The Hershey Co. has appointed Patricia A. Little as its new SVP and CFO, effective March 16. In her role at Hershey, Little will oversee the company’s global finance organization and be a part of the company’s global leadership team reporting to President and CEO John P. Bilbrey. She will have responsibility for the financial […]
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Yuengling’s Ice Cream Reveals New Flavors For 2015
Customers this month will begin to see four new flavors of Yuengling’s Ice Cream in stores. The flavors—Original Sea Salt Caramel Swirl, Caramel Popcorn, Orange Cream and Peanut Butter Cup—will join the company’s roster of 10 year-round flavors and two seasonal ice creams. Original Sea Salt Caramel Swirl, the most requested new flavor, combines the company’s […]
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Whole Foods Opens Ninth NYC Store On Upper East Side
Whole Foods Market on Wednesday opened its ninth New York City store on the Upper East Side at East 87th Street (1551 3rd Avenue). The 39,000-s.f. three-story grocery store serves as a community destination, offering Upper East Side residents a full range of high-quality natural and organic foods, with a heavy emphasis on products catering […]
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Wegmans Unseats Amazon To Claim Top Corporate Reputation Ranking
Rochester, New York-based grocer Wegmans Food Markets, with 85 stores and one-tenth of Amazon’s revenues, edged past the online retailer to reach the top spot for corporate reputation among the 100 most visible companies, according to the 16th annual Harris Poll Reputation Quotient (RQ) study. Ranking third on the list, Samsung outperformed all other technology […]
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Giant Eagle Entering New Market With Two Store Concepts
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Giant Eagle plans to enter greater Indianapolis later this year with two store concepts. The multi-format food, fuel and pharmacy retailer will open a Market District food destination store and GetGo convenience restaurant and fuel station in The Bridges development in Carmel, Indiana, just outside of Indianapolis. “We are thrilled to bring our Market […]
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The Fresh Market To Open Third Connecticut Store
The Fresh Market will open its third Connecticut store in Guilford in late 2015. The North Carolina-based specialty grocer says it has signed a lease for a store in Guilford Commons, a new retail project being developed near the intersection of I-95 and Boston Post Road. The Fresh Market currently operates 169 stores in 27 […]
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Campbell Among Most Sustainable Corporations In The World
Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Co. has been named to the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list by Corporate Knights, a media, research and financial products company, for the third year in a row. Campbell is one of 20 U.S. companies included in the Global 100. The Global 100 drew companies from […]
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Stop & Shop Remodel Enlarges Merrick Store, Expands Product Selection
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. has completed a major remodel of its store located at 2160 South Merrick Mall in Merrick, New York. The store reopened earlier this month. The Merrick store closed in September 2014 and underwent a four-month remodel to provide customers with a larger store, an expanded product selection and special […]