Associated Grocers of New England (AGNE) has hired Ann Visser-Depp as director of fresh merchandising and procurement. On April 1, Visser-Depp will begin at AGNE and will report to Peter Vail, VP merchandising and procurement. Reporting to Visser-Depp will be Ray Choate, director of meat/seafood/deli and bakery, and Lenny Miner, category manager of produce. Visser-Depp […]
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Giant Food Partners With Philadelphia Phillies For 2019 Season
Giant Food Stores is the official grocer of the Philadelphia Phillies for the 2019 season and is celebrating with store promotions. “Like all baseball fans, Giant has been waiting for opening day since the end of last season. It’s finally here and to mark the occasion, we’re offering our customers many ways to celebrate their […]
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PepsiCo Names New Foods N.A. Leader To Succeed Sankaran
PepsiCo Inc., headquartered in Purchase, New York, has appointed Steven Williams, currently SVP and chief commercial officer for Frito-Lay’s U.S. operations, to the role of CEO of PepsiCo Foods North America, which includes Frito-Lay North America and Quaker Foods North America, effective immediately. Williams will replace Vivek Sankaran, who will depart the company on April […]
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Shapiro To Keynote Annual Conference
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro will be the keynote speaker at the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association‘s (PFMA) Annual Conference in May. “As Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Shapiro has fought for protections for seniors, veterans and businesses as well as implemented measures to safeguard consumers from scams and fraud,” said PFMA President and […]
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Icelandic Provisions To Debut Krimi In Summer 2019
Icelandic Provisions in New York, makers of cultured dairy products, is introducing a new line of skyr called Krímí. Skyr and yogurt are both cultured dairy products, but the cultures that make them are different. The original cultures used to make skyr impart a creamy flavor whereas yogurt cultures may provide a sour, tart taste. Krímí […]
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Yasso Targets Kids With Frozen Yogurt Bars Called Snack Buddies
Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt has rolled out Snack Buddies, a new line of 45- to 50-calorie frozen Greek yogurt bars that are in a “snackable” format. “As we did back in 2011 when we launched Yasso, we again identified an opportunity in the category to meet consumers’ needs. The current novelty options available and marketed […]
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Chase Freedom Will Offer Grocery Store Cash Back Category In Spring
Chase Freedom will offer grocery stores and home improvement stores as new quarterly categories in the spring. The Wilmington, Delaware, company’s quarterly categories allow cardmembers to earn 5 percent cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases from April 1 through June 30. “We know our cardmembers are eager to kick off spring with […]
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Lef Farms Offers Crisp Baby Greens Exclusively At Hannaford
lef Farms has added a unique leafy green to the market called Crisp touted as a crunchy alternative to Romaine and iceberg lettuce. “As always, we want to introduce greens that bring more to the table than just the typical spring mix. New Crisp does just that by packing a crispy crunch into every bite […]
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B&G Foods’ EVP Of Operations To Retire In December
B&G Foods Inc. has announced that William F. Herbes, EVP of operations, will retire at the end of December 2019. Herbes has served as EVP of operations since joining the Parsippany, New Jersey, company in August, 2009. Kenneth G. Romanzi, who currently serves as EVP and COO, as previously announced will become the company’s next […]
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CBD-Infused Organic Tree Water Available At Vermont Natural Store
Tretap has launched the market’s first CBD-infused maple water beverage. Tretap, which was acquired by Burlington, Vermont’s original CBD store, Ceres Natural Remedies, began selling the first CBD beverage flavor, Tangerine-Turmeric, in all Ceres stores in the state starting March 19. “This is a special day for all of us at Ceres Natural Remedies and […]
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Sabra Names Former Mondelēz Executive Levine CMO
Sabra has appointed Jason Levine as CMO. Levine joins the White Plains, New York, hummus maker from Mondelēz International, where he served as North America CMO. Levine will oversee global marketing and communications with responsibilities including driving Sabra’s growth strategy by introducing consumers to new ways of using hummus and developing new offerings in the high growth plant-based […]
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New England Produce Council Dinner Meeting Hosted By Dole
The New England Produce Council Inc. (NEPC) held a dinner meeting at the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) on Thursday, March 14, sponsored by Dole and attended by retailers, vendors and foodservice representatives. The day began with a volunteer group of NEPC members sorting and packing food items for member agencies in eastern Massachusetts. Anthony Sattler, […]
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Giant Food Launches Bags-4-My-Cause Program
Giant Food Stores is empowering customers to support their favorite local nonprofit while helping the environment with its new Bags-4-My-Cause program. Each time a customer purchases a Bags-4-My-Cause reusable shopping bag with a giving tag, they can direct a $1 donation to a local nonprofit of their choice. If the customer does not direct the donation […]
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Food Universe Opening A New Location On Long Island
The newest Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc. Food Universe banner store opens at 520 South Broadway, Hicksville, New York, on March 15. To celebrate, Food Universe will host a grand-opening at 10 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, product sampling and entertainment for the family. Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Key Food executives including CEO […]
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Kind Snacks Asks FDA To Address Misleading Nutrient Content Claims
Kind Healthy Snacks, with support from health and nutrition experts, filed a Citizen Petition urging the FDA to update the nutrient content claim regulation. The current regulation looks at the quantity of a nutrient instead of the quality of the overall food, which enables food marketers to put these claims on unhealthy products. As a result, consumers are led […]
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Giant Food Recognized Employees During Annual Meeting
Giant Food Stores , headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, celebrated the achievements of its employees at its annual business meeting last week. More than 30 awards were presented recognizing the recipients’ commitment to the company, dedication to customer service and driving new initiatives. “It’s impossible to be more proud than I am of this team, and […]
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Perdue Farms Recognized By 2020 Women On Boards
Perdue Farms has been recognized by the 2020 Women on Boards, a national organization that aims to boost female representation on corporate boards to 20 percent or greater by the year 2020. Perdue is recognized for leadership in gender diversity on the board of directors with its 2018 “W” (Winning) Company Award. Fifty-six percent of […]
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Tastykake Debuts Scoop Shop Line With Bassetts Ice Cream
Tastykake, a Philadelphia snack for more than 100 years, is partnering with Bassetts Ice Cream Co. to launch Cookies and Crème Mini Donuts, the first offering from Tastykake Scoop Shop, an ice cream-inspired line of snacks. The line features fan ice cream flavors in snack form and will be launched in two phases, the first currently available […]
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Munroe Dairy Is Last Milk Delivery Dairy In Rhode Island
Munroe Dairy is the last dairy in Rhode Island to offer delivery service since Christiansen’s Dairy closed on March 10. Since it was established in 1881, East Providence-based Munroe Dairy offers hundreds of products, in addition to its milk products, that it delivers to consumers’ homes on a weekly basis in Rhode Island and beyond. […]
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Chica De Gallo Named Fenway Park’s Official Salsa, Guac For 2019
Chica de Gallo, a Boston-based dip company, will be the official salsa and guacamole of the 2019 season for Fenway Park and the Boston Red Sox. “There’s no hotter team in baseball right now than the Red Sox,” Amanda Bauman, managing partner of Chica de Gallo. “We are excited to be a sponsor of the 2018 World […]