Keasbey, New Jersey-based ShopRite has launched an integrated marketing campaign, “We Are Here,” spotlighting the family-operated businesses at the heart of the brand and their deep community ties. Rolling out across a variety of media channels, the campaign showcases a montage of images and stories. Viewers will see familiar faces – including the families who […]
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Trion’s Shelf Solutions Maximize Retail Profit
Sponsored content Retailers continually face the challenge of boosting shelf space and displaying more SKUs. Though several businesses supply solutions, they do not all deliver the same level of quality, dependability, and client support. A recent discussion with Craig Weiskerger, director of sales, and Rich Wildrick, director of engineering at Trion, shed light on […]
Posted inBakery News, News, Northeast
Zucker’s Introduces New Par Baked Frozen Bagels
New York City-based Zucker’s Bagels & Smoked Fish is launching its first retail product – Par Baked Frozen Bagels – this month at online retailers Fresh Direct and Goldbelly, as well as at Butterfield Market, Westside Market and select ShopRite stores in New Jersey. Zucker’s baking process begins with the shop’s bagel recipe. Using unbromated, unbleached […]
Posted inCenter Store, Executive News, Northeast
In Remembrance: Designer Greetings Co-Founder
Funeral services were held March 19 at Congregation B’nai Jeshuran in West Brighton, New York, for Bernice “Vickie” Gimbelman, co-founder of Designer Greetings. Mrs. Gimbelman, 91, died March 15 at her home in the Manor Heights neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. A native of the Bronx, New York, Mrs. Gimbelman entered the work force […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Center Store, Executive News, Northeast, The Giant Company
The Giant Co. Names Allison As VP, Center Store Merchandising
The Giant Co. has named Steve Allison VP of center store merchandising, effective immediately. Allison will report to Rebecca Lupfer, SVP and chief merchant for The Giant Co. “With his years of merchandising experience, Steve brings a proven track record of building both strategic and mutually beneficial supplier relationships to best serve our customers’ needs,” […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Hannaford Supermarkets, News, Northeast
Hannaford Names Darling Store Manager Of The Year
Hannaford Supermarkets’ Store Manager of the Year is Diana Darling from its store on Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine. Darling, who joined Hannaford in 1987, was selected from 189 store managers throughout New England and New York. Prior to her current role, she served as a deli manager at the same location and later became […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Giant Food, News, Northeast
Giant Food Opens New Supermarket In Bowie, MD
The store Giant Food will open March 28 at 810 Fairmont Drive in Bowie, Maryland, replaces a nearby location at 3500 NW Crain Highway, which will close March 27. All staff members were offered the opportunity to transfer to the nearby store, and customers will not experience an interruption in service, according to the company. […]
Posted inProduce News, News, Northeast, Tops Friendly Markets
Market 32/Price Chopper Expands Fresh Produce Access Through DUFBNY Program
Market 32/Price Chopper is extending a partnership with Field & Fork Network to add its nutrition incentive program, Double Up Food Bucks NY (DUFBNY), to select locations in New York’s Schenectady and Onondaga counties. Field & Fork Network is a nonprofit that works to alleviate food insecurity across the state. “Our collaboration with Field & […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, News, Northeast
Utz Brands Adds New Sour Cream, Onion Flavor To Mixed Minis Pretzels
Inspired by the brand’s top-selling flavored potato chip, Utz has introduced a sour cream and onion flavor to its Mixed Minis Pretzel line. Available in 12-ounce pretzel packages, Utz’s Sour Cream and Onion Mixed Minis join two other flavors – Garlic Butter and Mike’s Hot Honey. “At Utz, we are always looking for ways to […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Executive News, News, Northeast
The Hershey Co. Names Taffet As Chief Growth Officer
The Hershey Co. has named Stacy Taffet as its chief growth officer, effective April 14. In this role, she will be responsible for driving transformative growth strategies across the company’s expanding snacks portfolio. Taffet is a seasoned marketing executive with 20 years of leadership experience, including 15 years in consumer-packaged goods (CPG) and a PepsiCo […]
Posted inAssociation News, News, Northeast
NJFC Prepares For Trade Relations Conference, Shares Speaker Lineup
For its annual Trade Relations Conference on April 8 at Caesars Atlantic City Hotel & Casino, The New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) is presenting a lineup of industry experts to speak on the theme “Emerging Technologies & Emerging Opportunities.” The conference will feature a chat with Joe Fantozzi, president of Allegiance Retail Services (ARS), that […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Northeast, Whole Foods
Whole Foods Market Opens New Location In Doylestown, PA
Whole Foods Market opened a 43,617-square-foot store March 13 at 1745 South Easton Road in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The store’s product assortment includes more than 500 locally sourced items from the Mid-Atlantic region, each meeting Whole Foods Market’s quality standards. “My family and I have called Doylestown home for almost 20 years, and I am excited […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, News, Northeast, Tops Friendly Markets
Tops Exceeds Goal During Gift Of Warmth Clothing Drive
Tops Friendly Markets collaborated for the second year with M&T Bank and The Salvation Army for the Gift of Warmth campaign, a winter clothing drive. The 39th annual campaign collected 4,848 items – hats, gloves, mittens and scarves – in bins at 53 Tops locations and 84 M&T branches in the Buffalo-Rochester, New York, region. […]
Posted inDeli News, Northeast
Blount Fine Foods Donates More Than 1M Food Servings In 2024
Blount Fine Foods donated more than 1 million servings of its products – including chowder, mac and cheese and soups – to communities throughout 2024. “Giving back to our community is a crucial part of the work we do at Blount,” said William Bigelow, chief operating officer. “Our employees not only take great pride in […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Corporate Store News, Feature, Northeast
Northeast Grocers Tailor Strategies For Latino Customers
by Diana Leza Sheehan / founder, principal consultant, PDG Insights In this new series, we explore the opportunity created for retailers by targeting Latino grocery consumers across the United States. For context, the Latino population in 2024 reached about 66 million, or about 19.5 percent of the total U.S. population. Spending power among this diverse […]
Posted inPackaging News, News, Northeast
ProAmpac’s ProActive Platform Wins At 2025 PAC Global Awards
ProAmpac’s ProActive Recyclable RP-1000 Paper Platform has won Best in Class and an Award of Distinction at the 2025 PAC Global Awards Celebration and Futures Edge Summit in New York. As part of the ProAmpac’s Fiberization of Packaging initiative, the RP-1000 platform stood out in the “Sustainable Package Design: Package Circularity” category for its combination of high-speed form-fill-seal performance, enhanced durability […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Market Profile, Northeast
Delaware’s Harvest Market Thriving As 30th Anniversary Approaches
A college assignment helped steer Bob Kleszics into a career in the grocery business. Founder and CEO of Harvest Market in Hockessin, Delaware, Kleszics was an anthropology major at the University of Delaware in 1979 when he took a field methods class. For the course, the student goes outside the classroom and into a group’s […]
Posted inMarket Profile, Association News, Northeast
‘Modest’ Describes Current, Future Growth In Delaware
The Delaware economy has been on a gradual growth trajectory over the past five years. According to researcher IbisWorld, the population has grown 1.3 percent leading up to 2025, reaching just under 1.06 million. Its gross state product reached $76.3 billion by the beginning of the year, reflecting 1.0 percent growth over five years, and […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Big Y Foods, Northeast
Big Y Donates $75K To Red Cross For California Wildfire Relief
Big Y Foods has donated $75,000 to support the American Red Cross network’s humanitarian relief efforts to those affected by the wildfires in California. The Springfield, Massachusetts-based supermarket chain collected donations from customers and employees Jan. 17-31 in-store, online and myExpress Checkout Mobile app. The total also included contributions from Big Y. “We are truly […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast, ShopRite
ShopRite Cheerios Contest Raises $1.3M For Food Banks
ShopRite’s recent ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest raised $1.3 million, which the company attributed to customers’ generosity and the dedication of its associates who helped raise awareness around food insecurity. As part of the annual hunger-fighting tradition, employees from the top fundraising stores will be featured on limited-edition Cheerios cereal boxes the grocer sells […]