On Dec. 11, Lidl opened its first two stores on Long Island, New York. The West Babylon store is located at 725 Sunrise Highway; the Center Moriches store is at 821 Montauk Highway. ShopOne Centers REIT Inc. an owner, operator and manager of grocery-anchored shopping centers, is owner of the Hubbards Commons shopping center in West […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast, Supply Chain News
Green Rabbit Appoints McCann, Gisholt, McEldowney To Board
Green Rabbit, a Braintree, Massachusetts-based e-commerce cold chain logistics provider to the food industry, has appointed three leaders from the grocery, retail and consumer goods industries to serve as independent members on its board of directors: James McCann, Paal Gisholt and Roger McEldowney. The company says its new members bring decades of experience in scaling […]
Posted inNortheast, Association News
Opinion: Congress Should Pass USMCA This Year
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 […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Perishables, Suppliers
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 […]
Posted inNortheast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
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 […]
Posted inDeli News, Corporate Store News, Food Service News, Northeast
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 […]