Food Bazaar Supermarket—a privately-owned, New York City-based company—continues to grow with the opening of two New Jersey stores—one in North Bergen and another in Fairview. These openings follow store debuts in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Long Island and the Bronx. The new locations each feature a full-service seafood department, custom-cutting meat department, bakery, deli counter, exotic produce […]
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Goya Foods Opens State-Of-The-Art, Sustainable Production Facility In N.J.
Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the U.S. celebrating its 80th anniversary, has opened a 240,000-s.f. state-of-the-art and sustainable production facility in Secaucus, New Jersey, as part of a $250 million investment. The facility, equipped to manufacture and distribute more than four million cases of the company’s products annually, features new production machinery […]
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NECSEMA Names The Late Wilfred Iandoli To Hall Of Fame
The New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association, or NECSEMA, is honoring the late Wilfred Iandoli, chairman of Honey Farms, as its 2016 NECSEMA Hall of Fame inductee. About Iandoli Iandoli was one of seven brothers born to Albert and Mary Iandoli of Worcester, Massachusetts. He started working at an early age in his father’s […]
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Sheetz Named Ninth Best Workplace In Retail
Sheetz has again been named one of the country’s Best Workplaces in Retail by consulting firm Great Place to Work and Fortune. Sheetz came in ninth on the list this year. “We have tried our best to create an environment where our employees look forward to coming to work each day and are proud to […]
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Star Market’s Kelley To Lead MFA, Bozzuto’s And Imperial Distributors Recognized
The Massachusetts Food Association (MFA) during its annual meeting elected Joe Kelley, VP and GM of Star Market, as its new chairman. The MFA also expressed its thanks to Jay Rainville of Market Basket for his work as chairman for the past four years. Also elected as vice chairs were Ralph Crowley of Polar Beverages and […]
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Ahold USA Nature’s Promise Canned Tuna Is MSC Certified
Ahold USA Nature’s Promise chunk light canned tuna (skipjack) and Nature’s Promise solid white canned tuna (albacore) are Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified. Nature’s Promise canned tuna is sold at Ahold USA’s retail divisions of Stop & Shop New England, Stop & Shop New York Metro, Giant Landover, Giant Carlisle and online grocer Peapod. MSC certification […]
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McLane Releases New Online Portal For Retailers
McLane of Temple, Texas, a supply chain services company providing grocery, convenience and foodservice supply chain solutions, has rolled out McLane Link, an online portal solution. The goal of McLane Link is to provide retailers access to key performance and operational data, including the ability to see order and delivery data by store, and give retailers […]
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Burns Family Stores Are No Stranger To Foodservice At Retail
by Mike Berger/editor–Northeast Pat Burns, owner of Burns Family Neighborhood Markets, is no stranger to prepared foods and foodservice at retail. He saw its potential in 1996 and seized upon the opportunity. He now owns nine stores, and each has large foodservice sections. In mid-August, ShopRite of Brookhaven opened in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, and on Sept. […]