Mercato Inc., a New York-based online ordering and delivery platform for independent grocers, is offering an order management and delivery dispatching service. The software service is designed for grocers to manage customer orders and tap into Mercato’s courier network. The service leverages the same technology Mercato offers to merchants as part of its nationwide online marketplace and grocery delivery service. It allows […]
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Stop & Shop Celebrates Grand Opening Of Newton Store
Stop & Shop, a Quincy, Massachusetts-based grocery retailer, unveiled a new look in Massachusetts with the opening of a 20,950-s.f. store located at 165 Needham Street, Newton Highlands, in Newton Nexus developed by Crosspoint Associates Inc. This small-concept store is the first location in the state to feature the brand’s new logo and updated design. The […]
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L Catterton To Acquire Hot Sauce Producer Cholula
L Catterton, a global consumer-focused private equity firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, is acquiring Cholula, a producer and distributor of hot sauce. The acquisition will allow Cholula to become a standalone enterprise. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Cholula hot sauce was introduced into the U.S. in 1989. It is created from a generations-old recipe featuring […]
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Gala Foods Hosts Grocery Giveaway During Holiday Season
Gala Foods Supermarkets, based in New York, has been selecting 40 customers every Thursday this month to win groceries across all eight of its locations. The promotion runs through Dec. 27 at the participating supermarkets in Bridgeport, Connecticut; Brooklyn, New York; Brentwood, Freeport and Bay Shore in Long Island. “We know that our customers work […]
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Tamim Teas Offers Mushroom Tea Blends In Eco-Friendly Canisters
Arlington, Massachusetts-based Tamim Teas, a producer of herbal teas with American-grown, organic, medicinal mushrooms, has launched five immune-boosting blends in eco-friendly canisters. These herbal teas deliver the health benefits of medicinal mushrooms, a remedy for strengthening the immune system, the company says. “Medicinal mushrooms are exploding in today’s health market. Unfortunately, to meet this demand, many […]
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A&P And Waldbaum’s Banners Sold To American Legacy Brands
A&P, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., and Waldbaum’s supermarket banners have been sold to American Legacy Brands (ALB) of Brooklyn, New York, The Shelby Report has learned. ALB, an undisclosed buyer at the time, purchased the assets of the two brands in June 2018. The sale involved all intellectual property assets, which included web URLs and logos. […]
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Green Giant Introduces Frozen Harvest Protein Bowls
Green Giant, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, has launched Harvest Protein Bowls. The bowls are plant-forward meals made with vegetables and whole grains. Each variety offers 12-14g of protein and includes whole grains such as quinoa, lentils or ancient grains. The bowls are vegetarian and go from the freezer to table in under 6 minutes. The bowls are […]
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New York Acme Markets Shopping Center Sold For $12M
A property company in Greenwich, Connecticut, Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., has acquired Lakeview Plaza Shopping Center in the town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, for $12 million. Lakeview is a 177,000-s.f. shopping center anchored by a 54,000-s.f. Acme Markets. The property consists of five buildings on a 23-acre site located on Route 22, […]