Allegiance Retail Services recently held the grand opening of its newest store in Maplewood, New Jersey, making this the cooperative’s fourth supermarket in the tri-state area to fly the Green Way Markets banner. The store offers a curated selection of prepared foods, produce, deli and fresh meats, and its private label, earth friendly Green Way […]
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FarmboxRx First Fresh Grocery Delivery Service To Take SNAP Benefits
FarmboxRx, a nutrition program championing the “Food as Medicine” movement within healthcare, says it will be the first and only national online grocer to accept SNAP/EBT benefits. The pilot program will enable the Medicare/Medicaid population that FarmboxRx services to supplement the healthy food benefits provided through their health plan with SNAP dollars. This new program will enable […]
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Giant Food, Flashfood Partner On Pilot Program To Reduce Waste
Giant Food, a greater Washington, D.C. regional food retailer, is collaborating with Flashfood, a digital marketplace providing customers access to heavily discounted food nearing its best-by date. Initially available at three select Giant stores in Maryland and Virginia, this pilot program continues the expansion of Flashfood’s partnership with Giant’s parent company, Ahold Delhaize USA and […]
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Royal Farms To Use NCR Self-Checkout In 100% Of Stores
Royal Farms, a privately owned chain of convenience stores, is expanding its partnership with NCR Corp. to equip all of its stores with self-checkout solutions. The company operates in more than 250 locations throughout Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. “We introduced the first NCR self-checkout solutions in 2019, and while we […]
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NJFC Credits Membership For State’s Ban On Plastic Bags
Group also tracking gubernatorial, other races in November election by Eric Pereira / content creator Changes to grocery store checkout, specifically plastic bags, soon will be coming to the Garden State, according to Linda Doherty, president and CEO of the Trenton-based New Jersey Food Council. In May, the state will be banning single-use plastic and […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Latest News, Northeast
Wakefern Food Corp. Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Keasbey, New Jersey-based Wakefern Food Corp. marked its 75th anniversary during its annual meeting on Oct. 21, when executives paid tribute to the family-owned businesses that comprise the cooperative and drive its success. Chairman and CEO Joseph S. Colalillo, President and COO Joe Sheridan and EVP Chris Lane addressed Wakefern members, shareholders, staff and store management during the company’s meeting, […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Giant Food Offers Limited-Time 24 Days Of Wine Advent Calendar
Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food has released its limited-time 24 Days of Wine Advent Calendar. The product, available in November at select Giant stores in Virginia, provides customers a special opportunity to taste different styles of wine in a specially curated and versatile assortment. The assortment includes varietals ranging from pinot noir and rosé to sauvignon […]
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The Giant Co. To Open Newest Philadelphia Store On Nov. 12
The Giant Co.’s newest Philadelphia store, located at 2201 Cottman Ave. at the corner of Bustleton Avenue, will open at 8 a.m. on Nov. 12. The 67,000-square-foot store will operate from 6 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week and employ approximately 150 full- and part-time team members. Sabita Singh, a grocery veteran with nearly […]
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Sweet Loren’s Launches Holiday Sugar Cookie Dough Packaging
New York-based Sweet Loren’s pre-portioned Sugar Cookie Dough is debuting its first limited edition holiday packaging. The packaging, complete with all the tips needed to create snowflake shapes, a snowman and holly-decorated cookies, is hitting grocery store shelves across the U.S. This limited-edition holiday packaging shows how easy it is to bake; all that’s needed is the cookie dough […]
Posted inFrozen Food, Home Page Slider, Northeast
F&S Produce Co. Introduces Green Giant Stir-Fry Kits, Organic Vegetables
Pre-washed, pre-cut bagged fresh veggies are a winner for consumers who want a fast-fixing meal option to put on the table. Two new products from F&S Produce Co. are Green Giant Fresh Stir-Fry Kits and Little Green Sprout’s Organic vegetables. Green Giant Fresh Stir-Fry Kits come in five flavors: Teriyaki, Korean Kimchi, Chinese Black Pepper, […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stokes Named CEO Of Kind North America
New York-based Kind Healthy Snacks has appointed Russell Stokes as the new CEO of Kind North America. Stokes assumes the role with immediate effect and reports directly to Juan Martin, Kind’s global president and CEO. Stokes has most recently served as Kind’s chief growth officer, joining the team earlier this year. In his new role, he will lead Kind […]
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Stop & Shop, Ocean State Job Lot Celebrate Newly Opened Facilities
Grocery retailer Stop & Shop and discount retailer Ocean State Job Lot are celebrating newly opened facilities within the RK Weymouth Shopping Center and the significant investment the companies have made in the Weymouth, Massachusetts, community. To commemorate this effort, Weymouth Mayor Bob Hedlund conducted the recent ribbon cutting. Stop & Shop officials said they are proud to have […]
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Celebrate Holiday Season With New Hot Chocolate Bombs
Frankford Candy is expanding its assortment of hot chocolate bombs to include three new flavors – salted caramel, peppermint and double chocolate. The new items join returning holiday favorites such as the Fruity Pebbles Candy Snowman and the Krabby Patties Sliders and will be available at retailers nationwide for a limited time. “According to a 2020 National […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Ocean Spray, Ferguson Launch #BetterTogether Campaign
After a year and a half of being socially distanced from family, friends and peers, Ocean Spray has launched the #BetterTogether campaign. In partnership with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor, producer and author of the cookbook, “Food Between Friends,” the #BetterTogether initiative will offer holiday recipes as well as provide nutritious “thank you” packages to school staff across […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Campbell’s, Universal Music Group Combine Cooking And Music
Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell’s has partnered with Universal Music Group, a leader in music-based entertainment, to unveil a specially marked label on its red and white cans that unlocks reimagined classic songs performed by recording artists, each paired with their favorite brand recipe. According to a recent Campbell’s survey, 73 percent of home cooks listen to music while preparing […]
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Ferrero Building First North American Chocolate Processing Facility
Parsippany, New Jersey-based Ferrero North America, part of the global confectionery company the Ferrero Group, has broken ground on a new chocolate processing facility in Bloomington, Illinois. It will be the Ferrero Group’s third facility that processes chocolate and its first outside of Europe. State and local leaders joined Ferrero at a ceremony to celebrate the occasion, […]
Posted inDairy News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stonyfield Organic Yogurt Expands DSP By Hiring Former Horizon Farmers
Londonderry, New Hampshire-based Stonyfield Organic, an organic yogurt maker, says it plans to help save at-risk Northeast organic family farms by inviting a number of them into their direct supply program during the coming months. The move comes after over 89 regional family farmers recently received notice that their contracts will be terminated by Horizon, […]
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Giant Food Offers Flex-To-Win Sweepstakes To Win Groceries For A Year
Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food, a greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, has launched its Flexible Rewards Flex-to-Win Sweepstakes. Running through Dec. 31, the sweepstakes will award a grand prize of groceries for a year, rewarded through Flexible Rewards points, to five winners, selected in early January. Giant also will select five winners at random each week, […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
UNFI, DoorDash To Expand Order, Delivery Service For Independents
United Natural Foods Inc. has entered into a reseller agreement with DoorDash to bring on-demand grocery delivery solutions to independent retailers nationwide through the DoorDash marketplace. UNFI’s arrangement with DoorDash will give local grocers the opportunity to leverage the DoorDash platform to build an e-commerce and delivery offering that meets the needs of their customer […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
UNFI Reports Employment Inducement Grant To CEO
United Natural Foods Inc. has granted to CEO J. Alexander Miller Douglas an inducement time-based restricted stock unit award covering a total of 17,286 shares of common stock of UNFI. It also includes an inducement performance-based restricted stock unit award covering a total of 25,929 shares of common stock of UNFI. The RSU will vest […]