Fairway Market’s Master Butcher Ray Venezia will perform turkey carving demonstrations on Saturday, Nov. 3, at Fairway Market in Stamford, Conn. (699 Canal St.) from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; in Pelham Manor, N.Y. (847 Pelham Pkwy.) from 1-2:30 p.m.; and in Woodland Park, N.J. (1510 US 46) from 3-4:30 p.m. He will offer guests simple, easy-to-follow […]
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Posted in, Executive News, Northeast
Kayem Foods Appoints Mulrain, Siff To Board Of Directors
Kayem Foods, the largest meat processor in New England, has appointed Michael Mulrain and Lawrence Siff to its board of directors. Kayem’s board of directors consists of nine company, family and external members who oversee or contribute to the company’s governance, strategy, capital investment, succession, risk management, budgeting and auditing. Mulrain currently is CFO and […]
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Giant Eagle ‘Locks Up’ Low Prices
Multi-format food and fuel retailer Giant Eagle Inc. is locking low prices through the holidays on hundreds of the items customers purchase most. Even if costs go up, prices for these items will not change, the Pennsylvania-based company says. “Increases in commodity costs for corn, wheat and soybeans continue to contribute to rising food prices, […]
Posted in, Grocery Industry, Northeast
FreshDirect.com Groceries Arrive In Philly Market
FreshDirect, a leading online retailer of fresh foods and grocery items, officially launched in Philadelphia on Oct. 1. Serving the New York Metro area for the past decade, FreshDirect’s 10th birthday marks the expansion of the company’s service footprint into the City of Brotherly Love. According to a company news release, Philadelphians now can enjoy […]
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Wakefern Food Corp. Installing Solar Rooftop At D.C. In Keasbey, N.J.
Wakefern Food Corp. and NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, have started work on the installation of a rooftop solar system at a Wakefern Food Corp. distribution center in Keasbey, N.J. The 2.4 megawatt solar system will supply power to a refrigerated warehouse, helping lower Wakefern’s long-term electricity costs and […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Northeast
Frieda’s Lights Up The Night With Cooking Light
Frieda’s Specialty Produce partnered with Cooking Light for the brand’s first-ever Light Up The Night tasting event, presented by Citi, held at The High Line in New York City last month. The sold-out event on Sept. 21 brought together the best of what Frieda’s and Cooking Light provide to consumers—fresh fare made with the highest […]
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Philabundance To Open First Nonprofit Grocery In U.S. Next Spring
Philabundance, the Delaware Valley’s largest hunger relief organization, has announced that Fare & Square, the first nonprofit grocery store in the country, is scheduled to open in Chester, Pa., in spring 2013. The nonprofit grocery store is a new model that will provide greater food access to the residents of Chester, according to a news […]
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New Jersey Grocery Veteran Joseph Saker Passes Away At 83
The New Jersey grocery industry lost an icon last weekend with the passing of 83-year-old Joseph J. Saker, one of the founding members of the New Jersey Food Council and the first NJFC chairman of the board. A complete obituary can be found here. NJFC President Linda M. Doherty says: “Mr. Saker was viewed by […]