Giant Foods-Carlisle has opened a fuel station at 825 Lititz Pike, on the same road as its Lititz Giant Food Store. “We are excited to give our Lititz and Lancaster County area customers a brand new fuel station, offering them another convenient location to save at the pump with our exclusive Gas Extra Rewards program,” […]
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AG New England Taps O’Hara For Center Store VP Post
Associated Grocers of New England (AGNE) has named Curt O’Hara VP of center store merchandising and procurement. O’Hara will assume leadership responsibility for the center store merchandising and procurement department while retaining his current responsibility for the advertising department, DSD, central bill and cross-dock programs. O’Hara is a 35-plus-year veteran of the grocery industry, working […]
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FRANE To Honor Big Y Foods As Retail Member Of The Year
The board of directors of the Frozen & Refrigerated Association of the North East (FRANE) has unanimously chosen Big Y Foods as its 2018 Member of the Year. Big Y will be honored at the group’s upcoming Convention & Business Conference to be held at Mystic Hilton in Mystic, Connecticut, on Friday, Oct. 5-Sunday, Oct. […]
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Maryland’s Tevis Oil Sells Its Jiffy Marts, Wholesale Fuel Biz
SMO Motor Fuels and Dash In, a subsidiary of The Wills Group Inc., have purchased the convenience retailing and wholesale motor fuel assets of Maryland-based Tevis Oil. The acquired assets consist of all of Tevis’ company-operated locations that operate under the Jiffy Mart banner as well as its commission agent and lessee dealer sites. Tevis will continue […]
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Gristedes Joins Allegiance Retail Services To Improve Offerings
Gristedes has joined the Allegiance Retail Services Cooperative. Gristedes, owned by Red Apple Group of New York City, is the 30th member of the cooperative and increases the number of stores serviced by Allegiance to 120. Gristedes operates 23 stores in the New York metro market. “Strategically aligning the Gristedes business with Allegiance in the New York […]
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Premium Brands Holdings Ready To Buy Maine’s Ready Seafood Co.
Premium Brands Holdings Corp., a Canadian producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products, plans to purchase Ready Seafood Co. of Portland, Maine. Ready was founded in 2004 by brothers John and Brendan Ready and has grown from a small startup to a major processor, distributor and marketer of lobsters in the U.S. It has three production […]
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Law Firm Investigating Weis Markets’ Financial Reports
Law firm Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman LLC (BGG) is investigating potential claims on behalf of Weis Markets investors. The investigation concerns whether Weis and certain of its officers and/or directors violated federal securities laws. Weis officials declined to comment on the investigation. According to BGG, on Sept. 5 Spruce Point Capital Management published a report on Weis […]
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Giant Highlights Easy Meal Solutions For Family Meals Month
This September, Giant Food Stores is supporting the FMI Foundation’s National Family Meals Month initiative. Created by the FMI Foundation in 2015 on behalf of the nation’s food retailers, the goal of National Family Meals Month is to encourage families to enjoy at least one more meal together per week. “Families are always juggling busy schedules and struggling […]