Alex Baloga, president and CEO of Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association, issued the following statement about the importance of ratifying the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) and how it can affect Pennsylvania. In July, I wrote a letter to Pennsylvania’s Democratic members of the House on behalf of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) and our […]
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Little Leaf Farms Arranges Financing For Expansion Plan
Little Leaf Farms has arranged $18 million in financing from Bank of America, to be followed by another $20 million, to fund the company’s growth. Little Leaf Farms is producing more than one million boxes of fresh greenhouse-grown baby green lettuce a month in Devens, Massachusetts, delivered to every major supermarket chain in New England […]
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Rutter’s Children’s Charities To Donate $50,000 For 2019 Secret Santa
Each year, Rutter’s, a privately held chain of convenience stores headquartered in Central Pennsylvania, holds a Secret Santa program, choosing employees to reward based on their excellent performance with $1,000 to donate to the charity of their choice. In 2019, Rutter’s Children’s Charities will be donating $50,000, giving 50 employees from Rutter’s stores and corporate […]
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UNFI Reports Net Sales Of $6 Billion For First Quarter Of Fiscal 2020
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) reports that its net sales for its first quarter of fiscal 2020 ending Nov. 2, 2019, increased to $6 billion. “We entered the new fiscal year operating with an unmatched geographic footprint, the largest variety of products and services in the industry and the critical scale needed to succeed over […]
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Saladworks Plans New Location Inside Philadelphia Area Fresh Grocer
Saladworks, the salad-centric, fast-casual franchise is opening a new location within a Philadelphia-area Fresh Grocer. The salad brand also has locations under development in Delaware, Maryland and New York. The company says the expansion is based on the success it has had with the first two ShopRite locations it’s opened to date. Current locations in […]
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Giant Food Stores Opens In East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Giant Food Stores held the grand opening of its new East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, store on Nov. 15. The 66,000-s.f. store operates from 6 a.m. until midnight, seven days a week and has approximately 150 full- and part-time employees. “Just in time for Thanksgiving and the holiday entertaining season, our new East Stroudsburg store offers plenty […]
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Vitafusion Debuts CBD Gummies Featuring Full-Spectrum Hemp Extract
Gummy vitamin brand Vitafusion has added CBD from full-spectrum hemp extract gummies to its lineup of gummy vitamins. This new product line features CBD from full-spectrum hemp extract and other natural phytocannabinoids. The product line is now available for purchase at vitafusioncbdhemp.com and at select retailers. “As CBD explodes in popularity, the market has become flooded […]
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Lombardi Named CEO Of Protein Provider AVA Cos.
AVA Cos., a case-ready manufacturer and distributor to the supermarket and food processing industry of private label pork, beef and other protein products, has appointed Leonard E. Lombardi Jr. as its CEO. Lombardi, a Villanova University alumnus, succeeds AVA’s founder, Albert L. Girgenti, who recently passed away. Lombardi has been affiliated with AVA for more than […]