The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association has added three new members to its Board of Directors. PFMA welcomes Jess Reese, VP of sales, small format and value for UTZ Snacks; Tim Murray, manager, industry engagement for Altria Group Distribution Co.; and Keith Martin, director of business development, executive director of business development for Associated Wholesale Grocers. […]
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Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
Hannaford Supermarkets Acquires Pharmacy In Blue Hill
Hannaford Supermarkets has reached an agreement to purchase Community Pharmacy in Blue Hill, Maine. The pharmacy, which is located inside the new Hannaford store formerly operated as Tradewinds Marketplace, will begin serving customers under the Hannaford banner. Community Pharmacy in Blue Hill will close at 2 p.m. on June 10. Hannaford will reopen the pharmacy […]
Posted inC-Store News, Northeast
Big Y Express To Open Two Locations In Connecticut
Big Y Foods will open two new Big Y Express Fuel and Convenience locations July 15 in Connecticut. Located at 580 Main St. in Somers and 241 Hazard Ave. in Enfield, the stores will open as Big Y Express. These locations will bring the total number in Connecticut to six. The first Big Y Express opened […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast
CTown Supermarkets Opens New Location In New Haven
CTown Supermarkets will celebrate the opening of a new location in New Haven, Connecticut, under the collaborative banner, The Meat King by CTown, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. on June 10. Located at 664 Grand Ave., the new store offers more than 16,000 square feet of a reimagined grocery and meat experience for […]
Posted inSustainability News, Corporate Store News, Northeast
Ratio Institute Recertifies Hannaford For Operational Sustainability
Ratio Institute has announced that Hannaford Supermarkets has completed Ratio Institute’s Sustainable Food Retail Certification. The process revealed large emissions reductions and enhanced operational efficiencies for the company, which operates 186 grocery stores in New England and New York. A key component of the certification process is sustainability benchmarking at all of a food retailer’s stores. […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast
ShopRite Stores To Launch ‘Fresh To Table’ Concept
The ShopRite of Riverside at 1321 Riverside Pkwy in Belcamp, Maryland, and the ShopRite of Howard Park at 4601 Liberty Heights Ave. in Baltimore, have debuted “Fresh to Table,” a store-within-a-store where customers can find fresh foods, easy-to-prepare ingredients and meal solutions in a variety of grab-and-go formats. “We are excited to introduce Fresh to […]
Posted inPackaging News, Northeast, Sustainability News
New Research Reveals ‘Bottle Bill’ Recycling Behavior
New research has been released on consumers’ shopping preferences and attitudes around drink container recycling. The report “How recycling habits impact shopping behavior” has been published by Shelton, Connecticut-based TOMRA, a global producer of “reverse vending” technology that allow people to return their empty drink cans and bottles for recycling. Reverse vending machines are used […]
Posted inCenter Store, Northeast
Goya Foods Introduces Line Of Stand Up Flours
Secaucus, New Jersey-based Goya Foods has launched Stand Up Flours, a new product line of Stand Up bag flours featuring almond, coconut, wheat, chick pea and rice flavors. As the No. 1 brand in Latin foods, according to Nielsen Strategic Planner, Goya Foods expands and generates sales beyond supermarket aisles of ethnic food products with its […]