Supermarket News In Briefs… Ahold USA’s Bhavdeep Singh, EVP of fresh formats, has resigned. Since 2011, Singh led the human resources, operations and fresh formats teams. Scott Miller, SVP of operations, will oversee the fresh formats team on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is announced… The Massachusetts Cheese Guild is partnering with The […]
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Whole Foods Admits To NYC Weighing Errors
Whole Foods has acknowledged that the company made inadvertent weighing and measuring errors at its New York City stores. The company has detailed a plan to correct the errors. The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) for weights and measures recently audited the stores. According to Whole Foods, “any errors were unintentional and […]
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Feeding America Appoints CEO
Feeding America will soon get a new leader. Diana Aviv, who currently serves as president and CEO of Independent Sector, the national leadership network for America’s nonprofits, foundations and corporate giving programs, will become CEO of Feeding America on Oct. 1. Aviv has led nonprofit organizations in their efforts to serve low-income and vulnerable people […]
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Kroger’s President And COO Retires
The Kroger Co.’s president and COO, Mike Ellis, has retired after 40 years with the company. Ellis joined Fred Meyer in 1975 as a parcel clerk at age 16, and went on to serve in a series of operations and merchandising leadership positions in stores, division management and as a corporate officer. He was VP […]
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ConAgra Getting Out Of Private Brands Biz
In releasing its 2015 fourth quarter results ended May 21, ConAgra Foods said Tuesday that it plans to “exit the private brands operations.” Sales for the company’s private brands segment were $1 billion, down slightly, in the fourth quarter. The company estimates that the extra week favorably impacted sales and volume by approximately 7 percent. […]
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Federal Rule Could Make More Salaried Workers Eligible For Overtime Pay
President Obama is expected to formally announce a new rule from the Department of Labor (DOL), raising the salary threshold under which employees must be paid overtime rates for hours worked. Currently, that salary threshold is $455 per week, or $23,660 per year. The proposed DOL rule would dramatically increase that amount to a number […]
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IGA Launches New Wellness Initiative, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… IGA has rolled out IGA Better Choices, a new health and wellness program designed to provide IGA shoppers with information to make informed and balanced decisions about their health and wellness needs and IGA retailers with insights into topics. The Better Choices program, which includes informational components for both IGA shoppers […]
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Arbor Investments Purchases Massachusetts-Based Concord Foods
Concord Foods LLC of Brockton, Massachusetts, a supplier of retail food products and custom ingredients to nationally recognized supermarkets, food service operators and manufacturers, recently was purchased by Arbor Investments, a Chicago private equity firm. Concord’s four divisions—Concord Foods, Oringer, Red-E-Made and Tempo—serve retailers, food manufacturers and food service establishments across the country. Concord’s retail division […]
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WinCo To Open New Store In Surprise, Arizona, On Thursday
WinCo Foods will open its first Surprise, Arizona, store Thursday—marking the seventh store in the state for the Boise, Idaho-based grocer. The Surprise store is located at 16925 W. Bell Road and is approximately 85,000 s.f. in size. It will initially employ approximately 130 people, about 120 of whom have been hired locally. Surprise store […]
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Former Trader Joe’s Chief To Speak At Summer Fancy Food Show About New Venture
Doug Rauch, former president of Trader Joe’s and CEO of Conscious Capitalism Inc., will speak about his latest venture, “Daily Table,” a new Boston supermarket format, at the Summer Fancy Food Show. Daily Table is a pioneering retail venture designed to provide healthy, ready-to-eat meals at fast-food prices, fresh produce and other items to individuals […]
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United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program Class 21 Begins Studies Soon
The United Fresh Produce Association has released the names of the 12 members of the 2015-2016 United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program class. Sponsored by a grant from DuPont Crop Protection, this program was launched in 1995 and has graduated more than 200 program participants. The Produce Industry Leadership Program welcomes the following professionals to its […]
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Specialty Food Association To Honor Industry Pioneers
Specialty food sales are at a record high of $109 billion and account for nearly 15 percent of all U.S. retail food sales. According to the Specialty Food Association, the industry’s performance is the result of the hard work and foresight of industry pioneers who decades ago saw an opportunity to elevate the culture of […]
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Price Chopper Leader Explains Cigarette Sales Decision On Market 32 Stores
Price Chopper CEO Jerry Golub says the decision not to sell cigarettes in Market 32 stores is based on fulfilling a brand vision for the new format stores. While Price Chopper will not sell cigarettes at its new Market 32 supermarkets, cigarettes will continue to be sold at regular Price Chopper stores; however, they will […]
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Starbucks Closing La Boulange Cafes, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… Three years after acquiring San Francisco-based La Boulange, Starbucks plans to close all 23 of the bakery cafés, noting that the stores were not “sustainable for the company’s long-term growth.” The stores are closing, but branded La Boulange foods will remain on the menu at Starbucks locations in the U.S. […]
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Supervalu Unveils 2015 National Expo Lineup
Supervalu says that two renowned keynote speakers and an action-packed Education Day focusing on driving sales, retailer education and grocery innovation will highlight its second annual National Sales Expo in August. Minnesota-based Supervalu expects to welcome nearly 4,000 grocery professionals to the RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul, Aug. 11-13. In addition to serving as a major […]
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Longtime Ohio Grocer Nemenz Dies At 76
Mr. Henry P. Nemenz Sr., a longtime Ohio groceryman, died Friday, June 12, at age 76. He was surrounded by his family at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. Mr. Nemenz was born in Salem on Nov. 12, 1938, the third child of Gustav and Anna (Schneider) Nemenz. He graduated from North Lima High School […]
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It’s a Passion For The Independent And The Family Business For Emily Coborn
Growing up in a family-owned independent grocery business gives a unique perspective and sense of pride for the work of the independent grocer. Emily Coborn, who is now a district manager for Coborn’s Inc., grew up in the grocery industry, watching her dad and grandfather work in the business. Her dad, Chris Coborn is now […]
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Massachusetts Restaurant Association To Hold Free Paid Sick Leave Seminar, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… The Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA) will host a free paid sick leave seminar June 23 from 10 a.m.-noon at the MRA Conference room in Southborough, Massachusetts. Amy Carlin of Morgan, Brown & Joy will discuss the state’s new earned sick time law. Those interested should call 508-303-9905 to reserve a […]
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Beverage Industry Pioneer And Holocaust Survivor Langer Passes Away
Mr. Nathan Langer, founder and president of Langer Juice Co., died Wednesday following complications from a stroke. Mr. Langer founded Langer Juice Co. in 1960 and co-founded Unadulterated Foods (later known as Snapple) in 1973. He also was a Holocaust survivor. Mr. Langer, a native of Krakow, Poland, grew up in a family of wine […]
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Ahold Names New Peapod President
Ahold USA has appointed Jennifer Carr-Smith president and GM of Peapod. Carr-Smith replaces Andrew Parkinson, who has been appointed to a newly established advisory role for Peapod. Carr-Smith brings more than 20 years of e-commerce experience to Peapod. Most recently, she served as the COO of J. Crew’s online business, where she led the clothing retailer’s […]