Peapod’s second annual meal planning forecast found that both Millennials and families are behind the expected rise in home cooking this year. Home cooking, these groups believe, offers several kinds of value, including cost savings, health and more family time. According to the national survey, conducted on behalf of Peapod by ORC International, 73 percent […]
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Big Y Relaunches ‘Education Express’ To Help Local Schools
Springfield, Massachusetts-based grocer Big Y is relaunching its Education Express program. Since 1993, Big Y has awarded more than $14 million worth of supplies to area schools through the program, which is open to public and private schools, grades K-12, in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Education Express helps to supplement school budgets to ensure that children […]
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Wawa Opens Its First D.C. Store, Also Its Largest To Date
Wawa’s first store in Washington, D.C., that opened in mid-December was the company’s largest store to date (9,200 s.f.) and features Wawa’s latest store design and innovations. With shopping demographics of more than 600,000 residents, 700,000 daytime employees and millions of annual visitors to the Washington, D.C., area, Wawa officials see the opening as an […]
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Goya Donates Products And $10K To Charities During Holidays
In celebration of the Christmas season, Goya Foods made its annual donation of 120,000 pounds of Goya products, $10,000 for coats and blankets, and toys to the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark. The charities are one of New Jersey’s oldest and largest social service agencies that helps more than 76,000 persons and families each year. “As an […]
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AGNE To Purchase Five Vermont Independent Grocery Stores
Associated Grocers of New England (AGNE) will buy one of Vermont’s largest independent retail grocery chains and add five stores to its roster. Vermont grocer Mike Comeau is selling his stores in Waterbury, Richmond, Shelburne, Johnson and Jericho to AGNE, which is headquartered in Pembroke, New Hampshire. In announcing the purchase, Comeau said, “As we […]
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Guest Column: Historic Year In Connecticut Politics
by Wayne Pesce/President, Connecticut Food Association Many of us who work at the state capitol were anxious to know before the 2016 election about whether the “Trump effect” or “Malloy effect” would carry more weight at the polls in the minds of Connecticut’s voting public. Based on the results, Connecticut citizens made their feelings clear. In […]
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Unavoo Food Technologies Names Marketing & Strategy Leader
Unavoo Food Technologies of New York City recently named Lilach Bar-Tal as its head of marketing and strategy. Unavoo developed a food sweetener, Heylo, that is a 100 percent natural alternative to sugar, with no texture or taste trade-offs, the company says. Most recently, Bar-Tal spent 13 years as head of retail marketing at Bank […]
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Between Rounds Bakery Partners With Ted’s IGA Of Connecticut
Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a Connecticut-based bakery café and bagel shop, as well as a wholesale bagel supplier, has entered into a new partnership with Ted’s IGA located at 127 Main Street in Hebron, Connecticut. Between Rounds Bakery has been supplying its bagels to independent grocers throughout Connecticut and recently contracted with Ted’s to supply […]