New Channels News In Brief… Sparkling Ice, part of the Talking Rain Beverage Co., has partnered with Rite Aid to benefit Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals. Sparkling Ice kicked off a four-week program on April 1 that will result in a $15,000 donation to Cohen Children’s Medical Center, a CMN Hospital located in New Hyde Park, […]
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Albertsons Introduces Exclusive Private Label Line Called Signature
Albertsons Cos. has launched its new store brand, Signature—the largest private label across all 2,286 of its stores. Signature is a multi-category brand developed to address consumers’ growing appetite for quality private label products from stores they trust, according to the Boise, Idaho-based grocery chain. The Signature line includes more than 4,000 items—from coffee to juice, […]
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USDA Extends Retailer Comment Deadline For SNAP Rules
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has implemented a 30-day extension to the comment period for its proposed rule to change the requirements that retailers must meet to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Retailers will now have until May 18 to file comments on the proposal. This extension follows calls […]
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Starbucks To Locate Large Roastery In New York City
Starbucks’ next Roastery location will be in New York City, in the heart of the Meatpacking District at 61 Ninth Avenue. Scheduled to open in 2018, the 20,000-s.f. location will get inspiration from the first Starbucks Roastery and Tasting Room that debuted in December 2014 in the company’s hometown of Seattle, Washington. Starbucks officials describe the […]
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Organic Valley Adds More Northeast Grassmilk Farmers For More Production
Organic Valley has welcomed 17 new Grassmilk farmers in the Northeast to increase production of its Organic Valley Grassmilk milk products. The organic farmer-owned cooperative now has a total of 81 Grassmilk milk farms producing Organic Valley Grassmilk milk products, including Grassmilk milk, Grassmilk Cheese and Grassmilk Yogurt. Additional Grassmilk milk products currently are in […]
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Stop & Shop And Five Unions Reach Tentative Contract, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… Five branches of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with Stop & Shop New England on April 9. The previous contract expired in late February. If approved, the agreement covers Stop & Shop stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The tentative […]
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Violette Named President Of AG New England
The board of directors of Associated Grocers of New England has named Mike Violette its new president. Violette has been acting COO and will continue in that role, reporting to Michael Bourgoine. Bourgoine will continue his duties as CEO until his retirement in early July. Violette has more than 30 years of experience in the food […]
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Chipotle, Panera Bread Lead Fast-Casual Growth
Fast-casual restaurant chains continue to be on a winning streak, growing both in units and customer visits, according to The NPD Group, a national research and information company. The number of fast-casual chain restaurants rose by 5 percent to 19,043 total units, based on NPD’s fall 2015 restaurant census, which includes restaurants open as of […]