Jonathan Kemezis has joined NAFCO and Congressional Seafood as chief financial officer. Kemezis, a CPA, joins NAFCO after more than 16 years with Annapolis, MD-based Smartlink LLC, where he was most recently CFO; prior to that position he held various positions of increasing responsibility for the including VP-operations. Earlier, he…

Acosta Sales & Marketing announced the appointment of Darian Pickett as chief executive officer on Monday, effective immediately. Pickett, a 28-year veteran with Acosta and most recently the company’s chief client officer, succeeds Alejandro Rodriguez Bas, who will leave Acosta to pursue other opportunities. “Under Alejandro’s leadership, Acosta made substantial…

The facility is expected to add 250 jobs to local economy.

Locals 400 & 27 Mobilize Shoppers Employees For Informational Rallies.

Giant Food has unveiled “Giant Pickup,” a new service which will allow customers to place their grocery orders online and pick them up at a local store. The leading grocery chain in the Baltimore-Washington area began rolling out the program on July 1 at a select group of stores. The…

This is the fourth consecutive year for both retailers to make the list.

In return, the e-commerce giant will waive its typical slotting fee for these products for the two-day online sales event.

JOH recently announced that Rick Daniels has joined the Mid-Atlantic region as an account executive/account manager. Daniels has had an extensive career. He has worked on various client accounts, including: Barilla, Bertolli, Church & Dwight, Colgate-Palmolive, Del-Monte, Marcal, Ragu, Tone’s Spices, Unilever Foods and Upfield Foods. He has also worked…

The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) last month announced changes to its board of directors, appointing two members to its board and announcing new leadership positions. The announcement was made during the 2019 Annual Conference in Philadelphia. Alex Baloga, PFMA president and CEO, and Gene Cleary, senior director of independent…

Stop & Shop, CVS, Giant, Walmart Remain Big Factors; Aldi Has Strong Year.

A lower district court ruling is overturned by SCOTUS in favor of retailers.

Despite an overall healthy economy and slightly increased inflation, many food retailers once again struggled to post positive identical store sales in the Mid-Atlantic marketing area that remains overstored and diversified.

The Richmond-Norfolk market continues to be the most dynamic and competitive area in the entire Mid-Atlantic region. The reason is obvious: established powerhouse retailers that compete against each other (Walmart, Kroger, Wegmans, Food Lion) coupled with other new deep-pocketed merchants that are trying to gain traction in a market that’s…

The former Shoppers Food & Pharmacy president and Supervalu executive will become the Sunbury, PA-based retailer's new vice president of fresh merchandising, effective July 1.

Eleven-day strike may have been catalyst for leadership changes.

A new, embedded OS solution was developed for the retailer to detect and prevent malware using deep learning-based cybersecurity across its U.S. locations.

Walmart is completely merging its jet.com business into its own e-commerce platform, including the retail, technology, analytics, and product segments. It had already previously combined the supply chain divisions in order to retool fulfillment centers and mirrored inventory. As a result of the streamlining of the two online businesses, the…

This is just the latest move to help the Minneapolis-based retailer stay competitive with the likes of Amazon and Walmart.

The Cincinnati, OH-based supermarket chain is the latest retailer to start selling products containing the hemp derivative.

Rocco “Rocky” Cingari, who served as president and CEO of Grade A Shoprites in Connecticut for nearly 40 years, passed away on June 3. A lifelong grocer, Cingari started in the industry in his family’s first store, Grade A Market, opened in 1943 by his Italian immigrant father Salvatore Cingari…

The company veteran has spent 20 years in a variety of roles around the world for the CPG manufacturer.

The Cincinnati, OH-based retailer has issued two recalls over the course of four days.

The natural, organics, and specialty foods distributor posted better than expected earnings in its third quarter but there are lingering signs that the Providence, RI distributor still faces many critical challenges.

Investigative animal rights group uncovers blatant animal abuse at brand's flagship dairy farm.

Krasdale Foods recently announced that Dennis Wallin, the company’s longtime head of retail development has been promoted from vice president to executive vice president of Alpha 1 Marketing, Krasdale’s merchandising and marketing affiliate. Wallin, who joined Krasdale in 1991, will continue to serve as the company’s eyes and ears on…

The Center For Inquiry has filed a lawsuit against the Bentonville, AR retailer for misleading customers in its marketing and sales of homepathic products.

Goya, the Jersey City, NJ-based food manufacturer that is synonymous with Latin American home cooking in the United States, has reportedly hired Goldman Sachs to explore options that may include a sale of the company that could potentially bring in as much as $3 billion. Company CEO Robert Unanue countered…

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service urges consumers to check their freezers for the recalled products and to return the items to the store where purchased or to throw them away.

Affinity Group has announced its recent acquisitions of two retail sales and marketing agencies: Matrix Sales & Marketing and Jon Morris & Co. Matrix Sales & Marketing is a Cumberland, RI-based perishables food brokerage with a focus on dairy, frozen, deli, meat, produce and specialty cheese products that was founded…

In a bid to drive more business, Dollar Tree has announced plans to start selling alcohol in approximately 1,000 Family Dollar units. It will also expand freezers and coolers at around 400 locations. The Chesapeake, VA-based discount retailer, which completed its purchase of the Mathews, NC-based Family Dollar banner in…

Top marketing executive to leave Wakefern.

Wegmans, which once offered an in-store babysitting service called Wkids in select locations, is closing its last one situated in Amherst, NY, as reported by The Buffalo News. The free service allowed parents and caregivers the ability to shop without distractions after dropping off their children. According to Michele Mehaffy,…

Several associates from Wakefern, ShopRite, and Colgate-Palmolive were honored on May 16 at the Tribute to Women & Industry (TWIN) Awards Dinner hosted by the YWCA Union County at the Parsippany Hilton in Parsippany, NJ. The awards recognize the achievements and significant contributions made by women within their industries in managerial,…

200 leaders in the NJ food retail and distribution business gathered to discuss the e-commerce explosion and disruption currently taking place in the industry.

With 94 million customers and 722 warehouses across the globe (including 535 in the U.S.) and a number of Instagram fan accounts dedicated to the wholesaler, Costco has a zealous shopper fan base, an accomplishment in this day and age where store loyalty is hard to come by. CNBC.com recently…

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public letter urging the food industry to get behind standardizing the phrase, “Best If Used By” on food product date labels. The missive cites confusion among consumers between that and similarly used phrases such as “Use By” or “Sell By”…

The independent retailer is celebrating with an exciting lineup of summer events, contests, and collaborations.

The Carlisle, PA-based retailer was on hand to commemorate the groundbreaking of its salad and produce vendor's new 250,000 sq. foot greenhouse.

Target Corporation on May 22 announced its first quarter 2019 performance, including comparable sales growth of 4.8 percent driven by a 4.3 percent increase in comparable traffic. The company reported GAAP earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations of $1.53 in first quarter 2019, up 15.1 percent from $1.33 in…

Kroger has announced that it is the exclusive U.S. grocery retail partner for Loop, a global circular shopping platform that uses a reusable and returnable program to help manage consumer product packaging. The eco-friendly system is the brainchild of TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky, who so far has gotten 25 companies…