Stop & Shop, the Metro New York market’s second largest grocery retailer, has completed upgrades at 21 of its 50 Long Island stores in the two-county region where it is the share of market leader. Stop & Shop currently operates 27 stores in Suffolk County and the following 21 locations…

The PA-based merchant said it plans to open 40 stores in Northern Virginia alone over the next 15 years.

Albertsons Companies has announced that Geoff White, the company’s Own Brand president, has been named its new executive vice president and chief marketing and merchandising officer, replacing Shane Sampson who stepped down on September 7 at the end of the second fiscal quarter. Under White’s leadership, Own Brands penetration grew…

Challenge: Eat One More Home-Cooked Meal At Home As A Family This September

The company is in the process of reviewing its strategic options to accelerate its transformation.

The recent restructuring stemmed from the reality of dealing with current competitive marketing conditions that have impacted the group.

Fixing A Food Stamp Problem

The Plant-Based Faux Burger Wars Heat Up

Massive Unfunded Pension Liability A Key Mutual Concern

Michael Joseph McCann Jr., retired food broker and a major presence in the Baltimore-Washington market for more than 30 years, passed away last month at the age of 81. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Laurel Springs, NJ, McCann graduated from Camden Catholic High School and attended Saint Joseph’s University…

The new technology is expected to roll out to select stores by early next year.

The executive change comes after a turbulent year for the CPG giant.

Work Stoppage Losses Are $345M; Other US Brands Performing Well

Target announced that it will be launching a new private label food line called “Good & Gather” next month. The new brand, which will start rolling out with 650 products on September 15, will become the flagship food line for the Minneapolis-based retailer and will include four lines: kids, organic,…

Albertsons Companies announced on August 19 that Shane Sampson, executive vice president and chief marketing & merchandising officer, has decided to leave the company at the end of its second fiscal quarter on September 7, 2019. “Shane has been instrumental in building the Albertsons Companies we know today – both…

Will Build New Center City Philly Flagship

Porky Products selling show is a big success; King's golf outing raises funds to fight hunger

Philabundance awarded $100,000 grant; SJU to host its annual Food Industry Summit

The purchase marks the fourth strategic “infill” acquisition that Giant/Martin’s has made in less than a year.

The Carlisle, PA-based retailer’s first full size store in Center City will have dedicated customer parking and an outdoor terrace in the Riverwalk mixed-use development project.

In conjunction with the announcement, John Standley has stepped down as chief executive officer, effective immediately.

A recent article on bisnow.com highlighted 11 grocery-anchored developments that are underway in the Washington, DC metro area. The commercial real estate news website outlined grocery stores that are or will be built into mixed-use developments from Rockville to Shaw to Southeast DC to Alexandria. The regional projects consist of…

The End of An Era

The merchandising transition from Quincy, MA to Landover, MD will completed in 12 months.

Examining the new age of brand disloyalty

Climate Change And Its Impact On Food

80 Percent Of Fleet Now Under ‘Easy, Fresh And Affordable’ Program.

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 independent grocer, Greg’s passion for our industry is second to none and his leadership over the years as NGA’s chief…

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 a bid to save taxpayers around $2.5 billion a year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent out a press…

The transition will take place between Q3 2019 and Q3 2020.

The large distributor of gourmet, ethnic, organic and specialty foods will be closing its Upper Marlboro, MD operations in late October.

Philabundance will nearly triple the number of free summer meals for children; PFMA and NJFC announce scholarship recipients

Godzilla breaks online records for digital revenue with this year's Prime Day(s).

NSA spearheads protest at NYC City Hall; Jose Perez opens third supermarket in the Bronx.

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 was attended by Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and Dr. Donald Darnell, executive director of…

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 Giant stores and Martin’s Food Markets, under the Martin’s Direct banner, across four different states. On July 12, Giant/Martin’s president…

Upscale Merchant Would Give Second Largest Wakefern Member Entree To Manhattan.

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 the U.S. Army in the Korean War. In 1949, he started his career in the retail food industry as a…

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…