United Fresh Produce Association has named Big Y World Class Market Produce and Floral Sales Manager Wade Michels a 2018 Produce Manager of the Year as part of its Retail Produce Manager Awards Program. This year, Michels was honored among 25 outstanding produce managers representing supermarket chains, commissaries and independent retail stores from 15 different […]
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Stop & Shop Launches Advertising Campaign With Real Customers
Stop & Shop has partnered with customer agency C Space to launch an advertising campaign titled “You Got It.” The campaign launched on TV, radio, online and out-of-home on Oct. 5 in Connecticut, and on Oct. 8 in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York. Rather than actors, the documentary-style ads feature real customers filmed amidst the happy chaos of their daily lives. […]
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NJFC CEO Makes Top 25 List Of Leading Women Entrepreneurs
Linda M. Doherty, New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) president and CEO, was named one of the Top 25 Leading Women Brand Builders of 2018 by Leading Women Entrepreneurs (LWE). The Top 25 women were selected from thousands of nominations based on their business acumen and ability to both influence and inspire within their industries. Doherty […]
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CVS Health Acquisition Of Aetna To Close In Early Q4
CVS Health has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that allows it to proceed with its proposed acquisition of Aetna. DOJ clearance is a key milestone toward finalizing the transaction, which also is subject to state regulatory approvals, many of which have been granted. CVS Health’s acquisition of Aetna remains […]
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Foodshare Awarded Multi-Year Grant To Support Child Nutrition Programs
Foodshare has received a grant from the Winter–Lehman Family Foundation that will help it address child hunger by supporting Weekend Backpack programs and Summer Meal programs. The family foundation, based in West Hartford, Connecticut, committed $35,000 each year for three years. “Matt Winter and Jane Lehman have been great friends of Foodshare, and their newly formed […]
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Mama Biscuit’s Entering Walmart Stores Nationwide
Lesley Riley, also known as “Mama Biscuit,” is bringing her Mama Biscuit’s Gourmet Biscuits to Walmart shelves at 55 stores in nine states. The rollout started Oct. 8. Mama Biscuit’s, based in Frederick, Maryland, is just three years old and was one of the 500 companies and 750 products invited to attend Walmart’s Open-Call event […]
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J.D. Power Rates Wegmans Pharmacy Highest In Customer Satisfaction
The recently released J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Pharmacy Study ranked Wegmans Pharmacy “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Supermarket Pharmacies” with a score of 906 on a 1,000-point scale. Now in its 10th year, the study measures customer satisfaction among all categories of brick-and-mortar pharmacies, including chain drug stores, mass merchants and supermarkets as well as mail-order pharmacies. Satisfaction […]
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Stop & Shop Invests $70M In Brand Redesign And Store Improvements
Stop & Shop is rolling out a new look for its brand, starting with 21 stores in the Hartford, Connecticut, area. The new look comes with a $70 million capital investment to improve the in-store experience with a focus on delivering more fresh, fast, local and healthy options for customers. Hartford will serve as a […]