Wahlburgers of Hingham, Massachusetts, founded by Chef Paul Wahlberg with celebrity brothers Mark and Donnie, has announced franchise deals with five new franchise groups to open more than 30 stores in several major metro markets in Massachusetts, California, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina. Seven restaurants currently are open, with three more slated […]
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Wegmans Moves Up On Fortune List, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… Wegmans is once again on Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. This year, the grocer moves up from seventh to fourth place on the list. The family-owned supermarket chain, marking its 100th anniversary in 2016, has appeared on the Fortune list for 19 consecutive years and is one […]
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Anheuser-Busch Partners With Ibotta To Offer Cash Back On Beer Purchases, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Ibotta, a mobile shopping app that pays consumers cash back on their everyday purchases, has partnered with Anheuser-Busch to offer beer shoppers cash-back rebates on Anheuser-Busch products through the Ibotta app. The partnership, which runs through February 2018, will provide Ibotta shoppers over 21 years old with special offers on […]
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All Ahold USA Stores Offer 100 Percent Sustainably Sourced Seafood, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Ahold USA said March 3 that all seafood sold from the service counters at its retail divisions of Stop & Shop New England, Stop & Shop New York Metro, Giant Landover and Giant Carlisle are now 100 percent sustainably and responsibly sourced. In addition, 100 percent of Ahold USA’s Nature’s […]
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Several Ahold Banners Roll Out Nature’s Promise ‘Free From’ Products
Several Ahold USA banners, including Stop & Shop, Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Basket, have introduced Nature’s Promise “Free from” products. Nature’s Products were first introduced in 2004. As part of a brand refresh, Nature’s Promise natural products are now clearly labeled “Free from” to help customers make healthy choices. “Customers continue to ask […]
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US Foods Acquiring Cara Donna Provision Co.
US Foods is acquiring Cara Donna Provision Co., a wholesale distributor of food and food-related products to restaurants and foodservice customers throughout New England. The transaction is expected to close March 4. Family owned for three generations, Cara Donna serves approximately 1,300 customers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Connecticut. The Cara Donna […]
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Federal Mediators To Aid In Talks Between Stop & Shop And Union, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… On Feb. 29 and March 1, Stop & Shop met and continued to negotiate with the five United Food and Commercial Workers local unions that represent associates in the company’s New England stores. According to Stop & Shop, while progress since the weekend has been made toward reaching a new agreement, […]
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Global Partners Eyes Sale Of 125 Non-Strategic C-Stores, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Global Partners LP of Waltham, Massachusetts, is exploring plans to sell 125 non-strategic convenience stores within a year. The announcement was made during the company’s 2015 fiscal fourth quarter earning conference. The company currently has 844 owned or leased convenience stores, now that the Warren Equities and Capitol Petroleum acquisitions […]