Tobacco Director To Speak At NATO Show, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief Mitch Zeller, director of the Federal Food and Drug Administration, Center for Tobacco Products, will be the guest speaker of the 2015 National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) Show, April 22-23 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. He will update attendees on the pending regulations on all tobacco […]
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McGowan To Return To Stop & Shop New England As President
Mark McGowan, former Stop & Shop president and currently EVP of merchandising for Ahold USA, will assume dual duties as president of Stop & Shop’s New England division and EVP of operations following Ahold’s appointment of a chief merchant officer to succeed him. Don Sussman, president of the Stop & Shop Metro division, is New […]
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Lottery Sales At The Pump Is A Possibility In Pennsylvania
If the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission has its way, the state may soon follow in the footsteps of other states like California and Minnesota in launching pumpside lottery ticket sales throughout the state. Pennsylvania Lottery officials recently told a State Senate committee in Harrisburg that they have begun exploring play-at-the-pump lottery ticket availability. The Lottery Commission also […]
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FMI Survey Identifies Retailers As Wellness Destination
A new Food Marketing Institute (FMI) survey on how food retailers are meeting the needs of shoppers has found vast business opportunities for food retailers. FMI’s “Food Retailer Contributions to Health and Wellness” details the growth of health and wellness programs in the food retail setting. Among the key findings in the survey: • Supermarkets […]
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Sam’s Club Expands Generic Prescription Savings, And More…
New Channels News In Brief Sam’s Club is expanding its prescription savings program enabling its Plus and Business Plus members to receive certain generic prescriptions at no charge or for $4 or $10. Five generic prescriptions used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and men’s and women’s health issues are free in specified quantities in 35 […]
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R.I. Groups Working On Valentine’s ‘Do Over,’ And More…
Food Service News In Brief The Rhode Island Hospitality Association is working with the Providence-Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau on a marketing program to promote a “Do Over Day” for Valentine’s Day for Saturday, April 18. Snowstorms and cold weather dampened the weekend’s usual strong sales for restaurants and hospitality companies in the region. […]
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Mass. AG Drafts E-Cigarette Regulations, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief According to the Massachusetts Food Association, new Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy has released revised tobacco regulations that seek to regulate e-cigarettes as a tobacco product, placing the same restrictions on their purchase and use as those on tobacco cigarettes and also keeping them from being sold to minors. A […]
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Wakefern General Counsel Is An Award Finalist, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief Wakefern Food Corp. General Counsel Allison Berger is a finalist in the 2015 NJBIZ General Counsel of the Year Program. The awards program is produced by NJBIZ, New Jersey’s business news publication. The program honors New Jersey’s general counsels and chief legal officers for the role they play in making their […]
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Groups Develop FoodKeeper For Food Waste Practices
To help consumers be better stewards of their food resources, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has joined with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Cornell University’s Department of Food Science to create the FoodKeeper—a publication and online database providing information about the shelf life of food products. This year, the partners made that information even more […]
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The Latest In Pizza Ordering: Domino’s Smart TV
Domino’s Pizza announced last week that customers can order pizza via their Samsung Smart TV, a new offer that’s part of the pizza chain’s “AnyWare” suite of technology. The announcement marks the first time that ordering is available on any Smart TV. This innovation is part of Domino’s new suite of technology that gives customers […]
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Wegmans Receives Top Score In ‘Fresh’ Survey
Wegmans, Publix, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods Market and Market Basket received good scores in customer satisfaction ratings for “America’s Best, Freshest Supermarkets,” a survey conducted by Consumer Reports. Supermarkets were rated for overall freshness and quality of produce, meats, poultry, bakery items and store prepared foods as well as staff courtesy and a clean shopping […]
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Walmart Asks Suppliers To Redirect Efforts To Cut Prices, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Walmart is asking suppliers to forego their marketing investments with the retailer and instead focus on cutting costs on products so it can better compete against other retailers… President Obama vetoed a measure passed by a Republican-run Congress, which blocked the National Labor Relations Board from streamlining the process for […]