Joe Cavaliere, former president and global chief customer officer at Newell Brands, will start his new role at C&S Wholesale Grocers in Keene, New Hampshire, as chief commercial officer on Sept. 4. Cavaliere brings more than 30 years of industry experience to C&S, having led national sales organizations at Kraft Foods and Unilever. C&S states he […]
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West Coast Equity Firm Buys Dari Farms Ice Cream
Diversis Capital LLC, a Los Angeles, California-based private equity firm, has acquired New England distributor Dari Farms Ice Cream Co. Inc. Headquartered in Tolland, Connecticut, Dari Farms is a full-service, direct store delivery (DSD) distributor serving more than 5,000 points of distribution. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1970, Dari Farms formed […]
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Inspira Marketing Expands With Four New Hires
Inspira Marketing Group, a Norwalk, Connecticut, experiential-marketing agency celebrating its 10th anniversary, has hired four additional staff members to handle future growth. “We’ve entered a phase of unprecedented growth,” says Inspira founder, Jeff Snyder. “We value the long-term relationships we’ve forged with clients like Diageo and Henkel and are excited about the new partnerships we’ve built with […]
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Wegmans Partners With Tech Company To Aid Vision-Impaired Shoppers
Wegmans Food Markets has partnered with Aira to give blind and low-vision shoppers access to Aira’s technology while shopping in Wegmans stores. Aira is a San Diego-based startup that makes use of wearable technology, artificial intelligence and live, human assistance to deliver visual description for people who are blind or have low vision. Using a smartphone or […]
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Sprouts Prepares Philadelphia Store For September Opening
Sprouts Farmers Market is putting the finishing touches on its new Philadelphia store, the company’s first location in Pennsylvania. The 32,000-s.f. store, located at 1000 South Broad Street in Lincoln Square, is expected to open on Sept. 19. Sprouts has hired more than 140 full and part-time employees to operate the store. With a store motto of […]
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AGNE Joins New Hampshire In Highlighting Eat Local Month
Throughout August, Associated Grocers of New England (AGNE) has joined with more than 70 partners throughout the state to highlight New Hampshire Eat Local Month, a month-long celebration of local food and New Hampshire farmers and producers. “New Hampshire residents and visitors alike are showing unprecedented interest in local food, and this month-long celebration offers […]
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C&S Employees Pack More Than 100,000 Meals For Pack Shack Drive
In fewer than two hours, employees at the corporate headquarters of C&S Wholesale Grocers in Keene, New Hampshire, assembled more than 100,000 meals for neighbors in need. Company officials said the initiative celebrated the company’s 100th anniversary and was a demonstration of C&S’s values as an engaged corporate citizen. Organized in partnership with The Pack […]
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Feasterville Giant Features Beer & Wine Eatery, Pharmacy, Starbucks
Giant Food Stores has opened its new Feasterville, Pennsylvania, store at 176 W. Street Road. Nearly 65 additional full and part-time jobs have been created, bringing the total number of Feasterville Giant associates to 205. This store is part of a $70 million investment Giant announced earlier this year to grow its store network across […]
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PFMA Names Wegmans’ Gary Fechter To Board Of Directors
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) has appointed Gary Fechter, Wegmans SVP for the Pennsylvania Division, to its board of directors. Fechter takes the seat previously held by Blaine Forkell. Fechter is responsible for the operations of 16 Wegmans stores across Pennsylvania. He joined Wegmans in 2013, formerly serving as regional VP for Romano’s Macaroni […]
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Big Y Stores Now Offering Deterra At-Home Drug Disposal Kits
Big Y’s Pharmacy and Wellness Centers and supermarkets now are carrying the Deterra Drug Deactivation System. The drug disposal pouch allows people to dispose of unused or expired medications, even opioid painkillers, at home. The pouch can deactivate drugs in the form of pills, liquids and patches. Users add the recommended amount of unused medicines in […]
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PFMA Prez Completes Year 1 Of Organization Management Program
Alex Baloga, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), has completed his first year at the Institute for Organization Management, a four-year nonprofit leadership training program at Villanova University in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The institute is the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. “Institute graduates are recognized across the […]
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Holiday Timing Snaps Weis Markets’ Consecutive Sales Increases
Weis Markets’ second quarter sales totaled $871.1 million vs. $876.6 million for the same period in 2017. The sales drop snapped a 16-consecutive-quarter streak of rising store sales. According to Weis, the company’s second quarter sales were adversely affected by the Easter holiday shift, since the 2018 Easter sales week fell on the last week of […]
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Gourmet Garage Celebrates E-Commerce Upgrades With Free Delivery
Self Point, a digital commerce partner for supermarkets and specialty food retailers, has assisted with online and mobile shopping upgrades for Gourmet Garage, a Manhattan grocer with the motto of inviting customers to “Shop Like a Chef.” Self Point’s e-commerce technology supports Gourmet Garage locations in New York’s Uptown Lincoln Square Center area and Downtown, with […]
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ShopRite Opens New Store In Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
ShopRite celebrated the opening of its new, full-service supermarket in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, on Aug. 3 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Located at 601 Portion Road, the 45,000-s.f. supermarket is operated by the Gallagher family, who joined ShopRite Partners In Caring—ShopRite’s community-based, hunger-fighting initiative—in making a donation to Long Island Cares food bank as part of […]
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Tops Markets’ Local One Members Vote On Employee Pension Funding
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local One, representing nearly 12,000 workers in New York, has scheduled ratification meetings Aug. 7-9 for its members on a new employee pension funding agreement between the union and Tops Markets LLC. The agreement is seen as an important milestone in Tops’ efforts to emerge in new financial restructuring […]
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King Kullen To Expand E-Commerce Capabilities With MyWebGrocer
King Kullen, a Long Island grocery retailer, will be expanding its online retail e-commerce and media capabilities through an upgrade to the newest version of MyWebGrocer’s (MWG) e-commerce platform. MWG is a software and digital media company to the grocery and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries. King Kullen, based in Bethpage, New York, operates 32 […]
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PFMA Appoints Acme, Supervalu Execs To Board Of Directors
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) has new representation on its board of directors. The association appointed Bill Crosby, VP of operations for Acme Markets, and Bob Holmes, area sales director for Supervalu, to its board. “We are delighted to welcome Bill and Bob to the PFMA Board of Directors,” said Alex Baloga, PFMA president […]
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Crosby’s Markets President Named To AGNE Board Of Directors
Christopher Crosby, president and CEO of Crosby’s Markets, recently was named to the board of directors of Associated Grocers of New England (AGNE). Crosby’s Markets is a family-owned supermarket chain started by James Crosby, Christopher’s father, in 1980. The family operates seven stores, most of them located on the North Shore of Massachusetts and one […]
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Massachusetts Poised To Raise Tobacco Age To 21
With the passage of final legislation by the Massachusetts Legislature last week, the Bay State is poised to become the sixth state in the nation to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 21 years old. Gov. Charlie Baker has indicated his support for raising the tobacco age, and the bill awaits his signature. In […]
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Larson Named President Of Shaw’s And Star Market
Michelle Larson has been named president of Shaw’s and Star Market in New England following Paul Gossett’s transfer to Jewel-Osco. Gossett was named president of Jewel-Osco following the sudden passing of Doug Cygan. Larson is a 23-year veteran of the supermarket industry, having started at the stores in 1995. Throughout her career, she has taken on a […]