Stew Leonard Jr., CEO of Stew Leonard’s, has offered to donate 10,000 burgers for the peace summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, after the North Korean government announced their desire to open a “burger joint” in Pyongyang. Stew Leonard’s, which sells more than 30 million pounds of beef a year in the […]
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Massachusetts Tortilla Manufacturer Launches Online Store Locator
Maria and Ricardo’s, a tortilla manufacturer in Canton, Massachusetts, has added an online store locator on its website. The features make it easier for consumers to locate retail stores that carry specific types of Maria and Ricardo’s tortillas. On the company’s store locator page, customers click the “Select Specific Products” button. Colorful product images are […]
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HelloFresh Launches Retail Product Line At Nearly 600 Stores
HelloFresh SE is making its retail debut, starting at 581 stores under the Ahold Delhaize USA brands Giant Food (Landover) and Stop & Shop. As an independent food brand, HelloFresh will partner to increase its availability with more retailers throughout the year, including “revitalizing the grab-and-go aisles for smaller format retail chains,” the company says. […]
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New ShopRite Trading Company Brand Created For Artisanal Foods
ShopRite is debuting a new premium store brand, ShopRite Trading Company, comprising “artisanal foods inspired by a variety of world cuisines.” The line includes both imported and domestically sourced foods and is available exclusively at all the more than 270 ShopRite stores in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Described by the […]
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More Than Organic Items Found In MOM’s New Maryland Store
Family-owned and -operated MOM’s Organic Market opened a 16,000-s.f. store on June 1 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with some unique features. One of those features is an in-store restaurant called Naked Lunch, an all-organic vegetarian eatery; another is MOM’s Bake Shop, selling organic sandwich breads made from heirloom grains and live starters. The store’s beekeeping section […]
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New Jersey Food Council Trade Relations Conference Draws 200 Industry Leaders
About 200 leaders from New Jersey’s food retail and distribution businesses recently gathered in Atlantic City to discuss the latest market trends and innovations during the New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) 2018 Trade Relations Conference. Dan Croce, SVP of Acme Markets, gave the feature presentation. Speaking on the “State of the Food Industry,” Croce discussed industry […]
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NECCO Assets Sold At Auction As FDA Warns Of Unsanitary Conditions
This month, the FDA notified the New England Confectionery Co., better known as NECCO, of serious violations of “Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventative Controls for Human Food” regulations at its manufacturing plant in Revere, Massachusetts. The violations included significant evidence of rodent activity and “insanitary conditions” throughout the facility collected during an […]
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Emmy’s Organics Shakes Up Executive Team With New CEO, VP Of Sales
Emmy’s Organics, an Ithaca, New York-based maker of organic coconut cookies, has named Bill Kelly as its new CEO and Gian Khalsa as VP of sales. Kelly brings more than 30 years of executive financial and operational experience to his new role. Previously, Kelly developed and led business operations for companies in the design, natural […]