Food Lion’s Aggressive Upgrade Plan Continues With 40 VA Units
80 Percent Of Fleet Now Under ‘Easy, Fresh And Affordable’ Program.
NGA Names Ferrara President and CEO; Langley Joins The JOH Fresh Team
Greg Ferrara has been named president and CEO of the National Grocers Association (NGA. Ferrara succeeds Peter Larkin who announced his retirement in the fall of 2018. “As a former…
Trump Administration Proposes Cuts to Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program
The Trump administration proposed a new rule that will cut roughly 3 million Americans from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more commonly known as food stamps. All this in…
Giant Food, Stop & Shop To End Shared Merchandising Services
The transition will take place between Q3 2019 and Q3 2020.
Specialty Distributor DPI To Close Its Mid-Atlantic Division
The large distributor of gourmet, ethnic, organic and specialty foods will be closing its Upper Marlboro, MD operations in late October.
Soup To Nutz
Philabundance will nearly triple the number of free summer meals for children; PFMA and NJFC announce scholarship recipients
Amazon Sets Prime Day Sales Record; Other Retailers Enjoy Digital Promotional Success
Godzilla breaks online records for digital revenue with this year's Prime Day(s).
NAFCO Breaks Ground On 70,000 Square Foot Cold Storage Freezer Facility
On July 16, NAFCO broke ground on a new cold storage freezer facility adjacent to its current seafood processing and distribution facility at the Maryland Market Center. The groundbreaking ceremony…
Ramping Up Its E-Commerce Biz, Giant Opens 100th ‘Direct’ Unit
Giant/Martin’s earlier this month announced a milestone in its e-commerce strategy: Giant Direct, Powered by Peapod, its online grocery service that offers pick-up and delivery, is now available at 100…
Village SR Reportedly In Talks To Buy NYC’s Gourmet Garage
Upscale Merchant Would Give Second Largest Wakefern Member Entree To Manhattan.
Former Superfresh President Jack DiFiore Passes Away at 89
Former supermarket executive Julian “Jack” DiFiore passed away peacefully July 15, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was 89. DiFiore was born and raised in Camden, NJ. He served in…