National Supermarket Association Adding New England Chapter
NFRA announces 2024 Mar4ch Frozen Foods Month Golden Penguin Awards and reaction to the Stop & Shop store closures.
William Sumas, Village Supermarkets Chairman, Dies At 77
Sumas, who joined his family's business in 1960, was also the the longest serving chairman of the New Jerset Food Council.
As The Summer Heat Sizzles, NFRA Opens Registration For October Convention
NFRA show registration opens, a recap of the Summer Fancy Food Show and memories of the late Bill Sumas.
And The Farm Bill Beat Goes On
Plus, updates on the Food Traceability Enhancement Act, reducing food waste, the FDA reorganization, and more.
Giant Food Hits A Home Run With This Year’s Steamy BBQ Battle
The 2024 BBQ Battle is history as the annual event, sponsored by Giant Food, raises $834,804 for USO, and the National Pork Board donates 54,000 pounds of pork to the…
Even With Release Of Store List, Albertsons Kroger, C&S Have Lots More Work To Do
“Today’s announcement changes nothing. The merger is not a done deal, far from it. We remain focused on stopping the proposed mega-merger for the same reasons we have stated since…
Kroger, Albertsons Release List of Stores To Be Sold To C&S
With an Aug. 26 court date nearing, the two giants proposed divesting 579 stores nationally. In the Mid-Atlantic, only nine Harris Teeter locations find themselves on the chopping block.
Rite Aid Chapter 11 Nears End; Walgreens Share Price Plunges
Two of the big three chains in the U.S. continue to show less-than-stellar results as Rite Aid limps out of Chapter 11 and Walgreens stock reaches a new low.
Stop & Shop Discloses Store Closings; 32 Supermarkets To Shutter in Five States
32 stores in New England and New York Metro will go dark by Nov. 2, bringing the chain's store count down to 359.
Kerry Hechler to RDD; John MacDonald Upped at Giant Co.; Mark Bradford to DMS Food Imports
Hechler will service the Ahold account for the perishables specialist.
Associated Supermarket Group Opens Queens Location; Wakefern Funds $1 Million in Scholarships
The Met Fresh in Ridgewood, Queens is the fourth venture for Danny Hamdan, and the eighth of the Hamdan family with ASG.
Navigating The Inflationary Tide: How Connecticut Food Retailers Adapt in Political Headwinds
Grocers are increasingly finding themselves targeted by state and federal regulators.
