The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association has announced changes to leadership positions on its board of directors. The association is a statewide trade association advocating for the interests of grocers, convenience stores, wholesalers, consumer product vendors and other organizations. Board Vice Chair Tom Cormier, manager of government affairs at Retail Business Services, a subsidiary of Ahold […]
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Giant Food Targets Baltimore’s Kosher Category With Expanded Selection
Baltimore, Maryland, is one of the largest and most vibrant Jewish communities in the United States. It soon will see a surge in the variety of new and traditional kosher products available on the shelves at most Giant Food stores in the area. The Hyattsville, Maryland-based grocery chain is rolling out an expanded kosher selection […]
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Big M Supermarket Setting Weekly Sales Records For Licari
by John McCurry, contributing writer Carmen Licari’s first taste of the grocery business came as a young kid, working in his parents’ store in New York. Now 71, Licari proudly proclaims he’s been in the business for 65 years. The owner of Big M Supermarket in Dolgeville, New York, he is a third-generation grocer. His […]
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Big Y Extends Grocery Price Freeze, Expands List To 15,000 Items
Big Y World Class Market says it has extended its price freeze and, although prices could go down and sales will continue, the list also has been expanded from 10,000 to 15,000 everyday grocery items. The hold on prices will now extend to Sept. 2. Based in Springfield, Massachusetts, Big Y operates 71 supermarket locations […]
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Chobani Donates All Profits Of New Food Bank Batch To Feeding America
Norwich, New York-based Chobani, LLC, recently announced that 100 percent of its profits from a new limited-edition charity yogurt flavor – PB&J Food Bank Batch – will be donated to Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks that provides food to people in need. Since COVID-19 hit the U.S., Chobani has donated and delivered […]
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#SafeHands: Colgate Distributing Hygiene Essentials For COVID-19 Relief
As part of its global support of the World Health Organization’s #SafeHands Challenge, the New York City-based Colgate-Palmolive Company is distributing 25 million bars of specially made soap with packaging that features instructions for proper hand washing. In the U.S., 1.4 million #SafeHands soap bars are being distributed, as well as body wash, dishwashing liquid soap, toothpaste […]
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Highland Park Markets, Fellow Grocers Rising To Pandemic Challenges
by John McCurry/contributing writer Employees at Highland Park Markets, a Hartford, Connecticut, area grocer, are working hard to serve customers during the coronavirus crisis. Molly Devanney, a company VP interviewed during the first weeks of the pandemic, said activity has been crazy. Employees are working hard to restock shelves and perform extra cleaning of […]
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Specialty Food Association Releases New State Of Industry Report
Based on sales data from the past three calendar years, the new Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) annual state of the industry report reveals a specialty food industry hitting $158.4 billion in sales, a 10.7 percent increase since 2017. The full report includes commentary throughout that reflects the impact and ramifications of COVID-19. Foodservice and online sales continued to […]