July 12th, 2017Grocer debuts downtown NYC food hall
The brainchild of two independent grocers, New York’s newest food hall opened for business Tuesday, providing lunch for hundreds of …
June 30th, 2017Oscar Mayer Plant in Wisconsin Closes Down
The last cold cuts are rolling off the line at the Oscar Mayer facility in Madison, ending nearly 100 years …
June 30th, 2017Bacon Prices Expected to Rise. Here’s Why.
US – A number of factors continue to support hog prices in the near term, helping propel cash hog values …
May 24th, 2017NYC to require grocers to display calorie counts on prepared items
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday that each of the city’s chain retailers would need to …
March 29th, 2017Major League Baseball names Nathan’s as its official hot dog
Major League Baseball has official sponsors for beer, credit cards and even tires– but they didn’t have an official sponsorship …
March 21st, 2017Kings CEO Spires salutes N.J., its ‘incredibly talented’ women while accepting Lifetime Achievement Award at NJBIZ Best 50 Women in Business event
Judith Spires, the chairman and CEO of Kings Food Markets, was gracious and complimentary when she was honored with the …
February 2nd, 2017Meat Prices are Down. What’s That Mean for Grocery Meat Departments?
It’s an upside down world. After years of high prices and volume pressure, price relief is driving a greater willingness …
January 3rd, 2017Fears of Food Desert in High-End SoHo as Grocery Closes
SoHo offers a bounty of food — each block in this Manhattan neighborhood seems to feature artisanal chocolatiers selling single …
December 7th, 20164Q Promises Strong Pork Sales
Pork sales have historically been strong in the fourth quarter, and this year should be no different, according to Patrick …
December 7th, 2016Retailers see continued growth in value-added meats
Growing consumer interest in new flavors and cuisines is helping to propel sales of value-added meat products, and retailers are …
December 1st, 2016USDA Proposes Revisions to Nutritional Fact Panel for Meat and Poultry Products
USDA Proposes Revisions to Nutritional Fact Panel for Meat and Poultry Products Allows Consumers to Make More Informed Decisions WASHINGTON, …
November 30th, 2016Key Food Continues Record Revenue Pace; Sees Retailer Sales Reaching $3B In 2019
More than 800 suppliers, brokers and distributors (a record) attended the annual Key Food Stores Co-Operative, Inc. vendor summit – …
October 28th, 2016Key Food launching Urban Meadow private brand
Key Food Stores Co-operative on Thursday announced it was launching a new private brand called Urban Meadow that could replace …
October 28th, 2016Key Food CEO: Aggressive buying paying off
A&P stores acquired and reopened over the last year by Key Food Stores Co-operative are running at about 85% of …
October 26th, 2016One year later, A&P sites still reopening
Nearly a year after A&P shut down and sold its stores in a bankruptcy auction, acquirers are still reopening sites …
October 25th, 2016Food Bazaar Opens 2 New Jersey Locations
Food Bazaar Supermarket is continuing its recent expansion push with two more grand openings in North Bergen and Fairview, N.J., …
August 26th, 2016Nautical Foods Seafood Puffs on QVC
Chef Adam made his 2nd QVC appearance to showcase Nautical Foods Seafood Puffs and it was received with rave reviews… Click here …
August 11th, 2016Breaking News: Angelo, Gordon Sells Kings, Balducci’s To Investment Company; Spires Remains CEO
After several years of searching for a buyer, New York-based private equity firms Angelo, Gordon & Co. and MTN Capital …
August 4th, 2016Consumers say supermarket deli provides healthy choices: Study
More than 80% of consumers in the U.S., U.K. and Canada believe the supermarket deli is a good place for …
May 6th, 2016Al Fresco Buffalo Style & Blue Cheese Reformulated
BUFFALO STYLE & BLUE CHEESE FULLY COOKED CHICKEN SAUSAGE! Now with blue cheese! Newly crafted with the intense smooth taste of …
April 27th, 2016Porky Products Not Affected by Pilgrim’s Recall
Congressional and Public Affairs Nina Anand Gabrielle Johnston (202) 720-9113 Press@fsis.usda.gov EDITORS NOTE: This release is being reissued to …
April 14th, 2016Nathan’s Famous turns 100
2016 marks the 100th anniversary of Nathan’s Famous hot dogs, a fixture of Coney Island in New York City. Growing …
February 29th, 2016Cutting in: Retailers capitalize on high demand for specialty cheese
The growing desire for bold flavors and fresh, artisan ingredients is leading many shoppers to the specialty cheese case. The …
February 29th, 2016UNFI to acquire Haddon House, resets forecast
Wholesaler United Natural Foods on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Haddon House Food Products, a distributor of specialty …
February 21st, 2016Meat Conference 2016: Make cuts work for you
Retailers need to have different strategies for how they sell different cuts of meat depending on which consumer is most …
February 17th, 2016Fairway gets a second warning of stock delisting
More dark clouds gathered above Fairway Group Holdings late Tuesday when the company said it has received a second warning of …
February 17th, 2016Winter Gardens, Canyon Creek among recent FSIS recalls
WASHINGTON – Winter Gardens Quality Foods recalled around 3,710 lbs. of chicken salad products that could contain extraneous plastic materials …
February 16th, 2016Hain Pure Protein changing up Plainville Farms look
NEW OXFORD, Pa. – Hain Pure Protein Corporations will introduce the new logo and packaging for its Plainville Farms brand …
February 11th, 2016Pilgrim’s Pride sales slide during Q4, fiscal 2015
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. reported its fourth fiscal quarter ending Dec. 27, 2015 numbers on Feb. 10 and the performance of some business segments did not reflect the progress that was made in fiscal 2014.
February 10th, 2016Allegiance Buys Pathmark Banner
Northeast retailer cooperative Allegiance Retail Services LLC has purchased the intellectual property of former A&P division Pathmark, including the Pathmark logo, trademarks, brand name, pathmark.com domain, and all other intellectual property associated with the Pathmark name.
February 10th, 2016Livestock, poultry production to climb in 2016: WASDE
High broiler and pork production will more than offset reduced beef production in 2016, the World Agricultural Outlook Board of the US Dept. of Agriculture said in its Feb. 9 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.
February 9th, 2016Key Food Acquires SuperFresh Banner
Key Food Stores Co-Operative Inc. has acquired the SuperFresh banner name and related intellectual property assets from the bankrupt Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P).
February 5th, 2016Fairway facing danger of possible bankruptcy
The quintessential New York grocery chain said Friday it needs to raise more capital by April to meet its debt obligations with its 15 stores in the metro area experiencing “significant losses.”