Matthews, North Carolina-based OSMG (On-Shelf Management Group) now offers a global club channel solution. Israel Friedman has joined the company as EVP of OSMG Issaquah. The latest addition to the OSMG team, OSMG Issaquah has been created to deliver excellence in service across all categories and global regions of Costco. With the addition of Friedman, […]
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Publix Helping Students Through Scholarships, Food Pantry Donations
Lakeland, Florida-based Publix and Publix Super Markets Charities are contributing a total of $180,000 to support the education and well-being of students at nine colleges and universities in its operating area. Through a collaboration with the United Negro College Fund, Publix is providing a total of $90,000 in scholarships to 45 minority students attending the […]
Garner Foods Hosts Groundbreaking Event For New Facility
Garner Foods, makers of Texas Pete and Green Mountain Gringo products, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony and press conference Aug. 24 on the site of its future facility expansion in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The event was opened with a brief thank you and introduction by Ann Garner Riddle, Garner Foods’ CEO, and members of the […]
P&G Brings Relief To Tennessee Residents With Tide Loads of Hope
The Tide Loads of Hope Mobile Laundry Unit, powered by Matthew 25: Ministries, has been deployed to support relief and recovery efforts in the wake of the deadly flooding throughout Tennessee. The mobile laundry vehicle will begin services in Waverly at the Walmart Supercenter on Walton Drive, providing free, full-service laundry to residents affected by […]
Southeastern Grocers Bags 25 Awards For Private Label Products
Twenty-five of Southeastern Grocers’ private label products won awards from Store Brands Editors’ Picks for excellence in innovation, flavor and variety. SEG is the parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores. The grocer’s Naturally Better line of products received gold medals for its organic baby food purees, as […]
Acosta Examines Evolving Impact Of COVID-19 On Consumer Behavior
Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services provider in the consumer packaged goods industry, has released its latest COVID-19 Shopper Insights report, COVID-19 Shopper Insights: Which Habits Are Sticking? The report examines pandemic-related shopping behaviors that are continuing to impact the CPG industry as COVID-19 evolves. According to Acosta’s research, about 45 percent of […]
Nominations Open For Shelby Southeast ‘Women Of Influence’ Program
Nominations are currently being sought for the 2021 Southeast Women Of Influence In The Food Industry recognition program. This program will recognize inspirational female figures in a special section in the November edition of The Shelby Report of the Southeast. The Griffin Report of the Northeast has seen ongoing support for this recognition program for […]
Kroger Atlanta Division Plans COVID Booster For Long-Term Care Patients
According to recent CDC updates pending FDA approval and ACIP recommendations, all Americans will be eligible for a booster/additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Sept. 20 and eight months after the completion of their initial vaccine series. To encourage more residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine and ensure residents in long-term care facilities […]
