According to a 2020 Thanksgiving survey by Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Co., there will be an influx of first-time hosts and nervous cooks this Thanksgiving due to smaller, more intimate holiday get-togethers. Notable findings from the survey include: Small but mighty: Compared to a typical year, more than half of consumers will celebrate Thanksgiving […]
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The Giant Co. Partners With U.S. HHS As Future Covid-19 Vaccine Provider
The Giant Co. and its 132 Giant and Martin’s in-store pharmacies has signed on with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to become a COVID-19 vaccine provider, once a vaccine is authorized or approved and recommended for use in the U.S. “Our pharmacists are trusted health advisors in the local communities that […]
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Franklin Farms Launches New Line Of Plant-Based Protein Products
Franklin Farms, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, has launched its Planty Good product line of ready-to-cook plant-based patties and plant-based ground meat. Plant-based foods have a healthy connotation and today’s consumers are eager to include them in their diets, even if they are not strictly vegetarians. Recent SPIN data from March 2020 supports this shift […]
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Utz Brands To Acquire On The Border Tortilla Chips
Utz Brands has announced that its subsidiaries, Utz Quality Foods and Heron Holding Corp., have entered into an agreement to acquire Truco Enterprises, a seller of tortilla chips, salsa and queso under the On The Border brand, from Insignia Capital Group for a total purchase price of $480 million. The acquisition includes all rights to the On […]
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Giant Food Opens New Store In Springfield, Virginia
Giant Food, headquartered in Landover, Maryland, announces the grand opening of a new store at 6364A Springfield Plaza in Springfield, Virgina. Doors will officially open at 6 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13. The Springfield store will include enhanced features such as extensive prepared food services, full meat and seafood service, expanded natural and organic selections and larger […]
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Roche Bros. And Foley Fish Celebrate 40 Years Of Seafood Partnership
In November 1980, Bud Roche called Mike Foley to give Foley Fish its first opportunity with Roche Bros. Foley had given up his career in banking in 1979 to open Foley Fish New Bedford and bring restaurant quality seafood to retail. Forty years later, Roche Bros has 21 stores – all featuring fresh, all-natural Foley […]
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ARS Opens New Stores In Brooklyn, Re-Opens Two Supermarkets
Iselin, New Jersey-based Allegiance Retail Services (ARS) has opened its two newest stores in Brooklyn, New York, and has re-opened two existing Foodtown stores in the New York/New Jersey area. Two Gristedes supermarkets in Manhattan also recently celebrated their grand re-openings. The Park Slope Foodtown, located at 409 5th Ave., celebrated its grand opening on […]
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Maxwell House Partners With Operation Finally Home
This Veteran’s Day, Maxwell House is partnering with Operation Finally Home by donating $200,000 to build mortgage-free homes for veterans in need over the next two years. Just like Maxwell House, Operation Finally Home is dedicated to supporting our nation’s military heroes and their families. The partnership will kick off this fall in Fernandina Beach near Jacksonville, Florida, […]