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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Cholula Introduces Six Products, First Category Expansion
Hunt Valley, Maryland-based Cholula is introducing six new products, including two new lines – salsas and taco seasonings, marking the brand’s first category expansion. Made using many of the same ingredients, each line of salsas and seasonings features three varieties, including the brand’s iconic Cholula original flavor. “For three generations Cholula has served as the perfect staple to bring authentic, fresh Mexican […]
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Handy Seafood Announces 2023 Soft Crab Season
Handy Seafood has announced the start of this year’s domestic soft crab season in Crisfield, Maryland. The soft crab season runs from early May through late September. Handy Seafood has been a cornerstone of the Crisfield, Maryland, community for more than 129 years. It helps support the local watermen who have been harvesting soft shell crabs […]