Food Service News In Brief… Stone-Goff Partners of New York has acquired Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille, a 41-unit casual dining concept based in Maryland. Founded in 1976, the company has expanded throughout the Northeast with locations in Delaware, Virginia, the D.C. area, West Virginia and Long Island. The chain is described as casual […]
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Posted in, Store News, West
New Seasons Unveils Plans For New Store At Public Market In California
New Seasons Market, a Portland, Oregon-based independent grocer, has plans to occupy a 35,000-s.f. store with a parking structure as part of the Public Market Emeryville development in Emeryville, California. New Seasons will be an anchor to the 14.5-acre mixed-use site, which includes the Public Market Food Hall, restaurants, retail, offices and housing. The new store will […]
Posted in, Northeast
MFA Leader: D.C. ‘Gridlock’ Leads To Local Initiatives And Need To Stay Ahead Of The Issues
Chris Flynn, president of the Massachusetts Food Association (MFA), speaking to the Refrigerated Foods Association’s national convention in Boston recently, says federal gridlock has opened the floodgates for local and state initiatives on the issues of plastic bags, plastic water bottles, minimum wage and GMO legislation. Flynn says the threat of local initiatives is real […]
Posted in, Northeast
Top 10 ‘Cool’ New Products From The 2015 NACS Show Revealed
During the recent National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show in Las Vegas, the Cool New Products Preview Room was opened up for retailers and convenience distributors. Now in its 15th year, the Cool New Products section previews new products, packaging and innovations available to the convenience and fuel retailing industry. Visitors scanned more than 290,000 products […]
Posted in, Executive News, Independent Store News, Industry News, National
AWG Makes Organizational Changes
A day after it announced the promotion of Jeff Pedersen to EVP of division operations, Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), based in Kansas City, Kansas, is making several organizational changes. Effective Dec. 7, Steve Arnold, EVP of merchandising, will transfer to the Oklahoma City Division to the position of SVP and division manager, reporting to Pedersen. […]
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FMI Launches Crowd-Sourced Campaign To Correct Grocery Misconceptions
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has launched a campaign aimed at correcting misconceptions in the food retail environment. Supermarket Myths. . . Busted is an online destination designed to help food retailers mitigate untruths that ultimately confuse shoppers or get perpetuated online. Sue Borra, SVP of communications and strategic planning for FMI, said of the […]
Posted in, Northeast
Target Adds PINs To Store-Issued Credit Cards, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Target has added another layer of security to its store-issued credit cards. The retailer has become the first big credit card issuer to send customers new cards with a computer chip and PINs. In 2013, Target experienced a major security breach that compromised customer data. The store has started sending […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Southwest
Couche-Tard Buys 18 C-Stores, 2 Subway Stores And Fuel Supply Network In Texas
Convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard has signed, through its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary Circle K Stores Inc., an agreement to purchase all the assets operated under the Texas Star brand from Texas Star Investments and its affiliates. The assets are comprised of 18 convenience stores, two free-standing Subway stores and a dealer fuel supply network located […]
Posted in, Southeast, Store News
Kroger Nearly Doubles The Size Of Decatur, Georgia, Store
Kroger has expanded its Decatur, Georgia, store at 2875 N. Decatur Road by more than 47,000 s.f., increasing the location’s total square footage to nearly 114,000 s.f. The store celebrated the expansion with a grand reopening ceremony Wednesday morning. The expansion adds an estimated 35 new jobs to the Decatur community near Atlanta. “Kroger has […]
Posted in, Northeast
Companies Working To Capture Shopping Habits Through Smartphone App
Boston-based Mobee, involved with data and insights for brands, retail and hedge funds, has formed a strategic alliance with Nielsen to develop the “Nielsen Product Diary.” Created in the form of an easy-to-use mobile product diary, this application captures consumer habits and product usage behaviors in real time. With this tool, the ability to report […]
Posted in, Northeast
With Merger, NECSA Renames Itself To Include Oil Marketers Group
The Independent Oil Marketers of New England (IOMA) and the New England Convenience Store Association (NECSA) will merge Nov 1. to form a new organization: the New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association, or NECSEMA. According to NECSA Executive Director Steve Ryan, “With particular thanks to NECSA President Leo Vercollone and IOMA Chairman Jon […]
Posted in, Northeast
Boston Convention Bureau Hosts Restaurant Technology Panel, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau will host a Hospitality Exchange, a conversation about the current technology opportunities in the restaurant business, on Monday, Oct. 26, at the Marriott Copley Place, beginning at 3 p.m. Panelists include Christopher Coombs, chef-owner of Boston Urban Hospitality; Steve DiFillipo, CEO of Davios […]
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Mother’s Market Celebrating Anniversary On Saturday
Mother’s Market & Kitchen, a natural and organic foods retailer with seven Orange County, California, locations, will celebrate its 37th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the company’s Santa Ana store located at 151 E. Memory Lane. The special event will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and is free and open to the public. […]
Posted in, Beverage News, National, Suppliers
SABMiller Agrees To Merge With AB In-Bev
The fourth time is apparently the charm, as SABMiller has agreed “in principle” to merge with Anheuser-Busch InBev. AB InBev on Monday confirmed another offer to buy SABMiller for about 67.4 billion pounds, or $103.6 billion. The bid is more than a pound more per share (43.50) than its previous offer of GBP 42.15, which […]
Posted in, Northeast
Stop & Shop Begins Converting 25 Former A&P Stores In Greater New York
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. said Oct. 8 that it has begun converting 25 A&P stores it is acquiring. During this process, groups of up to five stores will temporarily close for approximately seven days and all of the conversions are expected to be completed by Nov. 13. The first wave of Stop & […]
Posted in, Produce News, Shelby Content, Shelby Signature Content, West
When Size Matters: Calif. Drought Raises Questions About How We Buy, Grow Food
by Karen Caplan/Special to The Shelby Report It always bugs me when I go into a produce department and all the fruits are so large. You know what I mean—strawberries the size of billiard balls, apples and oranges (or even bananas) so big that you could split the fruit with a friend! And these big […]
Posted in, Bakery News, Dairy News, Deli News, National
IDDBA Elects 2015-16 Officers, Board Of Directors
The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA) recently elected its 2015-16 officers and board of directors at its annual business meeting in Chicago. John Cheesman, VP of business development, Clyde’s Delicious Donuts, was elected as the association’s chairman of the board. He has served on the board of directors since 2006 and has been actively involved in […]
Posted in, Northeast
Restaurant Performance Index Declines In August, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) declined in August. The RPI—a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry—stood at 101.5 in August, down 1.2 percent from July and the lowest level in 11 months. Despite the decline, August represented the […]
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The Path To Chapter 11 Can Follow One Of Several Roads
Events leading a business to file for protection under Chapter 11 can take different forms and move at different speeds. The retail food business has recently served up two examples of polar opposites in their trip to Chapter 11. A&P’s trip, by some accounts, began in the 1950s. Haggen, on the other hand, had barely […]
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SABMiller Rejects Latest Purchase Offer From A-B InBev
The SABMiller board of directors has unanimously rejected Anheuser-Busch InBev’s latest offer to buy the company for GBP 42.15 per share in cash, which would have given it a value of nearly £68 billion, or $103.6 billion. A-B made the proposal today. The offer is the company’s third for SABMiller; the prior two were written […]