The National Cooperative Bank has released its annual NCB Co-op 100, listing the nation’s top 100 revenue-earning cooperative businesses. In 2015, these businesses posted revenue totaling approximately $223.8 billion. Considered one of the list’s “main sectors” is grocery, in which Wakefern Food Corp./ShopRite, based in Keasbey, New Jersey, reported $15.5 billion in revenue and earned […]
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Independents Can Excel In A Number Of Areas
by Peter Larkin/ president and CEO, National Grocers Association Special to The Shelby Report We here at NGA are gearing up for The NGA Show, which will be held Feb. 12-15 in Las Vegas. And as we begin to look forward to the show, I find myself thinking about the areas where independents can excel […]
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Women In Meat Northeast Educates Women On Meat Processing Skills
Women in Meat Northeast hosted its first big event in mid-October and hopes to continue educating women about the industry and how to process meat. The group, formally known as The League of Women in Meat, met at The Harvard Forest In Petersham, Massachusetts, Oct. 16-18. The league is focused on developing the skills, knowledge […]
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Wyo. Profile: DDA, Business Council Working With Grocers And Community To Develop The State
by Alissa Marchat/staff writer In early August, McKee Foods Corp. awarded the Casper (Wyoming) Downtown Development Authority (DDA) a grant to help move the Casper downtown public plaza forward. The grant is part of a McKee Foods initiative called OH!—the Outdoor Happiness movement. McKee Foods is working with every state in the country to discover […]
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Golfers Raise Funds For Alabama Grocers Education Foundation
The Alabama Grocers Education Foundation held its 24th annual fall golf outing on Thursday at Inverness Country Club in Birmingham. The tournament included two flights and raised funds for the Alabama Grocers Association’s Education Foundation, which funds scholarships to employees and children of employees of Alabama Grocers Association companies. To date, the foundation has awarded […]
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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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Colorado’s Hays Market Is Affiliated Foods MW’s Retailer Of The Year
Colorado’s Hays Market recently was recognized with the 2016 Retailer of the Year for a Wholesale Co-op by its parent co-op, Affiliated Foods Midwest. As one of 800 stores in the 13-state region considered for the award, it meant a lot to sibling owners Neal, Ryan and Russell Hays, according to the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor. […]
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Rollout Of The Fresh Market’s New Look Begins Wednesday In North Carolina
The Fresh Market is unveiling a new look that the specialty grocer says stays true to its roots in offering fresh, delicious food. The makeover, however, re-imagines the market as a destination where guests can find an increased selection of local products, health-conscious items—and now, new categories, including everyday grocery classics, according to the North […]
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NGA Makes Three Appointments To Board Of Directors
The National Grocers Association (NGA) has appointed David Ochs, SVP of sales, East, KeHE Distributors, and Jeff Strack, president and CEO of Strack & Van Til, to fill recent vacancies on its board of directors. Additionally, the organization has named Mike Stigers, EVP and president, wholesale and supply chain services, Supervalu, to serve on the board’s […]
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Sprouts Named Pear Retailer Of The Year
On the show floor at PMA Fresh Summit over the weekend, USA Pears presented Sprouts Farmers Markets’ produce warehouse with the 2016 Pear Retailer of the Year Award for its pear category improvements in merchandising performance and sales increase. “On behalf of nearly 1,600 fresh pear growers of Washington and Oregon, we congratulate the Sprouts produce […]
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Fiesta Mart Continues Reinvigoration With Five DFW Reopenings This Month
Fiesta Mart is continuing on its path to reinvigoration with five Dallas/Fort Worth stores celebrating grand reopenings this month. The first Minyard store to officially transition to Fiesta opened last week at Lake June Road in Dallas; two additional, previously acquired Minyard stores and two remodeled Fiesta stores also will host grand reopenings this month. […]
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McKinnon’s Market Recognized As New Hampshire’s Supermarket Of The Year
McKinnon’s Market was named Supermarket of the Year and Jeannotte’s Market of Nashua, New Hampshire, earned Grocer of the Year honors from the New Hampshire Grocers Association (NHGA). They received their awards at NHGA’s Fall Conference last week. McKinnon’s Market began in 1946 and is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. The Penta family has […]
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Hannaford Launches 10 EV Charging Stations, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… Hannaford Supermarkets has launched 10 fast-charging electric vehicle stations at stores in Maine and in Greater Albany, New York. The five Maine locations are the first major retail sites in the state to offer electric vehicle owners the chance to charge up their cars while they shop. The Maine locations are […]
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Supervalu Selling Save-A-Lot Biz For $1.365B
Supervalu has entered into a definitive agreement whereby an affiliate of Onex Corp. will acquire Supervalu’s Save-A-Lot business for $1.365 billion in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments. In connection with the sale, Supervalu and Save-A-Lot will enter into a five-year professional services agreement. The sale of Save-A-Lot is expected to be completed by Jan. […]
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Nominations Now Open For 2017 Retail Produce Manager Awards
The United Fresh Produce Association is now accepting nominations for the 2017 Retail Produce Manager Awards Program. This program recognizes 25 outstanding retail produce managers for their innovative merchandising, produce-related community outreach, increased store sales and recognition among company peers. The program, sponsored by Dole Food Co. and in it’s 13th year, pays special recognition […]
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2017’s Top 10 Food Trends Revealed
Sterling-Rice Group (SRG) has identified its top 10 culinary trends that it says will stand out on restaurant menus, expand onto grocery shelves and attract consumer attention across the U.S. in 2017. Broad and growing interest in wellness and the environment, as well as a strong desire to connect with international cultures, continue to be […]
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Metcalfe’s Markets Launches Stop Waste Together Initiative
Metcalfe’s Market, with stores in Madison and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has become the first official partner of Stop Waste Together in an effort to prevent food waste created by expired products from grocery shelves. Through this partnership with Stop Waste Together, Metcalfe’s is taking aim at doing its part to reduce the $165 billion worth of […]
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Tops Markets Receives Healthiest 100 Workplaces In America Award
Tops Friendly Markets, Williamsville, New York, recently was named to the 2016 “Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America” list. “At Tops we take great pride in ensuring a healthy working environment for all of our employees. We encourage involvement in company-wide fitness challenges, health screenings and provide numerous resources for all our associates so they can actively […]
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Weis Appoints Zeh Chief Information Officer, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… Weis Markets has named R. Gregory Zeh Jr. VP and chief information officer. He will oversee the company’s day-to-day information technology functions, working in support of marketing and merchandising, supply chain and in-store management retail applications. During his 25-year career, Zeh has worked in senior information technology and finance positions in […]
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Trader Joe’s To Open California, Washington Stores This Week
Specialty grocer Trader Joe’s will open two new stores in the West this week. A Hermosa Beach, California, unit will debut at 1100 Pacific Coast Highway on Thursday, Oct. 13. The grocer will open in Bellevue, Washington, at 416 116th Avenue NE, on Oct. 14. In addition, Trader Joe’s is expected to open California stores […]