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Soup to Nutz
Summer Fancy Food Show takeaways and TGC begins celebrating its 100th birthday celebration.
July 25, 2023

FTC’s Khan Grilled By Congress; NGA Encouraged By New Merger Guidelines

Taking Stock
Lina Khan, gunslinger against big business and chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, had her day of reckoning on July 13 when the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee met with her to discuss the agency’s aggressive stance against big business mergers.
July 25, 2023

Amazon Sets Prime Day Record As Legal Challenges Accelerate

U.S. consumers spent $12.7 billion over the two-day period, a 6.1 percent increase over last year’s take.
July 25, 2023

No More Interim Title, ADUSA Ups Ruane To President Of TGC

Ruane had served as interim president of the 193-store ADUSA brand since August 2022, following the resignation of former president Nicholas Bertram.
July 20, 2023

The Giant Company Recognizes 21 Team Members For Outstanding Commitment To The Company

The Giant Company recently launched the countdown to its 100th anniversary, bringing together nearly 2,000 team members to celebrate the company’s legacy and growth during a business meeting at The Giant Center in Hershey, PA While there, 21 team members were recognized for their outstanding commitments to the company and…
July 15, 2023

New Manufacturing Plant, Strong Management Team Buoys G&S Foods

In 2018, a new company with a lineage of success entered the snack food industry – MAW Acquisitions was created to purchase G&S Foods, an Abbottstown, PA contract manufacturer that was founded in 1996 by entrepreneurs Steve Garvick and Dale Spahr.
July 14, 2023

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It May Be Payback Time
July 13, 2023

Terri’s Take

Terri's Take
Giant Food and Ben’s Chili Bowl announce at BBQ Battle that shoppers can now buy Ben’s Chili Bowl half smokes and chili in Giant stores.
July 13, 2023

After Years Of Warnings And Settlements Against Amazon, FTC Targets ‘Prime’ For Deception

Taking Stock
The FTC accused Amazon of duping millions of consumers into subscribing to “Prime” by utilizing “manipulative, coercive or deceptive” tactics.
July 13, 2023

Brendan Foley To Become CEO Of McCormick On September 1

Lawrence Kurzius To Remain Executive Chairman
July 13, 2023

CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid Still Closing Stores As Earnings Dip

Store Overlap A Factor In Cost-Cutting Decisions
July 13, 2023

ShopRite Widens Lead Over Stoppie; Inflation Offers Cushion To All Retailers

Costco, BJ’s, Walmart, Wawa Grow Share In $118.4B Region
June 29, 2023

Former Acme Markets, Shaw’s President Jablonski Dead At 72

Trenton Native Rose From Bagger To Become Chain’s Leader
June 28, 2023

Soup To Nutz

Soup to Nutz
The 45th Annual Market Study Has Arrived; Zallie Family Opens Ground-Up New Store in Woolwich Twp
June 28, 2023

Metro Beat

Metro Beat
It's Market Study Time; Industry Events Kick Into High Gear
June 28, 2023

Terri’s Take

Terri's Take
Remembering Dick Bestany As a Mentor and Friend
June 20, 2023

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Standardizing Food Date Labels
June 20, 2023

Inflation Helps Retailers Post Strong Comps; Many Fear That Darker Days Are Looming

Taking Stock
in the three months since our annual measuring period concluded (March 31) for our yearly market studies, sales have consistently weakened, and most retailers worry that the worst is yet to come.
June 20, 2023

Near Record Inflation Boosts Revenues To All-Time Highs

Giant, WM, CVS, Food Lion, Albertsons Remain Leaders; Wawa, Costco, BJ’s Make Strides
June 19, 2023

Dick Bestany, Co-Founder of Food World, Food Trade News, Passes Away At Age 83

Bestany led the trade papers from 1978 to 2007, a time of remarkable change in the food industry.
May 25, 2023

Soup To Nutz

Soup to Nutz
Murphy’s Fresh Markets Celebrates 45 Years With Surprise Anniversary Party
May 23, 2023

Metro Beat

Metro Beat
SFA Accepting Applicants For Its Hot Product “Pitch Slam” Competition; Uncle Giuseppe’s Opens Third Garden State Location
May 22, 2023

Jim Perkins Shift Could Be One Of Several Moves Albertsons Makes To Prepare For Potential Merger

Taking Stock
Coupled with his strong people skills and his proven ability to serve as an Albertsons ambassador (he’s moved more than 30 times in his career), Perkins will handle this new role with the professionalism and aplomb that have become his trademarks.
May 17, 2023

Perkins To Head SpinCo, Lofland Named Albertsons Mid-Atlantic President

Perkins is relocating to corporate HQ in Boise, effective May 22, to oversee the chain's proposed SpinCo unit as part of its planning process for its anticipated merger with Kroger.
May 17, 2023

As Berks Packing Co. Celebrates Its 90th, Family Values Remain Key To Success

What started as a small, local meat processor by Charles A. Boylan in 1933 has developed into a growing enterprise that services retail, foodservice and convenience store customers primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region.
May 12, 2023

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SNAP Issues Are Still A Work In Progress
May 9, 2023

Amazon Rebounds With Strong Q2; Jassy Still Bullish On Food Potential

Amazon’s sales and earnings both rebounded during its recently completed first quarter which ended on March 31. The Seattle-based company posted an overall sales increase of 9 percent to $127.4 billion compared to Q1 in 2022. Net operating income also improved, jumping to $3.2 billion for the 13-week period versus…
May 9, 2023

Weis Pledges Record $160M Cap-Ex Budget Including Five New Stores

Inflation Strain Remains A Concern
May 8, 2023

Metro Beat

Metro Beat
NGA Steps Up Efforts To Support Independent Retailers In Their Battle Against Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger
April 25, 2023

Soup To Nutz

Soup to Nutz
Happy 45th Anniversary To Food World and Food Trade News / A Look at Industry Efforts To Cut Plastics
April 25, 2023

Mike Stigers To Take Helm Of A Rapidly Evolving Wakefern Organization

Taking Stock
As the incoming new president of the country’s largest wholesale food co-op, Stigers will face additional challenges that are unique from other grocery jobs.
April 24, 2023

Fleeman Installed As ADUSA CEO; Muller Talks Stability, Sustainability

U.S. Market Performance Noted
April 24, 2023

Is Dollar General The Industry’s Least Safe Retailer?

Taking Stock
The Goodlettsville, TN-based discounter’s continuing safety issues have placed them in OSHA’s elite “Severe Violator Enforcement Program” (SVEP), which the federal agency said applies to employers and companies that exhibit indifference to their obligations by committing willful, repeated, or failure-to-abate violations.
April 12, 2023

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FDA Continues Along Road To Restructuring
April 12, 2023

Kroger Debuts Frederick Depot; CFC Expected To Add 400 Jobs

350,000 SF Automated Facility Will Also Service HT Customers
April 12, 2023

Mike Stigers To Become Wakefern President June 1

UNFI executive to succeed Joe Sheridan, who will remain with company until end of year
March 24, 2023

Statehouse Update

NJFC
Organized Retail Crime A Top PFMA Priority For 2023 State Legislative Session
March 24, 2023

G&S Foods Breaks Ground on New Manufacturing Facility in Hanover, PA

G&S Foods, LLC held a groundbreaking for its new 48,344 square foot snack food manufacturing  facility on Blettner Avenue in Hanover, PA on March 8. The co-packer and private label salty-snack snack manufacturer is currently located in Abbottstown, PA. Daniel Morgan, president & CEO stated, “We have an amazing workforce…
March 20, 2023

Metro Beat

Metro Beat
NGA Show 2023 Is A Big Success
March 20, 2023

Soup To Nutz

Soup to Nutz
TGC Celebrates Team Members' Achievements at Annual Business Meeting; SNAP Emergency Allotments Ending
March 20, 2023