The Lititz, Pennsylvania, store is expected to reopen in late fall, having sustained wind damage in early July.
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Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, News, Northeast
Hannaford To Acquire Graves’ Shop ’n Save In Presque Isle, ME
While independently owned and operated, Graves’ Shop ‘n Save has long been supplied and supported by Hannaford.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, News, Northeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Met Fresh Celebrates Grand Opening Of First Philadelphia Store
Located along one of the city’s busiest commercial corridors, the store offers shoppers a full selection of groceries.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Featured News, Independent Store News, News, Northeast, Wegmans
Wegmans Launches New Program To Fuel Athletics
Client services include catering, pantry items, beverages and nutrition education.
Posted inProduce News, News, Northeast
Fruit Importer Peter Kopke Sr. Remembered For Chile Trade
Peter Kopke Sr., who built William H. Kopke Jr. Inc. into the No. 1 importer of Chilean fruit, died Aug. 5 at age 89.
Posted inExecutive News, Center Store, Featured News, Frozen Food, Northeast, Suppliers
B&G Foods Names Board Member Rob Mills CEO
Mills comes from Tractor Supply, where he set technology direction for the retailer.
Posted inSnacks Brands, Executive News, Merchandising News, National, News, Northeast
Haribo Of America Names Jon Hughes CEO, Opens 1st U.S. Store
Haribo of America has named Jon Hughes president and CEO as the gummi maker opens its first U.S. retail stores in New York and Massachusetts.
Posted inNews, Featured News, Independent Store News, Northeast, Pharmacy, Produce News, Tops Friendly Markets
Tops Completes Niagara Falls Remodel, Adding A Pharmacy
The store’s exterior changes included updated awnings, signage, paint, cart corrals and a refreshed fuel station.
Posted inNews, Independent Store News, Northeast, Weis Markets
Weis Markets Reopens Remodeled Laurel Location
The Maryland project continues a steady remodel cadence for the grocer.
Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Center Store, Independent Store News, News, Northeast, Wegmans
Wegmans Brings Back Josh Allen Cereal To Benefit Children’s Hospital
Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo will get $1 from every box sold.
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Independent Store News, News, Northeast, Tops Friendly Markets
Tops Named Official Grocer Of 25th National Buffalo Wing Festival
Organizers expect more than 25,000 attendees to work through roughly 12 tons of wings over the two days.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Dairy News, Featured News, News, Northeast, Sustainability News
Giant Food Donates $85K To Bay Alliance As MD Remodel Unveiled
Part of the grocer’s Clean Water Partnership, the funds will support sustainability at Maola dairy farms in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Posted inCorporate Store News, News, Northeast, Stop & Shop
Stop & Shop Campaign Yields Tagged Great White Off Cape Cod
Select Stop & Shops sold a Shark Marty plush toy during the campaign, with partial proceeds benefiting the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.
Posted inSustainability News, News, Northeast, Supply Chain News, Wholesaler/Distributor News
UNFI Joins U.S. Food Waste Pact As 4th Distribution Signatory
The Rhode Island-based company has set a goal of zero waste to landfill by 2030.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Northeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Met Fresh Enters Philadelphia With South Broad Street Store
The store is opening in a former Walgreens space.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Ahold Delhaize, Finance News, News, Northeast, Southeast
Ahold Delhaize U.S. Sales Rise 1.4% In Q2; Online Up 14.5%
U.S. comp sales up, but pharmacy rules, egg prices and SNAP program changes impacted their growth.
Posted inExecutive News, Center Store, Frozen Food, News, Northeast, Suppliers
B&G Foods CEO Keller To Retire; Successor Named But Not Yet Disclosed
The incoming CEO currently holds a senior leadership post at another public company.
Posted inFinance News, Corporate Store News, Featured News, News, Northeast, Pharmacy, Weis Markets
Weis Markets’ Q2 Revenue Up, Net Income Down Sharply
Pharmacy revenue took a hit of more than $10 million related to Medicare rules that took effect Jan. 1.
Posted inInternational Foods, Association News, Marketing News, Midwest, News, Northeast, Suppliers
Food Export USA Program To Help MW, NE Companies Grow Abroad
During the ’27 program, Food Export plans to share more supplier success stories to encourage others.
Posted inSupply Chain News, Equipment & Technology, Northeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Associated Grocers Northeast Selects Traceability Program Partner
The ReposiTrak solution is designed to allow AG Northeast and its suppliers to exchange traceability records in a secure, scalable environment.