Eligible students can now apply for the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship for 2022. The one-year scholarship offers students $2,500 for the 2022-23 academic year. The scholarship amount has increased by $500 this year, providing all recipients with $2,500. Another distinction for the 2022 scholarship is that all applications must be […]
Category: Northeast
The Shelby Report of the Northeast covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
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PRSA CT Presents Stop & Shop With Mercury Award
Stop & Shop has been awarded the 2021 Bronze Mercury Award for Crisis Communications by the Greater Connecticut Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. The retailer was honored for its communications around the implementation of senior shopping hours and its partnership with Uber during the COVID-19 pandemic to offer discounted rides during those […]
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The Giant Co. Plans 3 Store Openings In Philadelphia Area In December
As part of its continued growth within greater Philadelphia, The Giant Co. has released opening dates for three more stores this December. The first Giant at 1403 South Christopher Columbus Blvd., at the corner of Reed Street, opens on Dec. 3. A new Doylestown Giant at 4377 Swamp Road opens on Dec. 10, and the […]
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Seneca Foods Names Kayser New Director
The board of directors for Marion, New York-based Seneca Foods Corp. appointed Kraig H. Kayser as a member, effective Nov. 10. Kayser will fill a current vacancy resulting from the death of Arthur S. Wolcott, the company’s founder and chairman. As a result of Kayser’s appointment, the size of the board will remain unchanged at […]
Posted inBeverage News, Executive News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
PepsiCo Makes Two Senior Leadership Appointments
Purchase, New York-based PepsiCo Inc. has appointed Jane Wakely and Ram Krishnan to senior leadership positions. Wakely will join the company as EVP, chief consumer and marketing officer and chief growth officer of international foods. Krishnan, currently serving as chief commercial officer, will become CEO of international beverages – a newly created role– and chief commercial […]
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Giant Food To Open New Manassas, VA Store On Nov. 19
Giant Food, a greater Washington, D.C., regional grocery chain, will host the grand opening of its new Manassas, Virginia store at 6 a.m. on Nov. 19. Located at 10864 Sudley Manor Drive, the store features nearly 60,000 square feet of space to offer enhanced and expanded departments. The new store replaces the Giant store located at […]
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M&M’S Offers Personalized Gifts As Shoppers Gear Up For Holidays
M&M’S has announced its holiday gift lineup, featuring personalized gift boxes, M&M’s candy dispensers, party favor packs, matching family lounge sets and other items. Fans can also add a personal, customized touch to M&M’S by choosing up to three colors, adding special messages, clip-art and a photo. The holiday gift guide is now available for shoppers and features […]
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Hershey’s Adds Twist To Season With Holiday Baking Shapes
Hershey’s Baking Products has introduced its first Holiday Baking Shapes. These white creme chips are red and green and come in stocking and tree shapes. Hershey’s Holiday Baking Shapes will only be available for a limited time this holiday season. “After seeing a huge spike in baking this past year, we were inspired to create our first-ever […]
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Weis Markets Raises $450K For Paralyzed Veterans Of America
Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Weis Markets has donated $450,000 to Paralyzed Veterans of America – the nation’s only nonprofit organization dedicated solely to supporting veterans with spinal cord injuries, disorders and diseases, like MS and ALS, and all people with disabilities. Officials from Weis Markets presented the check to PVA on Nov. 12 at the company’s Perry Hall, […]
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Campbell Appoints Nevin Chief Customer Officer Of Meals & Beverages
Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Co. has appointed Charles Nevin as chief customer officer of meals and beverages, effective Nov. 29. Nevin succeeds Mike Pierson, who was promoted from SVP of sales, meals and beverages to chief customer officer of the snacks division in August. Pierson had been leading both sales organizations on an interim […]
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Peapod Digital Labs Surprises Diverse-Owned Suppliers with $10,000
Tortillas, Wraps and Chips Supplier, Harbar, Awarded $20,000 and “Freshest Perspective” at Accelerator Closing Event Peapod Digital Labs, the digital, e-commerce and commercial engine for the brands of Ahold Delhaize USA, surprised 11 diverse-owned suppliers that participated in its first Accelerator with $10,000 stipends to support further business development and growth. In addition, Peapod Digital […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Executive News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Rosie Hires Rosner As Chief Revenue Officer
Ithaca, New York-based Rosie, an online grocery shopping platform for retailers and wholesalers nationwide, has appointed Merrick Rosner as its chief revenue officer, effective Nov. 16. “Merrick’s deep passion for and knowledge of the grocery industry made him the perfect candidate to grow our leadership team at Rosie,” said Nick Nickitas, founder and CEO at […]
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Stop & Shop Raises More Than $1.6M To Fight Breast Cancer
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop has collected and donated more than $1.6 million for the American Cancer Society to support the fight against breast cancer. Throughout October, customers across the supermarket chain had the option of donating at checkout, with 100 percent of donations going to the American Cancer Society to support breast cancer research […]
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Advocates Abuzz Over Possible Change To Alcohol Sales In Maryland
MRA, many residents want state to allow beer/wine at grocery stores by Eric Pereira / content creator Maryland is one of the few states in the U.S. where shoppers can’t buy beer or wine at a food retailer. And it’s a situation the Maryland Retailers Association would like to see change during the legislative session […]
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Market Fresh Gourmet Serves Food Deserts, Communities
Company to open two locations in 2022 by Eric Pereira / content creator The Poppleton neighborhood in Baltimore, as well as Capitol Heights, Maryland, soon will be welcoming Market Fresh Gourmet into their communities. The store leadership recently spoke with The Griffin Report about serving these food deserts while also acting as a pillar in […]
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Giant Food To Open New Store In Fort Washington, MD, On Nov. 12
Giant Food has scheduled the grand opening of a redeveloped store located at 9580 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, Maryland, at 6 a.m. on Nov. 12. The store features Giant’s new and improved format with enhanced and expanded departments and amenities. These include a large produce and organic section with locally grown and sourced fresh fruits […]
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C&S To Purchase 12 Tops Markets Stores, Convert To Grand Union
Keene, New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase 12 Tops Markets stores that have become available due to the Tops Markets merger with Price Chopper/Market 32. C&S will convert these 12 stores to Grand Union supermarkets. “With our recent announcement of the purchase of Piggly Wiggly Midwest, this is another […]
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Price Chopper/Market 32 And Tops Markets Complete Merger
New York-based companies Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets announced the closure of their merger Nov. 8, after completion of the regulatory review process and approval from the Federal Trade Commission. The merger was proposed earlier this year. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will be managed locally by their respective leaders […]
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The Giant Co. Opens E-Commerce Fulfillment Center In Philadelphia
The Giant Co. has opened its new Giant Direct E-commerce Fulfillment Center at 3501 Island Ave. in Philadelphia. This 124,000-square-foot facility will enable the company to serve more customers in Philadelphia and – for the first time in its 98-year history – in southern New Jersey. In celebration of the grand opening, the company held a […]