Supermarket News In Brief… United Fresh Foundation’s Center for Leadership Excellence has chosen Ron Tarini, produce and floral sales manager at the Big Y World Class Market in Branford, Connecticut, as one of five top grand prize winners of its 2015 awards. Tarini was honored among 25 outstanding produce managers representing 23 different supermarket chains, […]
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QuickChek Launches Q Cafe At Balloon Festival, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Whitehouse, New Jersey-based QuickChek has maximized its extensive involvement with the New Jersey Festival of Ballooning to build its brand and introduce new menu items. QuickChek is launching its new Q Café at the three-day festival, July 24-26. At the festival site—Solberg Airport in Readington, New Jersey—the café will offer […]
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US Foods Names Guberman Chief Merchandising Officer, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… US Foods has named Steve Guberman chief merchandising officer, promoting him from his previous position of SVP of merchandising and marketing operations, which he had held since January 2012. Guberman, who has more than 30 years of industry experience, formerly was responsible for the deployment and adoption merchandising and marketing […]
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Natural Products Expo East Expected To Set Attendance Record, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Natural Products Expo East 2015, the East Coast’s largest natural, organic and healthy products event, is poised to hit record numbers this year with more than 22,000 attendees and more than 1,800 exhibitors. According to show planners, 30 percent of the exhibitors are exhibiting for the first time and are […]
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Pennsylvania Governor Rejects Privatized Liquor Sales Bill
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has rejected a legislative bill that would have allowed for the sale of state-owned liquor stores and privatized the state’s liquor system. Wolf says the bill falls short of “a responsible means to reform our state liquor system and maximize revenues to benefit our citizens.” “It makes bad business sense for the […]
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Walgreens Names Pessina CEO
Walgreens Boots Alliance’s board of directors has named Stefano Pessina CEO, effective immediately. Pessina had been serving as acting CEO since January and will continue reporting to Executive Chairman James Skinner. “In Walgreens Boots Alliance’s initial six months as a newly combined company, Stefano has done an extraordinary job leading the new enterprise, focusing our strategy […]
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Barber Foods Expands Chicken Product Recall, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… Barber Foods of Portland, Maine, is recalling approximately 1,707,494 pounds of frozen, raw stuffed chicken products that may be contaminated with salmonella. According to the U.S. Department of Food Safety and Inspection Service, the chicken products were produced between Feb. 17 and May 20, 2015. The original recall was announced July […]
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Minneapolis Bans Flavored Tobacco From C-Stores, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… The Minneapolis City Council has voted to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products at convenience stores. Council members in favor of the ban describe it as “a major policy change” and expect it to have a significant effect on young people, as a means to curb youth smoking. Flavored […]