Roche Bros. has unveiled plans for a third Brothers Marketplace—this one in Waltham, Massachusetts—in the spring of 2018. The neighborhood market will provide customers with a one-stop grocery shopping and dining experience with a curated selection of fresh foods, local and specialty products, prepared meals and grocery essentials, the company says. Brothers Marketplace, with locations already […]
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Star Market To Sponsor ‘Let’s Talk About Food Festival’
Star Market and The Boston Globe will sponsor the sixth annual “Let’s Talk About Food Festival,” an event designed to encourage open discussion about the biggest issues facing the American food supply and food culture. This free, family-friendly festival takes place Saturday, Sept. 23, in Boston’s Copley Square. Food will be provided by local vendors and […]
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ShopRite Expands Its Own-Label Wholesome Pantry Line
ShopRite is expanding its Wholesome Pantry line of organic and “better-for-you” products with options such as cookies, trail mixes, single-serve snacks, organic honey, organic juices and organic fruit preserves. The new items will roll out in the next few months. Since launching the line in December of 2016, ShopRite has introduced about 210 products as […]
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HowGood and Stop & Shop Partner On Sustainability Ratings
HowGood, an independent research organization aiming to bring transparency to the shopping experience, has formed a partnership with select Stop & Shop grocery stores in Massachusetts. HowGood’s research identifies food products that meet rigorous environmental and social benchmarks. The HowGood ratings system can be found in four Massachusetts grocery store locations including Braintree, Hingham, Pembroke and […]
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Roche Bros.’ Kevin O’Brien Named NEFF Helping Hands Award Winner
Kevin O’Brien of Roche Bros. was named the 2017 Helping Hands Award winner at the New England Food Foundation (NEFF) annual golfing event, attended by 200 representatives of the greater Boston food trade on Sept. 11 at Pine Hills in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Helping Hands award is presented each year to a key leader in the […]
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Industry Ramps Up Efforts For Hurricane Irma Relief
In the wake of the second hurricane to hit the U.S. in as many weeks, Ahold USA’s Stop & Shop, Giant Food of Landover and Giant Food Stores of Carlisle banners will donate $250,000 to help with relief and recovery efforts following Hurricane Irma. This donation will be made to the American Red Cross through Ahold USA’s Our Family Foundation. This […]
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7-Eleven Expands Prepared Meals Program With 15 New Recipes
7‑Eleven is upping its prepared food program with 15 new locally made, “chef-inspired” heat-and-eat meals. These meal solutions feature Italian, homestyle, Asian and Mexican recipes. Prepared in local kitchens and delivered daily to participating 7‑Eleven stores in select markets, these on-the-go options for breakfast, lunch and dinner were launched in the refrigerated case beginning Sept. […]
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Court Upholds Rule Requiring Traceability For At-Risk Seafood Imports
A federal court recently upheld the U.S. Seaport Import Monitoring Program, which will require some imported seafood at risk of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud to be fully documented and traced from the fishing vessel to the U.S. border. The federal Commerce Department program, also known as the Seafood Traceability Rule, […]