When Enrico Piraino took the helm of the newly renamed DePalo Foods, he brought in the next generation of family members to learn the business he hopes they will run in the future.

Industry Leaders Implement Programs To Help Women and Minorities Excel; Eddie's of Roland Park Wins NGA Award

Ahold Delhaize is using a two-year comparable sales “stack” review of its recent achievements as it tries to objectively measure its U.S. comp sales growth rate in Q1 2021 added to the comp sales growth rate in the prior year.

Countdown Underway to Educate Businesses and Customers About Bag Ban

Pandemic Assistance For Food Producers

5 New Stores To Open; Gains From Pandemic Sales Muted

Carlisle, PA-based Ahold Delhaize USA brand seeks to capture market share from Acme and ShopRite.

Chain seeks to leverage buying power and create greater efficiencies. If selected to national team, local category managers will not have to relocate to Boise, ID headquarters.

Five Months After Acquiring FreshDirect, Ahold Delhaize Names Farhan Siddiqi Interim CEO as David McInerney Steps Down

Essential Grocery And Food Workers Become Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccines

The Keene, NH wholesaler will assume the business at approximately 275 stores from Burris Logistics in late June.

Grocery Discounter Making Progress On Transformation To Wholesale Grocer As Licensees Acquire More Stores

It’s Time for Wine in Connecticut Grocery Stores

Giant Riverwalk Opens in Philly; Recap of the Retail Food Industry Awards Season

ASG and Allegiance Retail Services Open New Stores

Expect No Letup For Future Organizing Efforts

Eddy Named Interim CEO; Baldwin Now Exec Chairman

PFMA Unveils Its New Website

Retail Business Services, the services company of Ahold Delhaize USA,  announced that Rom Kosla, a food retail veteran with more than 25 years of information technology (IT) experience, has been named as Executive Vice President, IT, and Chief Information Officer (CIO). Kosla will oversee all aspects of IT for the…

Sunbury, PA chain’s comps up 11.9%, net increases 38% in Q4

Peeps Collaborates With Pepsi And 7-Eleven On Limited Edition Drinks

The results of the vote to organize the distribution center in Bessemer, AL will likely take longer to tally than the actual election timeframe itself.

PE Firm Apollo Global Seeks Exit Strategy

Meat Grown From Cells - The Future

Comp Store Sales Increase 11.9%, Net Up 38% In Fourth Quarter

C-Store Merchant Agrees to $12.2 Million Deal

Weis Markets recently announced it has promoted Greg Zeh to senior vice president and chief information officer. Zeh joined Weis Markets as vice president and CIO in 2016. Since then, he has overseen the reorganization of the Sunbury, PA-based retailer’s information technology (IT) department at a time of significant growth.…

COVID One Year Later And Eating Healthy; Plus, It's Herr's 75th Birthday!

The Zaandam, Netherlands-based retailer had its most active acquisition year in 2020 since the merger of the two Dutch chains in 2016.

Allegiance Retail Services has busy month

Instacart Considers Utilizing Robot-Driven Warehouses

Mt. Vernon Square Unit To Open Later This Month.

Is A Rebound Set For 2021?

The veteran retail executive checks all the important boxes in the visceral and intangible skills that are needed to oversee a large merchandising department today.

Industry veteran promoted to senior VP-merchandising and marketing.

Messier began his grocery career at Hannaford Bros. in 1983 and has worked for either Delhaize or Ahold (which merged in 2017) continuously from that point.

A variety of safety protocols and modifications developed with guidance from public health authorities will be implemented at the annual expo.

The PA FFFI offers one-time grants or loans to food retailers to increase the availability of healthy and affordable food options for residents in under-resourced communities. 

Wakefern Food Corp. recently appointed Neil Falcone as chief financial officer and Karen Meleta as chief communications officer. Falcone, formerly VP of ShopRite Financial Services (SFS) and corporate finance, replaces Doug Wille, who retired recently after 43 years with the company. Meleta, Wakefern’s VP of consumer and corporate communications for…

Acme Celebrates 130 Years; The Giant Company Increases Its Commitment to Philly