Convenience Store News In Brief… Due to the overwhelming growth and innovation taking place within the confectionery and snack industry over the past five years, the National Confectioners Association has expanded the Sweets & Snacks Expo with the introduction of an additional exhibit hall. More than 130 new companies will occupy the new Skyline Hall at […]
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Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southwest
H-E-B Creates ESOP For 55K Employees
H-E-B, the largest private employer in Texas, said Monday that 55,000 employees would be eligible to receive a portion of stock in the company under a new employee ownership plan. The plan commemorates the 110th anniversary of the San Antonio-based company, which was founded and is owned by the Butt family. The family will remain […]
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Nomination Deadline Set For NECSEMA Operator Awards, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Friday, Nov. 6, is the deadline for submitting operator awards nominations to the New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association (NECSEMA). The contest, now in its 24th year, identifies store managers, franchise operators and owners who run an exceptionally good store, have established a creative merchandising program, possess notable […]
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All American Meats Recalls Product Due To Possible E. coli, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… All American Meats of Omaha, Nebraska, is recalling approximately 167,427 pounds of ground beef products that may be adulterated with E.coli. The ground beef items were produced on Oct. 16. The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 20420” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped […]
Posted in, Store News, West
Salt Lake City Costco Is Now Largest In The World
Salt Lake City is now home to the world’s largest Costco warehouse store. As the Deseret News reports, the first-of-its-kind, hybrid business center-consumer warehouse measures 235,000 s.f. The new space is geared specifically for commercial and institutional customers. “We decided to add a business center and combined it with a (traditional consumer) warehouse for a […]
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TreeHouse Foods To Acquire ConAgra’s Private Brands Biz For $2.7B
After it announced it May that it planned to “exit the private brands operations,” ConAgra Foods has signed a definitive agreement with TreeHouse Foods to sell that portion of its business for $2.7 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016. The acquisition of ConAgra’s private brands operations will meaningfully […]
Posted in, Northeast
First ‘Ground Up’ Market 32 Opens In Sutton, Massachusetts
The Golub Corp. cut the ceremonial ribbon on its first “ground up” Market 32 in Sutton, Massachusetts, on Oct. 28. The Sutton Market 32, a USGBC Green Globes-certified building located at 21 Galaxy Pass, is the first supermarket in the community. “Market 32 is a reflection of what our customers have told us they want […]
Posted inLipari Foods, Executive News, Industry News, Midwest
Liras Promoted To VP Of Manufacturing At Lipari Foods
Lipari Foods has promoted Spiro Liras to VP of manufacturing, according to the company’s president and CEO, Thom Lipari. Liras joined JLM Manufacturing, a division of Lipari Foods, in 2009 as the director of manufacturing when the facility was exclusively confections packaging. JLM has since expanded its operational space multiple times, along with several acquisition […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southeast, Store News
Kroger Cuts Ribbon On Large Georgia Distribution Center
Kroger celebrated its new state-of-the-art distribution center at 2000 Anvil Block Road in Forest Park, Georgia, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday. The Forest Park distribution center enables Kroger to provide full-line distribution services for existing and future stores. Construction of the 1 million-s.f. facility located on 253 acres began in summer 2014 with an investment […]
Posted in, Northeast
7-Eleven Exploring Core-Mark As A Wholesale Partner, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… 7-Eleven is working on an agreement with Core-Mark through which it will add the wholesaler as a new supply partner, particularly in parts of the West. Core-Mark is coming off a new five-year agreement with Murphy USA that made Core-Mark that company’s primary wholesale distributor, delivering more than 75 percent […]
Posted in, Northeast
Walgreens Signs Pact To Buy Rite Aid, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Two of the nation’s largest drugstore chains have agreed to combine operations. Walgreens Boots Alliance announced Oct. 27 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Rite Aid in a deal valued at $17.2 billion. Walgreens has more than 13,100 stores in 11 […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Market Profile, Midwest, Shelby Content, Shelby Signature Content
Tony’s Fresh Market Is IFRA’s 2015 Industry Retailer Award Recipient
Tony’s Fresh Market is the Illinois Food Retailers Association (IFRA) 2015 Industry Retailer Award recipient. The company was honored during the IFRA-Grocery Merchandisers Association (GMA) Annual Conference and Expo, which was held earlier this month at the Drury Lane Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace. “The IFRA board of directors unanimously chose Tony’s Fresh Market as […]
Posted in, Grocery News, Industry News, National
Survey: ‘Local’ Food No Longer Just A Trend To Drive Sales But Critical For Growth
The third annual A.T. Kearney survey of U.S. shoppers’ local food-buying habits finds that local food has made the leap from a “hot” consumer trend to a central growth driver for grocery retailers and restaurants. Two years ago, when A.T. Kearney conducted its first study of local food-buying habits, merely offering local food was a […]
Posted in, National, Produce News
PMA Fresh Summit Sets Attendance Record, Marks Other Milestones
Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) Fresh Summit Convention and Expo, the annual homecoming of the fresh produce and floral industry, drew record-breaking attendance from the global supply chain attracting 19,332 attendees from 63 countries, Oct. 23-25 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. In its 66th year, the event surpassed the previous East Coast attendance […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Market Profile, Shelby Content, Shelby Signature Content, Store News, West
Food Industry Vet Lamprecht Makes Wyoming’s Valley Foods A Unique Destination For Locals, Tourists Alike
by Kristen Cloud/staff writer Tim Lamprecht has more experience in the food industry that most. This year, in fact, marks his 50th year in the business. His career has spanned from “carryout boy” to supplier representative to today being the owner and GM of Valley Foods and Liquor in Saratoga—located about 7,000 feet in elevation […]
Posted in, Marketing News, National, Produce News
PMA Teams With Group To Get Fresh Produce On Screen
In support of the produce industry’s efforts to drive demand for more fresh produce, the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) on Friday during its Fresh Summit conference in Atlanta announced a strategic alliance with the Entertainment Resource & Marketing Association (ERMA)—the association of entertainment marketing professionals—to bring fresh produce center stage through television shows, movies and […]
Posted in, Northeast
Italian Trade Commission Partners With Golub Corp.
Golub Corp. (Price Chopper) executives recently joined with officials from the Italian Trade Commission to announce a new multi-year partnership agreement to increase the variety of authentic Italian products across all Price Chopper stores in six states. The partnership—one of only three in the country, and the only of its kind on the East Coast—is focused […]
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Forman Of Cumberland Farms Named President Of Newly Configured NECSEMA
Gwen Forman of Cumberland Farms is the new president of the newly merged New England Convenience Store Association and Independent Oil Marketers Association. The group’s new name is New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association, or NECSEMA. The group held its first event Oct. 22 at the Dedham Hilton in Dedham, Massachusetts, and elected new […]
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Friendly’s Debuts First Drive-Thru In Westfield, Massachusetts
Friendly’s Ice Cream, the operator of Friendly’s restaurants and a manufacturer of ice cream products, has opened its first drive-thru in western Massachusetts, located at the Friendly’s restaurant at 21 Southampton Road in Westfield, right off exit 3 from the Mass Pike. This is a test concept and, if successful, could create new growth for the […]
Posted in, Northeast
Gulf Oil Awaiting Federal Approval Before Moving To ArcLight Capital, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Pending Federal Trade Commission approval, the transfer sale of Gulf Oil from Cumberland Farms will occur with the new owner: Arclight Capital Partners of Boston, a private equity firm focused on North American Energy Infrastructure assets. Since its establishment in 2001, ArcLight has invested more than $13.1 billion across multiple […]