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 […]
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NJFC To Host Night Of Distinction Reception March 22
The New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) will host its Night of Distinction reception on Thursday, March 22, at 5:30 p.m. at The Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset, New Jersey. The annual event draws more than 500 guests, including prominent food industry executives. The council’s Night of Distinction honorees this year are Chris Lane, EVP of […]
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CVS To Increase Starting Wages, Create Paid Parental Leave Program
CVS Health recently announced three programs that will enable employees to share in the tax savings created by the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based company will increase the starting wage rate for hourly employees to $11 an hour, effective in April. As part of this change, CVS Health also plans to adjust pay […]
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Sheetz, Mars Shine On 100 Best-Companies-To-Work-For List
Convenience retailer Sheetz climbed from the 87th spot in 2017 to 66th in this year’s ranking on Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best-Companies-To-Work-For List. Sheetz is one of America’s fastest-growing, family-owned and operated convenience retailers with stores across six states. Unique benefits and advancement opportunities reflect the company’s genuine concern for employees’ well-being—a respect that extends across […]