A group of eight leading U.S. food brokers are combining forces to build brands for manufacturers and enhance retailer relationships. The eight brokerage houses are ArchPoint Sales in San Antonio; Blackford Brokers in Shawnee Mission, Kan.; Brennan & Nagel Marketing and Sales, St. Louis; Carlin O’Brien, Chicago; Co-Sales Co., Arizona; ESM/Ferolie, New Jersey; KCBS, Cincinnati; […]
Tag: Grocery
Posted in, Northeast, Southeast
Bottom Dollar Heading Disaster Relief Campaig
Bottom Dollar Food is inviting its customers to participate in the grocer’s Hurricane Irene disaster-relief campaign through Sept. 6 in support of the American Red Cross. The company has partnered with the national humanitarian organization to accept register donations at Bottom Dollar Food stores in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas, as well as […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Midwest
2011 Iowa Profile: Politicians, New Retailers Drawn to Iowa This Year
[gn_note color=”#FFCC00″]The 2011 Iowa Profile originally ran in the August 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the Midwest. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] State-based chains add stores, […]
Posted in, West
Fresh & Easy Starts in Oak Park, More Locations Planned
Fresh & Easy got started on its first store Wednesday in Oak Park, but that’s just the beginning, in more ways than one, reports the Sacramento Business Journal. The grocery chain also plans six other stores in the area in 2012, according to a statement from the store. The stores are expected to bring another […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Northeast
2011 Rhode Island Profile: Local Marketing Goes Over Big
Even though Rhode Island is the smallest state in the union, it makes up for that with independent forward-thinkers and a progressive mentality
Posted in, Midwest
Meijer Ups Purchases From Midwest Farms 5 Percent
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Meijer is digging deeper into its network of area farms by increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables it sources from Midwest farms by 5 percent this year, said Mark Stevenson, produce director. The program of buying produce from farms located within the five-state region in which Meijer conducts business—Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, […]
Posted in, West
Fresh & Easy Opens in Bayview-Hunters Point
On Aug. 24, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market opened its second store in San Francisco, in the underserved Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood. Crowds of welcoming neighbors in the Bayview neighborhood came out to celebrate the first new grocery store to open in their community in the past 20 years. The Bayview is traditionally an underserved neighborhood, […]
Posted in, Southwest, West
Sunflower Farmers Market Promotes Black to VP, Ops
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Steve Black, a supermarket veteran with 34 years in the industry, was promoted this week to VP of operations for Sunflower Farmers Market. Sunflower is opening a new store in Oklahoma City Aug. 31, and it will be a homecoming for Black. He spent 30 of those 34 years in Oklahoma, […]
Posted in, Midwest
Meijer Opening Chi-Town Marketplace
Less than two years after launching its first new format store in the Chicago market, Meijer will deliver another new concept to its Chicago-area customers when it officially cuts the ribbon on Meijer Marketplace, a more localized grocery store in Melrose Park, today. “Meijer is thrilled to bring our newest store concept to this great […]
Posted in, West
New Negotiating Meeting Set for California Grocery Workers
In a bid to avert a work stoppage at the Big Three supermarket chains in Southern California, federal mediators on Aug. 22 set an Aug. 29 meeting to begin “intensive” talks to try to resolve differences between management and the union representing 62,000 food workers, reports the North County Times. The food workers voted overwhelmingly […]
Posted in, Midwest
Wal-Mart Opens Chicago Express Store
A 10,000-s.f. Wal-Mart with groceries, dry goods and a pharmacy opened July 27 in Chicago at Chatham Market at 83rd and Stewart Avenue. It is the first Wal-Mart Express in an urban area in the world, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. More than 500 people applied for the 20 to 40 Walmart Express jobs. Wal-Mart plans […]
Posted in, Midwest
Niemann Foods Building One, Buys Three, Renovates
Quincy-based Niemann Foods Inc. (NFI) is building a County Market store in Sherman that will open early next year. The new store will feature a deli, bakery and café and create 50 to 75 full-and part-time jobs. The Cass County Star Gazette reports that the company bought Save-A-Lot stores in Springfield and Beardstown and an […]
Posted in, Midwest
Ohio Grocers Association Announces New President, CEO
Nate Filler has been selected as the new president and CEO of the Ohio Grocers Association (OGA), announced Leo Braido, chairman of the association’s board of directors. Filler comes to OGA after managing state government relations for Cardinal Health, one of Ohio’s largest companies. Previously, he held various positions in the Ohio House of Representatives, […]
Posted in, Albertsons, West
Possible Strike Has Vons, Albertsons Seeking Temporary Employees
According to an Aug. 20 article in The Orange County Register, “Albertsons and Vons have begun seeking job applicants in case employees strike.” This a day before clerks and meat cutters in Southern California voted to authorize a strike for the second time in four months. Before any strike can occur, the United Food and […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Midwest, The Kroger Co.
2011 Ohio Profile: 8,000 Retail Grocery Stores and Counting
[gn_note color=”#FFCC00″]The 2011 Ohio Profile originally ran in the June 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the Midwest. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor […]
Posted in, Southeast
Winn-Dixie to Convert SaveRite Stores
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. has announced that it will convert all SaveRite-branded grocery stores to conventional Winn-Dixie-branded stores and discontinue the SaveRite banner. “Phasing out the SaveRite banner makes sense and supports Winn-Dixie’s neighborhood marketing strategy. For several years, Winn-Dixie’s business strategy has placed an emphasis on merchandising to the needs, tastes and preferences of local […]
Posted in, Midwest
Meijer’s “Home Grown” Program Partners with Area Farmers
Midwest grocer Meijer is digging deeper into its network of area farms by increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables it sources from Midwest farms by 5 percent this year. The announcement was made Aug. 16 by Mark Stevenson, produce director at the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based supercenter chain. The program of buying produce from farms […]
Posted in, New Products, Southeast
Louisiana Food Co. Reveals Fall 2011 Voodoo Roast Seasonal Blend
Louisiana Food Co., a purveyor of “Certified” Louisiana specialty food products, unveiled Southern Pecan as its Fall 2011 Voodoo Roast Seasonal Blend coffee. This Southern Pecan blend offers a smooth twist to the company’s Voodoo Roast Dark coffee and will become available in markets and online near the end of September 2011. As will all […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Southeast
2011 North Florida Profile: Focused on Economic Recovery
[gn_note color=”#6666ff”]The 2011 North Florida Profile originally ran in the June 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the Southeast. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Katie B. […]
Posted in, Market Profile, Northeast
2011 Massachusetts Profile: State Continues Slow Recovery
[gn_note color=”#b1cbde”]The 2011 Massachusetts Profile originally ran in the June 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the Northeast. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Ashley Bates/staff writer […]