Two businesses in Orange County, N.Y., have been awarded state grants to aid in expansions that will create jobs, www.poughkeepsiejournal.com reports. One is C&S Wholesale Grocers, which is buying an existing 175,000-s.f. facility and constructing a 345,000-s.f. refrigerated addition along with acquiring and installing machinery and equipment to expand the company’s operations in Chester, N.Y. […]
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Roland Supports Indianapolis ‘Taste of the NFL’ Event
American Roland Food Corp. is supporting the Taste of the NFL event for the second year in a row. Held annually on the eve before the big game, the Taste of the NFL brings together the country’s top chefs, NFL players and hundreds of volunteers to “Party with a Purpose®.” The game is in Indianapolis, […]
Posted in, Marketing News, New Products, Northeast
Stop & Shop’s Guaranteed Value Products Get New Look
With tightened family budgets, Stop & Shop is re-introducing its Guaranteed Value product line with a new look and new products at affordable prices. All of the approximately 200 Guaranteed Value products have been quality tested and Stop & Shop will continuously be adding new items to help customers save throughout the store. Customers will […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Northeast
2011 Maryland Profile: Diversity Keeps State on Track
[gn_note color=”#b1cbde”]The 2011 Maryland Profile originally ran in the November 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the Northeast. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Ashley Bates/staff writer […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Northeast, Southeast, Suppliers
Finney Named President and CEO of Pepsi Bottling Ventures
Raleigh, N.C.-based Pepsi Bottling Ventures (PBV), a joint venture between Suntory International and PepsiCo, has named Paul Finney its president and CEO. Finney succeeds Keith Reimer, who retired Dec. 31. Finney had served as PBV’s SVP of sales and marketing since 2006. “Paul is an immensely talented and versatile executive with proven know-how in running […]
Posted in, Northeast, Organic Natural, Perishables
Stonyfield’s Hirshberg Selects Walt Freese as Successor
Business leader Walt Freese will join Londonderry, N.H.-based Stonyfield as president and CEO. Co-founder Gary Hirshberg will continue as Stonyfield chairman and shareholder, while advocating for change in national food and agriculture policies, including the labeling of genetically engineered foods. Hirshberg hand-selected Freese, former CEO of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc., who will take the […]
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Giant Eagle Opens Market District in Pittsburgh’s North Hills
Giant Eagle Inc. today opened its fifth Market District location in five years—and its first in Pittsburgh’s North Hills suburbs. Located in the Township of Pine at 155 Towne Centre Dr., the newly expanded 90,000-s.f. culinary, dining and shopping destination is celebrating its grand opening with in-store demonstration and autograph signing appearances by food celebrities […]
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Grocery Workers Mobilize for Giant, Safeway Bargaining
Demanding that Giant and Safeway “share the fruits of our labors,” UFCW Local 400 stewards and activists are mobilizing for the start of bargaining Wednesday, Jan. 11, on a new contract affecting 17,000 workers in the Washington, D.C., area. “With their current contract expiring on March 31, 2012, and with both companies enjoying strong profits […]