Syniverse has signed a new partner, Symphony RetailAI, to foster the usage of its Mobile Engagement suite of services to retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) businesses worldwide. The Syniverse platform enables businesses to engage with their customers through intelligent and customizable multi-channel messaging, being a complement to Symphony RetailAI’s current offering. Symphony RetailAI is […]
Category: West
The Shelby Report of the West covers grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Follow the latest store openings, remodels, leadership changes and market news from the region.
Posted inFrozen Food, Home Page Slider, New Products, Perishables, Suppliers, West
Cadence Kitchen Offers Flash-Frozen Gourmet Meals In Minutes
Corona, California-based Cadence Kitchen is expanding its product availability to grocery stores across the United States. With menu items ranging from Chicken Tikka Masala to BBQ Chicken Mac & Cheese, the food-tech company provides gourmet meals in minutes with foods that are flash-frozen with liquid nitrogen so they can be stored safely in the freezer. […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Independent Store News, Nonfood Items, Suppliers, West
Save Mart And cbdMD Kick Off Partnership At Modesto Store
Cannabidiol (CBD) brand cbdMD Inc. has launched a partnership with Save Mart in Modesto, California, a retailer which operates 207 traditional and price impact stores under the banners of Save Mart, Lucky, Lucky California, FoodMaxx, S-Mart Foods and Maxx Value Foods. The launch of this partnership will be celebrated on Saturday, Oct. 12, with an […]
Posted inCenter Store, Health & Wellness, Packaging News, West, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Safe Harvest Debuts Its Line Of Soups In Glass Jars
Safe Harvest soups in glass jars launched in 2,100 stores including Kroger, Ralphs, QFC and Fred Meyer, King Sooper, Fry’s, Roundy’s, Smiths and Dillons. “Ingredient purity and fresh taste is paramount for us,” says Bryan Boches, co-founder of Safe Catch. “We source wild seafood for its purity, amazing taste and nutrients, and we use organic […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, New Products, Packaging News, Snacks Brands, Specialty, West
Humming Hemp Launches Hummingbar Protein Bar Lineup
Humming Hemp, a Richland, Washington-based company launched its new, hemp-based protein bar, the hummmingbar. The new hummmingbar product line features five clean label bars. “Hemp has been misrepresented and ignored for too long,” says founder and CEO Hilary Kelsay. “In truth, hemp and, specifically, hemp seeds, are a sustainable and healthy protein food source. In […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Marketing News, Online Grocery Technology, West
Fit For Bucks App Rewards Shoppers For Physical Activity
Fit For Bucks, a new health and fitness app that rewards customers for their physical activity, offers a new marketing tool for retailers like grocers. The tool not only helps users improve their health, it also provides an opportunity for merchants to get new customers in the door. The Fit For Bucks platform incentivizes users […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, New Products, Packaging News, West, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Peet’s Coffee Expands Ready-To-Drink Portfolio With Blended Coffees
Emeryville, California-based Peet’s Coffee previewed Peet’s Blended Coffee, a new line of four ready-to-drink beverages, at this year’s National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) trade show in Atlanta, Georgia. Available in four flavors, they are made with real cream, real sugar and 100 percent single-origin Colombian coffee. Peet’s Blended Coffee, slated to launch across convenience, […]
Posted inCenter Store, Frozen Food, Marketing News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Perishables, Sustainability News, West
Bumble Bee Foods Moving To ‘Best In Market’ Broker Coverage
San Diego-based Bumble Bee Foods is moving to a “Best in Market” broker coverage model to prepare for growth in 2020 and beyond. The go-to-market approach will use a mix of direct, broker assist and local broker coverage to best address local markets and channels. Advantage Sales previously had represented Bumble Bee for more than […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Association News, West
California State PTA Partnering With Smart & Final To Support Community
Smart & Final, the grocery warehouse store with locations throughout California, has been selected as the first-ever grocery partner for the California State PTA and its more than 730,000 members and 3,400 local PTAs. Smart & Final has produced an exclusive program to fit the needs of PTA community building and fundraising events. This partnership […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Deli News, New Products, Organic Natural, Packaging News, Perishables, Snacks Brands, West
Lilly’s Foods Offers Low-Carb, Organic Keto-Cauliflower Hummus
Lilly’s Foods, a Portland, Oregon-based company that offers hummus and salsa in non-GMO, small batch recipes, is now offering the first-of-its-kind Organic Keto-Cauliflower Hummus in Original, Golden Milk, Buffalo and Ranch Dill flavors. The hummus won a NEXTY award for Best New Organic Food from Natural Products Expo East. It was crafted with the goal […]
Posted inFrozen Food, Corporate Store News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, West, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Bristol Seafood’s My Fish Dish Launches In QFC Stores
Bristol Seafood’s new ready-to-cook brand My Fish Dish launched in all 62 locations of QFC in September. My Fish Dish is a retail line of seafood that includes scallops, cod, wild Sockeye salmon and Atlantic salmon in three different flavors in both frozen and slack and sell. “My Fish Dish addresses the primary barrier to […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Perishables, Produce News, Snacks Brands, West, Women In The News
Opal Apples Partners With Author, Dietitian Cynthia Sass
Yakima, Washington-based Opal Apples, the only naturally non-browning, non-GMO apples in the U.S., has signed on dietitian and New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Sass as brand ambassador. Sass will educate consumers on the health benefits of Opal apples through recipes, healthy eating tips, public appearances and social media. Having advised Oscar, Grammy, and Emmy […]
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Save Mart Opening The Tipping Point Restaurant In New Modesto Store
Save Mart, the flagship store of The Save Mart Cos. (TSMC), is opening a new location Oct. 2 in Modesto, California, featuring a fast casual restaurant called The Tipping Point. With both indoor and outdoor garden seating, the restaurant will serve tri-tip barbequed and served five different ways—wet or dry sandwich, torta, taco or salad, […]
Posted inHome Page Slider, Frozen Food, Packaging News, Snacks Brands, Suppliers, West
Fourth-Generation Farmers Create Dairy-Free, Plant-Based Sorbatto
Created by fourth-generation farmers, Wapato, Washington-based Sorbatto offers fresh frozen desserts made from blueberries grown on the family farm in six flavors. Sorbatto’s fresh frozen desserts provide the creamy texture of ice cream without the dairy. Each of its six flavors start with their farm-fresh blueberry base for a frozen dessert that is up to […]
Posted inGelson's, Beverage News, Center Store, Organic Natural, Packaging News, Private Label Brands, West
Gelson’s Introduces Certified Organic Roasts From Groundwork Coffee
Gelson’s has collaborated with Los Angeles-based Groundwork Coffee to create two certified organic roasts exclusively for Gelson’s. Both are available in all of Gelson’s 27 locations in Southern California. Packaged in 12-oz. vacuum-sealed bags, the whole bean coffee is USDA-certified organic, fair-traded and ethically sourced. They are both priced at $14.99 and include: Gelson’s Signature […]
Posted inFrozen Food, Home Page Slider, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, New Products, Organic Natural, Packaging News, West
Caulipower Releases New Chick On The Block Frozen Chicken Tenders
Los Angeles-based Caulipower has released New Chick On The Block frozen chicken tenders, made with breast meat and a coating made with cauliflower and other gluten-free ingredients. The tenders, which are made with made with no artificial ingredients, contain 120 calories and 1.5g of fat per 96g serving (480 calories for the entire bag). The […]
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Rainier Fruit Launches Second Annual Pears For Pairs Campaign
Selah, Washington-based Rainier Fruit is holding its second annual holiday marketing program, Pears for Pairs. The campaign, designed to exemplify Rainier Fruit’s “Wholesome to the Core” company values of giving back to the community, launches in stores in September. Rainier will contribute a portion of the proceeds of bulk pear and bag pear sales this […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Executive News, Home Page Slider, West, Women In The News
Food 4 Less Appoints Nancy Lebold VP Of Merchandising
Los Angeles-based Food 4 Less/Foods Co, a subsidiary of The Kroger Co. has hired Nancy Lebold as VP of merchandising for the company, effective Sept. 23. She reports to Bryan Kaltenbach, president of the Food 4 Less/Foods Co division. Lebold succeeds Mike Servold, who was recently promoted to VP of operations of Kroger’s Atlanta division. […]
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Blue Diamond Growers Opens New Energy-Saving Manufacturing Facility
Blue Diamond Growers celebrated the official grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of its new 52,000-s.f., energy-saving manufacturing facility in Salida, California. The event marks the addition new pasteurization technology and processing lines, and follows the cooperative’s recent groundbreaking of its receiving warehouse on the same property in Salida, which is the largest almond receiving station […]
Posted inBakery News, Deli News, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Latest News, Independent Store News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Produce News, West
AFS Licenses Its First Location—A Macey’s Owned By Ridley’s
The new Macey’s store that opened Sept. 18 in Highland, Utah, is the first first store licensed by Salt Lake City-based Associated Food Stores (AFS). The store’s owner is Ridley’s Family Market. Being an AFS licensee mean that all business operations for the store will be performed in accordance with AFS policies and procedures, but […]