National Grocers Association (NGA) and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) have filed a petition asking the FDA for a stay on the Final Rule on Food Labeling. The associations asked the commissioner to hold off on the effective date, currently scheduled for May 5. The petition requested the stay and re-evaluation because of […]
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J. Polep Names Sales And Foodservice Directors
New England c-store distributor J. Polep Distribution Services has named Jim Katany sales director and Sarah Binney foodservice director. Binney has been with J. Polep since 1982, most recently serving as assistant foodservice director. Her new responsibilities include implementing and monitoring all foodservice products and programs, from maintaining stocks, to sourcing and sampling new foodservice items […]
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Less Is More At Wegmans When It Comes To Packaging
With 92 stores across six states, each offering a minimum of 50,000 products, Wegmans Food Markets’ customers might not immediately equate the notion of “less is more” with the supermarket chain. But, when it comes to sustainability and the company’s commitment to reduce waste in landfills and reduce emissions, less truly is more, according to Wegmans. […]
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ShopRite Partners With Healthcare Provider On New Family Wellness Program
ShopRite and New Jersey healthcare provider RWJBarnabas Health have partnered to launch a free nutrition and wellness education program available to children and families at ShopRite stores in New Jersey and beyond. Called “KidsFit at ShopRite,” the program’s goal is to prevent childhood obesity. KidsFit at ShopRite is a free, six-session curriculum-based program taught by […]
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New Sheetz Loyalty Card Offers More Customized Rewards
Sheetz recently marked the start of its new loyalty card program, giving customers the opportunity to become official “Sheetz Freakz.” MySheetz card holders now receive points on nearly every in-store purchase and can choose customized rewards. Points cannot be earned on fuel, cigarettes, tobacco, lottery, half-gallon and gallon milk, financial cards and Sheetz Gift cards. […]
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Hain Celestial Forms Joint Venture With Rosetto Foods
The Hain Celestial Group, a leading organic and natural products company, has established a joint venture with Rosetto Foods, a newly formed entity managed by Steven Sands. Hain Celestial has a 49 percent minority interest in the joint venture. As part of the strategic partnership with Rosetto Foods, Hain Celestial licensed the intellectual property associated with its non-core […]
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New York C-Store Industry Helps Defeat Cigar Tax Shift Bill
New York convenience store retailers and suppliers teamed up to keep a shift in the cigar excise tax out of the new state budget that was approved this month by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the legislature. Jim Calvin, president of the New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS), commended his retail and distributor members as […]
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CEO Boer Addresses First Joint Ahold Delhaize Shareholders Meeting
Ahold Delhaize CEO Dick Boer pointed out some accomplishments from the company’s U.S. businesses—Stop & Shop, Hannaford, Peapod and Food Lion—as he addressed the company’s general meeting of shareholders on April 12 in the Netherlands. This was the first shareholders meeting since the merger of Ahold and Delhaize in July 2016, and Boer said the […]