A new food store format selling ready-to-prepare recipe kits has opened in Brookline, Massachusetts. Pantry, which opened this summer in Brookline’s Washington Square, offers at least 20 recipes inspired by the cuisines of every continent. Each recipe kit is pre-portioned and locally sourced when possible; recipe cards and videos are provided as well. All recipes […]
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Kings Food Markets Promotes Several In Perishables
Kings Food Markets in Parsippany, New Jersey, has made several promotions within its perishable departments. “We are so proud to promote these key department leaders within our company,” said Judy Spires, president and CEO of Kings Food Markets, a chain of 25 upscale grocery stores serving customers in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut with […]
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Chipotle Planning Massive Hiring Event On Sept. 9
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced its first-ever National Career Day, taking place on Wednesday, Sept. 9, with the goal of hiring 4,000 new employees. The hiring event is expected to expand Chipotle’s 59,000-member workforce by nearly 7 percent. “The economy has been thawing, more restaurants are opening and there are fewer job applicants than there were […]
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Target To Test New Food Service Offers
Beginning in October, Target will roll out the Freshii fast-casual concept in nine stores; Pizza Hut will open restaurants in three stores; and D’Amico & Sons will open up its concept in two Minneapolis stores. Nearly 1,700 out of Target’s nearly 1,800 stores have cafes. In the test markets, the cafes will be replaced with […]
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Blount Fine Foods Names West Coast Exec, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… Blount Fine Foods, the Fall River, Massachusetts-based maker of handcrafted soups, entrées, sauces and side dishes for retail and food service, has appointed Ian Lofton director of business development for the food service channel on the West Coast. Company officials said Lofton’s position was created to meet continued growth on […]
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Conn. ShopRites Earn Grocery Stewardship Award, and More…
New Channels News In Brief… Garafalo Markets of Connecticut has achieved Grocery Stewardship Certification for five of its ShopRite stores. The certification recognizes the company’s commitment to incorporating sustainable best practices in its stores. Garafalo Markets operates ShopRite stores in Milford, East Haven, Stratford, West Haven and Hamden. “We work very hard with our employees to […]
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Hannaford Institutes New Worker Protection Standards At Two DCs
The U.S Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has credited Hannaford for setting new worker protection measures after the company was cited by OSHA for failing to keep two distribution centers free from hazards that can cause disorders of the muscular and skeletal systems. After inspections in 2013 and 2014, OSHA cited Hannaford for […]
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Sheetz Closes State College Unit As New Concept Store Is On The Way
Sheetz closed its State College, Pennsylvania, store Aug. 19. Store associates from this location have been retained and relocated to one of the other four existing stores in the State College area. A new concept store will open this fall in downtown State College. “While the decision to close a store is never easy, we […]