The PMA Produce Pavilion will return for the 2016 NGA Show, to be held Feb. 28- March 2 at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. For the fifth year, the Produce Marketing Association will feature 32 exhibitors from the fresh produce industry within its 3,200-s.f. pavilion at the National Grocers Association’s annual convention. […]
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Southeastern Grocers Launches Wall Of Honor In Support Of WWP
Leading up to Veterans Day on Nov. 11, Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Bi-Lo, Harveys and Winn-Dixie stores, has launched the Wall of Honor community donation campaign in all stores. Every cent generated through customer donations through Nov. 15 will be donated in support of the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Independence Program. Customers can […]
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Macik Receives FMI Service Award
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) presented Cheryl Macik, director of consumer affairs for Wakefern Food Corp., with its Esther Peterson Consumer Service Award, recognizing her dedication as a shopper advocate and her influence in serving and retaining Wakefern’s customer base across its ShopRite and Price Rite banners. Wakefern President and COO Joe Sheridan described Macik as, “my […]
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Dairy Alternative Segment Does Milk Market Good
Got almond milk? More and more refrigerators nationwide are being stocked with almond milk and other assorted dairy alternatives. As a result, there has been a clear shift in the U.S. beverage market, with momentum clearly favoring milk alternatives, according to Dairy and Dairy-Alternative Beverage Trends in the U.S., a new report by market research publisher […]
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United Family Stores To Host School Supply Drive Through Aug. 12
The United Family is again partnering with Lubbock, Texas-area schools to host “Project SOS: Supply our Students,” a school supply drive for local students in need. Through Aug. 12, guests are encouraged to make a cash donation during checkout or purchase school supplies and drop them into barrels located near the entrance of any United […]
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Market Basket Employees Vow To Take Company Back
Market Basket employees continue to protest the actions of the company’s board of directors. The board ousted Arthur T. Demoulas as company president and CEO as well as VP Joseph Rockwell and longtime Operations Director Bill Marsden on June 23. On June 24, hundreds of Market Basket employees rallied at a Chelsea, Mass., store to protest […]
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Flowers Licenses Rights To Wonder, Home Pride Breads To Aunt Millie’s In Parts Of MW
Flowers Foods has signed an agreement that gives Aunt Millie’s Bakeries of Fort Wayne, Ind., the exclusive license to produce and market Wonder and Home Pride breads in northwest Indiana; northern Illinois, including Chicago; and southern Wisconsin. Terms and conditions of the license agreement were not disclosed. With the agreement, Wonder and Home Pride breads […]
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Edwards Adds CEO Title At Safeway
Robert L. Edwards will succeed Steve Burd as CEO when Burd retires on May 14 from Safeway Inc. in Pleasanton, Calif. Edwards, who is president, also will join the company’s board of directors at that time. Burd also holds the chairman’s title. T. Gary Rogers, currently lead independent director on the board, will become non-executive […]