Verc Enterprises, a convenience store and Mobil/Gulf/Irving gasoline operator with locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire and owner of Mayflower Provisions in Plymouth, Massachusetts, recently presented Fitchburg High School with a check for $500, a grant made possible through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program. Funded by the ExxonMobil Corp. and Global Partners LP, the […]
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Allegiance Retail Services Opens Foodtown Of Roosevelt Island In NYC
Allegiance Retail Services LLC held the grand opening of the Foodtown of Roosevelt Island on Friday, Feb. 7. The store, which is a former Gristedes, is operated by the New York Food Group (John Catsimatidis, chairman, and Nick D’Agostino III, president). The supermarket is located at 686 North Main Street and is open every day […]
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LaMonica Fine Foods’ Canned Seafood Stars On New York Billboard
LaMonica Fine Foods, based in Millville, New Jersey, has secured a static billboard for an eight-week period that is highly visible to commuters traveling from New Jersey into Staten Island via the Outerbridge Crossing. The billboard showcases the company’s retail line of canned seafood products, including hand-shucked sea clams, clam juice and scungilli. The 14’ […]
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Crane Payment Innovations Acquires Cummins Allison
Malvern, Pennsylvania-based Crane Payment Innovations (CPI), a Crane Co. company and provider of banknote and coin validation, cashless payment systems and asset management software, has acquired Cummins Allison, a provider of coin, currency and check handling solutions, as well as ATM machines. Cummins Allison, a privately-held corporation, has been owned by the Jones family since […]
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NORTHEAST: ShopRite’s Big Brand Bash Follows January’s Can Can Sale
While ShopRite’s January Can Can sale is over, the supermarket’s digital coupon Big Brand Bash is underway in stores and online. Shoppers who clip coupons online during Big Brand Bash can save on hundreds of products throughout the store—with more than $200 in savings on groceries. The digital coupon event runs for two weeks. Shoppers […]
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Pompette, A Mediterranean-Style Hard Sparkling Water, Debuts
Pompette, a premium line of Mediterranean-style hard sparkling waters has launched. Inspired by the Mediterranean lifestyle, Pompette is available in Cucumber Lime, Rosé Hibiscus, Lemon Mint and Clementine Berry. Each of the four flavors is naturally gluten-free, contain 5% alcohol by volume and 50 calories with two grams of sugar or less per eight ounce serving. […]
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New York’s Grace’s Marketplace Offers Same-Day Grocery Delivery
Grace’s Marketplace, the European-style neighborhood market in New York City, is offering online delivery through Mercato, the online grocery e-commerce platform for independently owned grocery and specialty food stores. Grace’s Marketplace, which located on New York’s Upper East Side, with a second location in Greenvale, New York, will offer same-day delivery of globally sourced gourmet products, […]
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UNFI Makes Changes To Senior Management Team
United Natural Foods has made a number of changes within the company’s senior management team. It also has extended the employment agreement of Chairman and CEO Steven L. Spinner through July 31, 2021. “Our vision for industry transformation is taking hold as we continue to integrate and provide our customers with scale, services and differentiated […]