New Channels News In Brief… McCormick & Co. of Sparks, Maryland, plans to take a leadership position in organic and non-GMO herbs and spices ahead of the peak holiday season. The company is introducing a non-GMO labeled Vanilla Extract and has plans to significantly increase the number of organic and non-GMO offerings in 2016… KeHE […]
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News from the northeastern United States.
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Weis Completes Market Purchase From C&S
Weis Markets has completed the purchase of Nell’s Shurfine Market in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Weis Markets purchased the store from C&S Wholesale Grocers. This store will temporarily close while it is being converted and upgraded. It will reopen at 6 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20. “We’ve completed the purchase and have begun upgrading this facility. As part […]
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Horizon Beverage Updates Forecasting With Herlitz Inventory Management
Herlitz Inventory Management (IM) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a company focusing on scientific demand forecasting, will partner with Horizon Beverage Co. of Norton, Massachusetts, to optimize service and profitability. Horizon Beverage is a distributor of wine, spirits and beer in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. Horizon Beverage has been successfully using an older […]
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Ben & Jerry’s Supports Vermont Law On Disclosing GMOs
Ben & Jerry’s has joined other Vermont businesses and consumer groups in defending Vermont’s new labeling requirements for genetically engineered (GE) foods—one of the first such labeling laws in the country—despite a a federal court challenge brought by the food industry. The groups have submitted a legal brief supporting the disclosure of GE ingredients so […]
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Chipotle Suit Contests GMO Claim, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… A California law firm has filed a lawsuit charging Chipotle Mexican Grill with misleading claims by saying its menu is free of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Chipotle plans to contest the federal class-action suit brought by Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP of San Francisco. In other Chipotle news, through […]
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Weis Markets Expands Online Shopping At Five Store Locations
Weis Markets recently rolled out its online shopping program with in-store pickup in five of its Pennsylvania stores, including Clarks Summit, Mountaintop, Dallas, Lititz and Bellefonte. Weis Online Shopping is now available in 34 locations throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland and New York. Weis Online Shopping allows customers to order groceries online and either pay through a […]
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7-Eleven, DoorDash To Provide On-Demand Delivery In Five Markets
7-Eleven Inc. and DoorDash are partnering to provide on-demand delivery from participating 7-Eleven stores in five major metropolitan markets across the U.S. Customers in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago can order products from their local 7-Eleven stores, with delivery service following in Washington, D.C., and Boston in the coming months. This is DoorDash’s first partnership […]
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National Restaurant Productivity Breaks Three-Month Slump
Driven by stronger same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) posted a solid gain in July, the first increase in three months. The RPI stood at 102.7 in July, up 0.7 percent from June. In addition, July represented the 29th consecutive month in which the RPI stood above […]
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Names Baldwin President, COO
BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc., Westborough, Massachusetts, has named Christopher Baldwin, a former Hess CEO and executive at several food companies, as president and COO, effective Sept. 8. Baldwin will have responsibility for business operations, including merchandising, logistics, membership, marketing and club operations; he also will join BJ’s board of directors. Baldwin brings more than 30 […]
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A&P Laying Off Thousands Of N.J. Workers On Thanksgiving Day, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… The A&P supermarket chain has filed layoff notices for 3,781 employees at 45 of its New Jersey stores. The layoffs are effective Nov. 26, Thanksgiving Day. Earlier, A&P filed 867 layoff notices in July with an effective date of Sept. 19 for eight New Jersey locations. In all, the number of […]
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FDA Warns Three Tobacco Companies On Natural Labels, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to three tobacco manufacturers—ITG Brands LLC, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. Inc. and Sherman’s 1400 Broadway N.Y.C. Ltd.—who describe their cigarettes on product labeling as “additive free” and/or “natural.” The action marks the first time the FDA has used its […]
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NLRB Staffing Agency Decision Could Impact Restaurants
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a decision in the Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) case, holding that BFI is considered a “joint employer” with a temporary staffing agency that supplied employees to BFI. According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), the decision has broad implications for multiple industries, including restaurants. The NLRB, through a 3-2 vote, […]
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OTA To Lead ‘Myth-Busting’ Drive In September
In a drive to educate and inform consumers of the benefits and the facts about organic, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) along with organic brands and industry thought leaders are uniting online Sept. 1-30 for “Organic Myth-Busting Month,” a 30-day effort on social media aimed at addressing long-held misconceptions surrounding organic trade. “Despite organic sales and accessibility […]
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N.Y. Cheese Company Places First At World Dairy Expo Championship, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… Formaggio Italian Cheese Specialties of Hurleyville, New York, recently earned first place at the 2015 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest. Anthony Mongiello is the owner of Formaggio Italian Cheese. His grandfather, Lorenzo Mongiello, in 1925, established the first specialty-canning corporation for ricotta cheese. Anthony’s father, Angelo Mongiello Sr., invented the first […]
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Wegmans Tops J.D. Power Pharmacy Customer Study, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… The J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Pharmacy Study has been released, with Wegmans Pharmacy ranking highest among supermarket pharmacies with an overall satisfaction score of 887. The study measures customer satisfaction among all categories of brick-and-mortar pharmacies, including chain drug stores, mass merchants and supermarkets, as well as mail-order pharmacies. Wegmans’ […]
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Meal Kit Market Now Open In Massachusetts
A new food store format selling ready-to-prepare recipe kits has opened in Brookline, Massachusetts. Pantry, which opened this summer in Brookline’s Washington Square, offers at least 20 recipes inspired by the cuisines of every continent. Each recipe kit is pre-portioned and locally sourced when possible; recipe cards and videos are provided as well. All recipes […]
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Kings Food Markets Promotes Several In Perishables
Kings Food Markets in Parsippany, New Jersey, has made several promotions within its perishable departments. “We are so proud to promote these key department leaders within our company,” said Judy Spires, president and CEO of Kings Food Markets, a chain of 25 upscale grocery stores serving customers in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut with […]
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Chipotle Planning Massive Hiring Event On Sept. 9
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced its first-ever National Career Day, taking place on Wednesday, Sept. 9, with the goal of hiring 4,000 new employees. The hiring event is expected to expand Chipotle’s 59,000-member workforce by nearly 7 percent. “The economy has been thawing, more restaurants are opening and there are fewer job applicants than there were […]
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Target To Test New Food Service Offers
Beginning in October, Target will roll out the Freshii fast-casual concept in nine stores; Pizza Hut will open restaurants in three stores; and D’Amico & Sons will open up its concept in two Minneapolis stores. Nearly 1,700 out of Target’s nearly 1,800 stores have cafes. In the test markets, the cafes will be replaced with […]
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Blount Fine Foods Names West Coast Exec, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… Blount Fine Foods, the Fall River, Massachusetts-based maker of handcrafted soups, entrées, sauces and side dishes for retail and food service, has appointed Ian Lofton director of business development for the food service channel on the West Coast. Company officials said Lofton’s position was created to meet continued growth on […]