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Key Food, Goya Unite On 40K-Lb. Food Donation To City Harvest

Key Food Stores Co-operative teamed up with Goya Foods to donate 40,000 pounds of food to New York’s City City Harvest in mid-March. In total, Key Food and Goya will be donating 60,000 pounds of food as part of the Goya “Can Do” campaign. City Harvest will distribute this donation to 500 community food programs throughout […]

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Ahold Delhaize Pleased With Strong 4Q, Synergy Efforts

With overall sales up 1.6 percent and the integration of Ahold and Delhaize completed, Ahold Delhaize reported a strong 2017 fourth quarter and further plans for 2018 announced by Dick Boer, CEO of Ahold Delhaize. “2017 was the first full year at Ahold Delhaize, one in which we substantially completed the integration,” Boer said. “We […]

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Stavis Seafoods Earns BRC Certification For Food Safety

Stavis Seafoods, a Boston-based international seafood company, has earned British Retail Consortium (BRC) certification for its Boston facility under the Global Standard for Food Safety. BRC’s Global Standard is recognized as a global food safety and quality certification program. Stavis underwent a third-party audit to achieve the certification. The audits are conducted to cover food […]

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New Long Island C-Stores Promote Fresh Food & In-Store Dining

QuickChek and Cumberland Farms have new locations on Long Island, New York, that emphasize foodservice and fuel service, according to local newspaper Newsday. The Cumberland Farms store opened Feb. 28 and features a fast-casual restaurant with three self-service ordering kiosks and 12 fuel pumps. In March, QuickChek will debut its fifth “fresh convenience market” concept with […]

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Alcohol Sales & Distribution Laws Among PFMA Legislative Priorities

Alcohol wholesale and retail sales reform remains a top legislative priority this year for the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA). “PFMA made great progress on long-standing issues in 2017, and we will work with our members in 2018 to get our priority legislation passed into law,” said Alex Baloga, president and CEO. PFMA plans to continue […]

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J. Polep Distribution Is Our 2018 Wholesaler Innovator Of The Year

Polep family message continues to be dominant theme for customers, employees and vendors by Mike Berger/editor – Northeast Throughout every conversation with each team member of J. Polep Distribution Services, the word “family” always comes up. Jeff Polep, company chairman, says he wants every staff member, customer and vendor to be part of the J. Polep […]