Passaic County, N.J., is getting a Fairway Market on Wednesday, June 6. The new store at 1510 U.S. 46 and Browertown Road in Woodland Park will open at 11 a.m. The store’s opening will mark the second Fairway Market in the Garden State. The approximately 62,000-s.f. location offers a combination of traditional, organic and specialty […]
Category: Northeast
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.
ACME Celebrates Grand Opening Of Store In Bryn Mawr, Pa.
ACME Markets celebrated the grand opening of its store in Bryn Mawr, Pa., on Friday with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. The new ACME, located at 601 W. Lancaster Ave, is more than a third larger than the 55-year-old location it replaced and will offer customers an expanded variety of the freshest produce, top-quality meat […]
Chip O’Hare Honored as MFA’s Person of the Year
The Massachusetts Food Association (MFA) honored JOH’s Chairman and CEO Harry “Chip” O’Hare last weekend as its 2012 Person of the Year with the presentation of the Milton W. Segel Distinguished Service Award. O’Hare’s selection was based on his decades of service to the MFA and the CPG industry. O’Hare joined the MFA Board of […]
A&P Announces Comprehensive Store Investment Strategy
A&P unveiled its unveiled its newly remodeled Food Emporium store on Third Avenue in New York City on May 18 as part of its comprehensive store investment strategy. A&P says its plan to upgrade its store footprint over the next five years reinforces the company’s commitment to being the best neighborhood food and drug store […]
Kings Debuting Enhanced Livingston, N.J., Store On Wednesday
Kings Food Markets will host the grand reopening of its Livingston, N.J., store at noon Wednesday, May 23. The Livingston location is the second of the upscale chain’s 24 stores to undergo renovations as part of a company-wide brand and website relaunch. The initiative kicked off in February in an effort to meet the ever-changing […]
Wegmans Completes Distribution Hub In Pottsville, Pa.
The opening of the third building at Wegmans Food Markets’ Retail Service Center in Pottsville, Pa., completes a distribution hub that helps the company bring a full range of products to stores, fresher and more quickly than ever before. It also reduces transportation costs, so the company can continue offering customers consistent low prices. Wegmans’ […]
Campbell Soup Co. Names Adam Kmiec Director of Digital Marketing, Social Media
Campbell Soup Co. has appointed Adam Kmiec as director of digital marketing and social media. Kmiec, 32, will lead Campbell’s digital marketing and social media efforts to enhance consumer demand and build equity for the company and its brands. Kmiec will be responsible for leading a global digital marketing and social media strategy that encompasses […]
Atlantic City Finally Gets Full-Service Grocery Store As Save-A-Lot Opens
Save-A-Lot, one of the nation’s leading hard discount, limited assortment grocery chains and a wholly owned subsidiary of Supervalu, will open its first Atlantic City, N..J., store today, May 17—becoming the first full-service grocery store within a 21-mile radius of the city. A grand opening ceremony for the store, located at 1501 Atlantic Ave., was […]
Ahold USA Makes Leadership Appointments
Ahold USA has promoted Mark McGowan to the role of EVP of supply chain for Carlisle, Pa.-based Ahold and appointed Joe Kelley as president of its Stop & Shop New England division. Both leadership appointments become effective May 21. With more than 21 years of experience with Stop & Shop, McGowan will focus on leading […]
Giant Store Nutritionist Helps Customer Lose 100+ Pounds
Mary Ann Moylan, RD, LDN, CDE, an in-store nutritionist at the Giant Super Food Store in Willow Grove, Pa., has assisted hundreds of customers make healthier choices since the store opened four years ago. Helen Johnson, a shopper at the Willow Grove Giant, recently reached a milestone with the help of Moylan and her individualized […]
Chobani Moving Sales Headquarters to Charlotte, N.C.
The maker of the nation’s top-selling Greek yogurt brand is bringing its North American sales headquarters to Charlotte, N.C. The Charlotte Business Journal reports that New York State-based Chobani Global Holdings Inc. already has 17 employees in the area and plans to increase its staff to about 60 by the end of 2013. Average salaries […]
Al Fresco All Natural Rolls Out New Smoked Andouille Chicken Sausage
al fresco All Natural—America’s No. 1 chicken sausage—is introducing its newest addition to its line of natural chicken sausage: Smoked Andouille. This new flavor is made with Cajun seasoning and lean chicken meat and then naturally hardwood smoked for a deep, rich spicy flavor. “We’re so excited to introduce our first smoked flavor to the […]
Workers Reach Tentative Agreement With Giant, Safeway
Giant and Safeway workers in the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore metropolitan areas represented by United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 400 and 27 have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with their employers, the parties announced March 29. Giant Food of Landover, Md., says the tentative agreement covers approximately 17,000 of its […]
New Jersey’s Doherty Receives FMI Association Executive Award
Linda M. Doherty, president and CEO of the New Jersey Food Council (NJFC), received the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Donald H. MacManus Association Executive Award on March 28 in recognition of her outstanding leadership and accomplishments in the food distribution industry. The award was presented at FMI’s Day in Washington. “Linda works diligently to represent […]
New Hampshire Enjoying New Grocery Stores
[gn_note color=”#b1cbde”]The 2012 New Hampshire Profile originally ran in the March 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Northeast. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] From Market Basket to Aldi, several new stores have opened recently—or are set to open—in New Hampshire. The Market Basket […]
Bottom Dollar Opening Eight Additional Stores in New Jersey
Bottom Dollar Food, a discount grocer with expansion efforts under way in the greater Philadelphia market, has plans to open eight additional stores in New Jersey. The expansion will create more than 300 jobs and more than double the number of Bottom Dollar Food stores in the Garden State, with the first two stores opening […]
MyWebGrocer Adds 1 Millionth Product
MyWebGrocer has added the millionth product to its database, Cabot Creamery in Vermont. More than 114 retailers nationally, totaling more than 10,000 stores, use MyWebGrocer’s database to power their online grocery solutions, including digital circulars, list building and eCommerce tools. The Vermont Select Premium Extra Sharp 2-lb. package of Cabot Cheddar cheese was product 1 […]
Save-A-Lot Opens New Stores in the East
Save-A-Lot, one of the nation’s leading hard-discount, limited-assortment grocery chains and a wholly owned subsidiary of Supervalu, is opening a number of new stores, concentrated in the eastern U.S. The company plans to open four new stores in Pennsylvania in February and March, bringing the total number of Save-A-Lot stores in the state to 76. […]
2012 Delaware Profile: State Slowly Emerges from Recession
[gn_note color=”#b1cbde”]The 2012 Delaware Profile originally ran in the February 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Northeast. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Ashley Bates/staff writer The economic recovery in Delaware has been slow, but the state seems to be pulling out of […]
2012 Maine Profile: Farmers Markets, Specialty Stores Lead Industry Trends
[gn_note color=”#b1cbde”]The 2012 Maine Profile originally ran in the January 2012 edition of The Shelby Report of the Northeast. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Ashley Bates/staff writer […]
