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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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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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 […]
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Ferrara Plans To Increase Candy Production For Walmart, And More….
Convenience Store News In Brief… Confectioner manufacturer Ferrara Candy Co. plans to increase manufacturing capacity as it plans to expand the number of products it supplies to Walmart… According to Beverage Marketing Corp., a market research company, the U.S. market for beverages grew in 2014 after sales were basically flat in 2013. One of the […]
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McDonald’s Pledges To Raise Minimum Wage Pay, And More…
Food Service News In Brief McDonald’s announced that it will raise wages at the roughly 1,500 restaurants it owns in the U.S. beginning July 1. The new policy, which guarantees that the company will pay at least $1 an hour more than the local minimum wage, only applies to company-owned locations, not franchises. The pay […]
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U.S. Commission Files Wheat Price Fixing Charges, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission last week filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court against Kraft Foods Group and Mondelez International charging the manufacturers with “manipulation and attempted manipulation of the prices of cash wheat and wheat futures.” Neither Kraft or Mondelez has yet issued any comment on the […]
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KeyMe Places Key Kiosks In Two Stop & Shop Stores
KeyMe of New York has announced an agreement with Ahold USA that will place the company’s new retail kiosks at Super Stop & Shop locations in Dorchester and Malden, Massachusetts. The kiosks will enable customers to safely store a “digital copy” of their keys in the cloud and easily create a spare copy at their local […]
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New England Ice Cream CEO Remarks On Bliss Dairy Buy
New England Ice Cream CEO Bruce Ginsberg tells The Griffin Report he is pleased with the the recent purchase of Bliss Bros. Dairy, which he reveals will enhance his Taunton, Massachusetts, company’s distribution of ice cream products. “We are very excited with regard to the Bliss Dairy acquisition,” he says. “The transaction was perfect for the […]
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FTC To Rule Soon On Reynolds-Lorillard Merger
A decision is expected soon from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on its review of the Reynolds American and Lorillard merger. Several media reports have speculated that the staff of the FTC is recommending a lawsuit to block the merger, although it is possible the FTC commissioners could overrule the staff. The FTC has spent […]
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Keurig Announces Pact With Reily Foods Co., And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… Keurig Green Mountain of Waterbury, Vermont, and Reily Foods Co. of New Orleans, Louisiana, parent company to New England Coffee, have announced an exclusive multi-year manufacturing and distribution agreement for New England brand coffee, New Orleans Famous French Market Since 1890 brand coffee and Luzianne brand iced tea pods for Keurig […]
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Dunkin’ Donuts Commits To Cage-Free Eggs And Crate-Free Pork, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… Dunkin’ Donuts of Canton, Massachusetts, announced this week that it will map its international supply chain to understand the feasibility of transitioning to 100 percent cage-free eggs globally, and establish a global target with interim deliverables toward this goal. As an immediate step, 10 percent of all eggs sourced for […]
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, To Block Plastic Bags In 2016, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… The Cambridge, Massachusetts, City Council voted Monday to ban the use of thin, single-use plastic bags at supermarkets and retailers beginning in March 2016. Cambridge is the largest city in the state to enact such a ban. In addition, businesses will charge a 10-cent fee for plastic bags. Businesses could […]
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New Study Estimates Cigarette Smuggling Per State
New York holds the highest cigarette smuggling rate, and smuggling in Illinois has dramatically increased, according to a recent report from the Tax Foundation. Using the latest data from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, the report details each state’s total inflow or outflow of smuggled cigarettes in 2013. The key findings include: Smuggled cigarettes make […]