As part of Blount Fine Foods‘ investment in product innovation, the company recently promoted William Bigelow from a member of the research and development (R&D) department to chief innovation officer. Blount Fine Foods is a Fall River, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of soups, entrées and side dishes for retail and foodservice. According to Todd Blount, president and […]
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SNAP Food Box Plan Draws Backlash In Washington, D.C.
Retailers, hunger advocacy groups and lawmakers have criticized the federal proposal turning the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) program into a food delivery program, noted the Massachusetts Food Association (MFA) in a recently weekly newsletter, quoting the National Grocers Association (NGA). The release of the proposal, according to NGA, caught Washington by surprise because […]
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Ounce Water Gains NYC Distribution Through Preferred Beverage
Bottled water brand Ounce Water is expanding its distribution throughout New York City and the greater New York area with Preferred Beverage Distribution out of Brooklyn, New York. Preferred Beverage Distribution maintains a roster of 5,000 accounts across Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island, as well as Westchester County. Lou Ferraro, founder of Preferred […]
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Rutter’s Expands Menu With New Seafood Options
Rutter’s has expanded its seafood choices on the menu, offering customers more than 25 different seafood options. Some of Rutter’s seafood options include fried shrimp tacos, tavern battered cod sandwiches, crab cake sliders, fried scallops, a fried clams basket meal, crab and roasted corn chowder, and single-, double- and triple-tavern battered cod Route 30 sandwiches. […]
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Coca-Cola Places Arctic Coke Machines In 800 C-Stores
The Coca-Cola Co. has increased testing of its Arctic Coke machines to approximately 800 convenience stores across the U.S. The Arctic Coke machine turns a bottle of Coca-Cola into a slushy in seconds. A shopper selects a 20-oz. bottle from the Arctic Coke cooler, which keeps the beverages at a temperature below freezing, and places […]
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Newest SuperFresh Location Features Ethnic Cuisine
Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc., a chain of independently owned and corporate grocery stores, opened its newest SuperFresh location at 10 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey, on Feb. 23. “We’re thrilled to continue growing our footprint in New Jersey,” said Key Food VP of Business Development John Durante. “Store owner Kevin Kim has worked […]
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Tops Sets Up Vendor Information Website Following Chapter 11 Filing
Tops Markets has set up both a consumer and vendor website to answer questions about last week’s Chapter 11 filing and financial restructuring process. Information is available at topsrestructuring.com or by calling the information hotline, toll-free from the U.S., at 888-764-7358. Tops CEO Frank Curci has said that the company intends pay vendors in full […]
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King Kullen Grocery Co. Co-Chairman Bernard Kennedy Dies At 92
King Kullen Grocery Co. Co-Chairman and former President Bernard D. Kennedy passed away Feb. 17 at his home in Point Lookout, New York. The announcement was made by Kennedy’s sons, King Kullen Co-President J. Donald Kennedy and King Kullen Secretary and General Counsel Bernard P. Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy was 92. The second generation of four […]