C&S Wholesale Grocers Donates $500K To Food Bank
Keene, New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers is donating $500,000 to The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts to support its expansion efforts with the development of a larger distribution center and headquarters. The […]
Roche Bros. Celebrating 70th Anniversary
Pat and Bud Roche opened their first store in 1952 in Roslindale, Massachusetts, according to the Roche Bros. website. “This first meat and produce store expanded in 1957 to include […]
More Help Arrives for Isom IGA One Month After Flooding
A month ago, families and businesses in Letcher County did not know what the future would hold for their community. But there is hope for a staple grocery store that […]
Grocery Dive: Wakefern Heightens its Focus on Prepared Foods
Wakefern’s Fresh to Table sections are designed to make it easy for price-conscious consumers to stock up on products that bring pizzazz to preparing and eating food at home. The […]
Supermarket News: Coborn’s joins CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion
Chris Coborn, chairman and CEO of regional grocer Coborn’s Inc., has joined the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion coalition. St. Cloud, Minn.-based Coborn’s said Wednesday that, with the move, […]
Weis Markets, Kellogg Donate $20K To Second Harvest Food Bank
Weis Markets and Kellogg Company have announced a donation of $20,000 and a truckload of food to the Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania. The […]
Progressive Grocer: Coborn’s Leader Joins CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion
Chris Coborn, chairman and CEO of employee-owned Coborn’s Inc., has joined the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion coalition. The organization is the largest CEO-driven business commitment to spur measurable […]
UNFI Recognized As ‘Best Place To Work For Disability Inclusion’
Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods has earned a top score of 100 in the Disability Equality Index and is being recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion.” […]
The Shelby Report: Enforcement Of Robinson-Patman Act Is ‘Biggest Issue,’ Owner Says
Mike Planalp, owner of Blackford County Foods, in Fishers, Indiana, sees the biggest challenge to independent grocers and their growth is the federal government’s failure to enforce the Robinson-Patman Act […]
The Shelby Report: Great Falls’ Everyday IGA Stores Ready To Launch E-Commerce Program
All things considered, Rich Chadwick’s two Everyday IGA stores in Great Falls, Montana, and Teeple’s IGA in Browning are enjoying a strong state and local economy. “I think the economy […]
