Giant Food Stores has opened a new Beer & Wine Eatery at its Bradford Plaza location in West Chester. Situated at 700 Downingtown Pike, the 161,000-s.f. shopping center is exclusively leased and managed by Levin Management Corp. (LMC). Giant customers will find hundreds of domestic, imported and craft beers coupled with an extensive wine selection in the Beer & […]
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News from the northeastern United States.
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Associated Supermarket Group Establishes Loyalty Marketing Program
Associated Supermarket Group (ASG), based in New York, and Wonder Rewards have entered a partnership that establishes “Wonder Rewards” as a loyalty marketing program for ASG’s banner stores and independents. Wonder Rewards was formally introduced at the Feb. 7 ASG Retailer Summit as part of “What’s New for 2019 in Technology” for driving sales, profitability and improving […]
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Nightfood Wins 2019 Product Of The Year With Best New Ice Cream
Nightfood Inc. has been named the best new ice cream of 2019 by Kantar, a global company in consumer research. In the annual survey of more than 40,000 consumers, Nightfood, based in Tarrytown, New York, won because of the way it solves a problem for people who snack at night. By giving consumers a sleep-friendly […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Applegate Farms Reveals New Brand Of Pasture-Raised Meats
Applegate Farms LLC, a natural and organic meat company based in Bridgewater, New Jersey, has a new brand, “The New Food Collective,” that uses pasture-raised meats and small-batch production methods. The launch will feature a line of fresh sausages that is the first pork to be certified by the American Grassfed Association (AGA). The AGA […]
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YMCA Provides Affordable Fresh Produce In Frederick, Maryland
The YMCA of Frederick County is hosting “Produce in a SNAP” markets at its Teaching Kitchen in partnership with Hungry Harvest. The Y is located at 629 N. Market Street in Frederick, Maryland. The market is open every Wednesday from 3-6 p.m. Anyone is welcome to stop in and participate in this service. Produce in a SNAP, […]
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Cumberland Farms Celebrates 80 Years With Birthday Blast Treats
Cumberland Farms, a convenience and gasoline retailer headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, is celebrating its 80th anniversary by launching an exclusive line of Birthday Blast treats. The newest products in the brand’s growing line of private-label offerings include Birthday Blast Premium Cookie Bites, Whoopie Pie, Premium Chocolate Bars and Ice Cream. Each treat is a twist on classic birthday celebration flavors with a […]
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New Craigs Creamery Cheese Produced By Family-Run Dairy Farms
Craigs Creamery, founded by eight local farm families in Pavilion, New York, and owned by Dairy Farmers of America, is a new cheese brand with a direct connection to the farm. The cheese is made with fresh milk that goes from cow-to-creamery within hours, and the farmers utilize modern farming methods that focus on environmental responsibility. […]
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Talenti Gelato Offers Organic Collection And New Flavors
Talenti, a maker of gelato based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, has introduced Talenti Organic, a new collection of gelatos made with all organic ingredients. This new range of gelato offers a certified-organic option in the following four recipes: Organic Ginger Matcha Gelato: Made with green tea and ginger steeped in organic cream, blended with Japanese Matcha. […]
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Three Giant Heirloom Market Locations Planned For Philadelphia
Giant Food Stores of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, will expand in Philadelphia with the opening of three more Giant Heirloom Market stores during 2019. Building on the success of the first location of this urban store concept in the Graduate Hospital area, the new stores will bring a format and assortment specially curated for each of the unique Philadelphia neighborhoods […]
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Jarlsberg Cheese Reveals 2019 Advertising Campaign
Jarlsberg Cheese, a national brand of cheese based in Darien, Connecticut, is expanding its advertising campaign titled “Life’s Best Served with Jarlsberg.” The 2019 campaign will extend the brand’s geographic focus across the New York metro area, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, and continue to drive awareness, consideration and trial amongst Jarlsberg’s key target customer—the older Millennial. The […]
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Unilever Unveils On-The-Go Deodorant Wipes
Unilever now has products designed for on-the-go lifestyles with the introduction of new Deodorant Wipes. With 24-hour odor protection, the new Deodorant Wipes are available from Dove, Dove Men+Care, Degree Women, Degree Men and Axe. Unilever’s Deodorant Wipes are pre-moistened, alcohol-free and packaged with built-in lids to ensure freshness. “Our research shows that nearly 50 percent […]
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McCormick Appoints Advantage Solutions N.A. Sales Agency Of Record
McCormick & Co. Inc., based in Baltimore, Maryland, has appointed Advantage Solutions North American as its sales agency of record across the majority of its U.S. and Canadian business. Advantage, headquartered in Irvine, California, is a provider of business solutions to consumer-goods manufacturers and retailers with a suite of technology-enabled services that includes headquarter sales […]
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NJFC To Honor Industry Leaders At Night Of Distinction
The New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) will host a “Night of Distinction” reception Thursday, March 28, at 5:30 p.m. at The Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset, New Jersey. The event will draw more than 500 guests, including food industry executives. “This is the perfect time to celebrate the industry and its leaders who have made […]
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B&G Foods CEO To Retire In April, Romanzi To Succeed Him
B&G Foods Inc. CEO Robert C. Cantwell plans to retire from the company, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, on April 5, 2019. Cantwell’s retirement will bring to a close a career of more than 35 years of continuous service to B&G Foods, including approximately 23 years of leadership as EVP of finance and CFO and more than four […]
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Inserra Supermarkets Celebrates Opening Of ShopRite Of Wyckoff
Inserra Supermarkets Inc., based in Mahwah, New Jersey, hosted a ribbon-cutting at its newest store, the ShopRite of Wyckoff, New Jersey, on Jan. 13. The new supermarket is located at 430 Greenwood Avenue and will be run by the Inserra family. ShopRite of Wyckoff features a wide selection of groceries including both store and national […]
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Boston Beer Board Member, Former Dean Foods CEO Gregg Tanner Dies At 62
The Boston Beer Co. is mourning the passing of one of its longest-serving board members, Mr. Gregg A. Tanner, who died at the age of 62 on Jan. 24 surrounded by family. Mr. Tanner retired as CEO of Dean Foods of Dallas, Texas, in 2017. When he passed, he was serving on the board of directors for […]
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Giant Food Promotes Healthy Eating With Celebrity Campaign
Giant Food Stores is participating in a national celebrity campaign featuring local sports icons promoting fruits and vegetables. The FNV campaign, which stands for “fruits and veggies,” developed by Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), was created to use the power of marketing and celebrity endorsements to change the way children and young adults think about […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Northeast
CVS Makes Progress In Commitment To Transparency
CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, has made significant progress toward the goal of full transparency for all of its beauty imagery by the end of 2020 and its efforts to create new industry standards for post-production alterations of beauty imagery. Just one year after the company made the […]
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Kind Healthy Snacks President John Leahy To Retire
Kind Healthy Snacks‘ longtime President and COO John Leahy is retiring from the company. Mike Barkley, who joined the company in 2010, will replace Leahy and lead the company into the future as Kind sets its sights on innovation and category disruption. Leahy will leave behind a legacy of achievement, transparency and compassion but will […]
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VERC Presents $500 Grant To R.J. Grey Junior High School
VERC Enterprises, a convenience store and Mobil/Gulf gasoline operator in Duxbury, Massachusetts, recently presented R.J. Grey Junior High School in Acton, Massachusetts, with a check for $500, a grant made possible through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program. Funded by the ExxonMobil Corp. and Global Partners LP, the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance program is designed to provide […]