Big Y Foods of Springfield, Massachusetts, has become the latest business to partner in a nationwide program by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to ensure a legal and more secure work force. Officials with Big Y and ICE formally agreed in January to partner in the “IMAGE” program. IMAGE is a voluntary program that […]
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Wojtkowiak Appointed VP Of Operations For Kroger Atlanta
Jeff Wojtkowiak, VP of operations for Kroger’s Columbus Division in Ohio, has been named VP of operations for the company’s Atlanta Division. He replaces Charles Mitchell, who retired in December. “Jeff brings 34 years of operations and merchandising experience to this position,” said Bruce Lucia, president of Kroger’s Atlanta Division. “We look forward to his […]
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SpartanNash Water Drive Benefits Flint, Michigan, Residents
Now through Feb. 13, customers at all 91 Michigan D&W, Family Fare, VG’s, ValuLand and Forest Hills Foods stores and fuel centers will have the opportunity to make a cash register donation of $2.99 toward a 24-pack case of Spartan brand bottled water to benefit Flint, Michigan, residents. SpartanNash will apply 100 percent of the […]
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PMA Fresh Connections 2016 World Tour Announced
Fresh produce and floral professionals from across the supply chain and around the world will gather during the 2016 Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Connections World Tour. The tour will kick off in Shanghai, China, in March and end in Santiago, Chile, in November. Overall, the tour includes stops in five of the seven continents […]
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Wynn’s Market In Naples Launching Home Delivery And Store Pickup Service
Wynn’s Market, a grocery retailer in Naples, Florida, is rolling out home delivery and store pickup service. The service is being launched through Digital Foodie, creator of the Foodie.fm platform. Wynn’s, located at 141 Ninth Street North, will use use Foodie’s personalized online grocery platform to provide its customers a modern online ordering service, according to […]
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Bristol Farms’ Davis Will Chair 2016-18 FMI Board, Other Officers Elected
Kevin Davis, chairman and CEO of Southern California’s Bristol Farms, has been elected chairman of the Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) board of directors, 2016-18. The group met today for its annual business meeting during the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference in Miami. In addition to Davis, other 2016-18 officers are: • Fred Morganthall, EVP of retail […]
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Food Lion Donating 49K Meals In Honor Of Panthers’ 49-15 Championship Win
Food Lion will donate 49,000 meals to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina through Food Lion Feeds in honor of the North Carolina Panthers scoring 49 points in Sunday’s championship game in Charlotte. The grocer is donating 1,000 meals for each point scored during the game. The Panthers bested the Arizona Cardinals, 49-15, over the […]
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Brookshire Brothers’ Charitable Foundation Distributes Funds To 18 Groups
Since 2008, Texas-based Brookshire Brothers has invited its vendors to play in the company’s two Charitable Foundation golf tournaments each year. Proceeds since the tournament’s inception have exceeded $1 million. Vendors appreciate the opportunity to network with their colleagues while raising money for nearly 20 worthy causes—all which support children and families and align with the […]
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WinCo Foods Opening Store In Grants Pass, Oregon, This Week
WinCo Foods will open its newest store on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 231 NE Terry Lane in Grants Pass, Oregon. The store is the company’s 105th location and is somewhat smaller than most traditionally sized WinCo stores, measuring approximately 72,000 s.f. WinCo says the store has a simple décor package that creates a solid, clean […]
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Report: Publix Expected To Open First College Campus Store Next Year At USF
The first Publix supermarket ever to open on a college campus will come to the University of South Florida in Tampa by fall 2017, The Tampa Tribune reports. The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s public universities, approved the project Thursday, according to the newspaper. As the Tribune says, the unit will be […]
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Union, Safeway Iron Out Pact To Save 700 Maryland Jobs
Teamsters union leaders, Maryland officials and representatives of Safeway have reached an agreement to stop the closure of Safeway’s Collington distribution center in Prince George’s County. The agreement will save more than 700 Teamster warehouse jobs and add an additional 25 jobs at the center. The agreement also paves the way for possible expansion in the […]
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Stew Leonard’s Opens New N.Y. Store, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… Family-owned and -operated Stew Leonard’s opened its newest store in Farmingdale, New York, on Jan. 20. The opening marked Long Island’s first Stew Leonard’s farm fresh food store, recognized as “The World’s Largest Dairy Store” by Ripley’s Believe It Or Not. Stew Leonard’s says it is best known for its farm […]
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Indiana Industry Comes Together To Aid Flint, Michigan, Residents During Water Crisis
Teamsters Local 135 in Indianapolis, Indiana, led an effort Thursday to deliver a truckload of bottled water to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint to aid families impacted by the city’s toxic water emergency. The truck transported more than 1,000 cases of bottled water, donated by the union and Indiana Teamster employers, American Bottling, Coca-Cola Kokomo, Pepsi […]
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Eight O’Clock Relaunches 100% Colombian Peaks Coffee
Gourmet coffee brand Eight O’Clock is relaunching its award-winning 100% Colombian Peaks coffee, now 50% Rainforest Alliance Certified, and, as always, featuring 100% Colombian beans. Eight O’Clock has teamed up with the Rainforest Alliance to help to ensure its coffee beans are grown and harvested using environmentally and socially responsible practices. Available on grocery store […]
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Indiana-Based Marsh Closing One Store, Updating Others As Part Of Larger Remodel Effort
Although Marsh Supermarkets plans to close one of its stores in Bloomington, Indiana, the chain plans to remodel 30 of its existing stores this year. According to Inside Indiana Business, Marsh, based in Indianapolis, says the Bloomington closure is due to lease expiration and underperformance of the location. The employees of the store will be offered […]
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Report: Wegmans Looks To Debut First North Carolina Store In Cary
Wegmans Food Markets is looking to open its first North Carolina store in Cary across the street from Cary Towne Center, The News & Observer reports. The newspaper says the family-owned company, headquartered in Rochester, New York, is eying a site on a 90-acre tract north of the mall. The land is owned by Columbia […]
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Associated Food Stores Partners With P&G To Combat Post-Holiday Sales Slump
Associated Food Stores of Salt Lake City, Utah, says it is determined to help their member retailers combat the post-holiday sales slump that many businesses feel. The grocery wholesaler is partnering with Procter & Gamble to sponsor “Marvel Universe Live!”, a superhero live-action show at the Vivint Smart Home Arena, Feb. 11-14. As part of […]
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Sea Watch International To Host Annual Creative Clam Challenge, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Sea Watch International will host the ninth annual Creative Clam Challenge at the Boston International Seafood Expo on Sunday, March 6, at the Sea Watch booth (No. 423) from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The challenge champion will receive $2,000 and the runner up will receive $1,000. With 37 years of experience, […]
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Publix Announces Executive Changes Following Crenshaw/Jones News
Just days after Publix Super Markets announced the upcoming retirement of its 65-year-old CEO, Ed Crenshaw, and the promotion of company President Todd Jones, 53, to that role, Publix has promoted several others. With Jones’ promotion to president and CEO, CFO David Phillips will assume additional responsibilities and be promoted to EVP and CFO. Miami […]
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Coborn’s Cake Decorator To Appear On Food Network’s ‘Cake Wars’
Cake decorator Amanda Hansen of the Coborn’s store in Sartell, Minnesota, will appear on Food Network’s “Cake Wars” at 9 p.m. (Eastern) today, Jan. 18. According to the Cake Wars website, the episode is described as a Dr. Suess theme: “Everyone from the Cat in the Hat to Thing 1 and Thing 2 are coming […]