United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) President and CEO Steven Spinner has been appointed chairman of the company’s board of directors. Spinner succeeds Michael S. Funk, the co-founder, former CEO and current UNFI chairman. Funk will remain a director. “After 40 years of being involved with UNFI, I am as excited as ever about our future,” said Funk. […]
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NOCO Express Renovations Provide For More Fresh Food Offerings
NOCO Express has completed a three-month interior and exterior remodel of its Webster, New York, store. The unit, which was closed during the renovations, debuts a complete redesign for an easier shopping experience in addition to enhanced fresh and convenient food offerings. With the remodel, NOCO Express introduces a new foodservice concept to its offerings […]
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Food Bazaar Continues Expansion With Two New Jersey Openings
Food Bazaar Supermarket—a privately-owned, New York City-based company—continues to grow with the opening of two New Jersey stores—one in North Bergen and another in Fairview. These openings follow store debuts in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Long Island and the Bronx. The new locations each feature a full-service seafood department, custom-cutting meat department, bakery, deli counter, exotic produce […]
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Goya Foods Opens State-Of-The-Art, Sustainable Production Facility In N.J.
Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the U.S. celebrating its 80th anniversary, has opened a 240,000-s.f. state-of-the-art and sustainable production facility in Secaucus, New Jersey, as part of a $250 million investment. The facility, equipped to manufacture and distribute more than four million cases of the company’s products annually, features new production machinery […]
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NECSEMA Names The Late Wilfred Iandoli To Hall Of Fame
The New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association, or NECSEMA, is honoring the late Wilfred Iandoli, chairman of Honey Farms, as its 2016 NECSEMA Hall of Fame inductee. About Iandoli Iandoli was one of seven brothers born to Albert and Mary Iandoli of Worcester, Massachusetts. He started working at an early age in his father’s […]
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Sheetz Named Ninth Best Workplace In Retail
Sheetz has again been named one of the country’s Best Workplaces in Retail by consulting firm Great Place to Work and Fortune. Sheetz came in ninth on the list this year. “We have tried our best to create an environment where our employees look forward to coming to work each day and are proud to […]
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Star Market’s Kelley To Lead MFA, Bozzuto’s And Imperial Distributors Recognized
The Massachusetts Food Association (MFA) during its annual meeting elected Joe Kelley, VP and GM of Star Market, as its new chairman. The MFA also expressed its thanks to Jay Rainville of Market Basket for his work as chairman for the past four years. Also elected as vice chairs were Ralph Crowley of Polar Beverages and […]
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Ahold USA Nature’s Promise Canned Tuna Is MSC Certified
Ahold USA Nature’s Promise chunk light canned tuna (skipjack) and Nature’s Promise solid white canned tuna (albacore) are Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified. Nature’s Promise canned tuna is sold at Ahold USA’s retail divisions of Stop & Shop New England, Stop & Shop New York Metro, Giant Landover, Giant Carlisle and online grocer Peapod. MSC certification […]
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McLane Releases New Online Portal For Retailers
McLane of Temple, Texas, a supply chain services company providing grocery, convenience and foodservice supply chain solutions, has rolled out McLane Link, an online portal solution. The goal of McLane Link is to provide retailers access to key performance and operational data, including the ability to see order and delivery data by store, and give retailers […]
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Burns Family Stores Are No Stranger To Foodservice At Retail
by Mike Berger/editor–Northeast Pat Burns, owner of Burns Family Neighborhood Markets, is no stranger to prepared foods and foodservice at retail. He saw its potential in 1996 and seized upon the opportunity. He now owns nine stores, and each has large foodservice sections. In mid-August, ShopRite of Brookhaven opened in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, and on Sept. […]
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Harvard Dining Hall Workers Reach Tentative Labor Contract Agreement
Harvard University dining hall workers on Tuesday reached a tentative agreement with the university after a three-week strike. Unite Here Local 26, which represents 750 Harvard foodservice employees, came to terms on a five-year contract and both sides came to terms on the union’s main issues of wages and healthcare. Union workers were due to […]
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KeHe SVP Named To NGA Board Of Directors, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… The National Grocers Association has named David Ochs, KeHE’s SVP of sales, as one of three new board of director members. Ochs is a key member of KeHe’s East leadership team and is responsible for developing and implementing sales strategy. He has more than 20 years of experience in operations, […]
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Panera Challenges Industry To Improve Kids’ Menus
Panera Bread has issued its Kids Meal Promise to express the company’s beliefs about kids’ meals. The Panera Kids Meal Promise includes these five principles: • Clean. No artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners or colors from artificial sources. • Worthy of trust. No gimmicks, no cartoon characters, crazy colors, toys or toy-shaped food. • Delicious options. Let kids make their […]
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Core-Mark Joins Partnership For A Healthier America
Core-Mark joined convenience store chains Aloha Island Mart and Ricker’s convenience stores in their commitments to the Partnership For A Healthier America (PHA). The announcement was made at the NACS Show in Atlanta last week. Core-Mark distributes to more than 40,000 retail locations. Core-Mark will modify merchandising sets to incorporate healthier options and will provide free […]
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OTA Calls For Federal Policies To Ensure Organic In Non-Food Aisles
Shoppers need to be able to carry over well-earned trust in organic food to cosmetics, household cleaners and other non-food products claiming to be organic. That is the message that the Organic Trade Association (OTA) delivered to the Federal Trade Commission and USDA during an Oct. 20 roundtable discussion to help better understand how consumers […]
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Yum Brands To Make More Restaurants Available To Franchisees, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… After spinning off its China division, Yum Brands plans to put more of its restaurants in the hands of its franchisees. Yum Brands, the company behind KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, plans to increase the franchise percentage from 77 to 98 percent by the end of 2018… The Rhode Island […]
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Greater Boston Food Bank Kicks Off Holiday Meal Drive, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, has kicked off its sixth annual Holiday Meal Drive. The fundraising effort aims to provide nutritious holiday meals to residents of eastern Massachusetts at risk of hunger—among them children, seniors, veterans, college students and working families. Until […]
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Industry Leaders Unite To Establish Food Marketing Program At N.Y.’s Niagara University
In what would appear to be an unlikely alliance, John Persons and Michael Keating are seated at a boardroom table inside Niagara University’s Bisgrove Hall, strategizing toward a common goal. Persons, president and COO of Tops Friendly Markets, and Keating, SVP of operations of Wegmans Food Markets, are joined by Robert Denning, president and CEO of […]
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Ocean Spray Helps Ignite Discussion At Boston Summit
Ocean Spray this week transformed Boston’s City Hall Plaza into a cranberry bog. As a sponsor of the Forbes Under 30 Summit, Ocean Spray fueled discussions around the future of food, science, technology and innovation inside its 720-s.f. cranberry bog display, filled with a half-ton of fresh cranberries. It was the first time the cooperative […]
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Nouria Energy Acquires F.L. Roberts C-Stores And Car Washes
Through affiliated companies, Nouria Energy Corp. of Worcester, Massachusetts, has completed the purchase of convenience store and car wash locations from F.L. Roberts & Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts. The deal includes 26 convenience store locations with fuel, including two truck stops and 22 Golden Nozzle car wash locations, as well as a diner. The transaction brings the number of Nouria […]