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Mark McGowan, Stop & Shop President, announced his decision to leave the organization after 30 years, but at the company’s request, he will remain with Ahold Delhaize USA through year-end, to ensure a seamless transition. Gordon Reid, President of Giant Food, will become the new President of Stop & Shop. …

Cholula, a leading producer and distributor of premium branded hot sauce, announced that it has appointed a new senior leadership team to drive the next chapter of the brand’s growth story.  20-year industry veteran Maura Mottolese is the new Chief Executive Officer. Motolese brings more than two decades of experience …

The Hispanic food distributor, La Tortillería, held its ninth Summer Food Show, one of the few that takes place outdoors, with a large attendance of vendors and buyers. More than 60 food and beverage companies presented a variety of products to visitors during the one-day show, which took place on …

Kroger announced it will sell topical CBD products derived from hemp in 945 locations in 17 states. The nation’s largest grocery retailer joins a growing list of national retailers, including Walgreens, CVS, Vitamin Shoppe and GNC, that are beginning to stock shelves with the cannabis compound. The Cincinnati-based grocery store …

Food Lion received top honors in the “Social Impact” category at the 2019 Loyalty360 Awards, for the retailer’s loyalty program engagement with its Food Lion Feeds hunger-relief initiative. The awards recognize industry leaders across several categories centered around building trusting relationships with their customers in a proactive, meaningful and measurable …

Walmart announced that starting this fall nearly one million customers in Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Vero Beach, Florida, will be the first ones to use InHome Delivery, a new service where customers can order their groceries and have them delivered directly into the kitchen fridge. Walmart InHome Delivery is a …

The TELACU Education Foundation held its 36th Annual “Building the Dream” Gala in Los Angeles to raise funds for the scholarship program that benefits 2,000 low-income Latino students and Veterans. The foundation also presented the prestigious 2019 TELACU “CREO” Award, to two California legislators and to the former CEO of …

Congressman Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, introduced the Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act, a bill to provide tax incentives for the establishment of grocery stores in urban and rural areas that don’t have convenient access to fresh food, best known as food deserts. The bill, introduced in the U.S. House …

Consumer confidence has been up and down in 2019. Despite a strong start to the year, confidence dimmed at the end of Q1 2019. It is currently surging again due to a strong labor market, but trade issues could easily cloud this outlook. This mixed bag is impacting consumer spending …

IDDBA 19 had a record breaking attendance consisting of companies, qualified buyers, merchandisers, executives, manufacturers, brokers, distributors, and other industry professionals who gathered to connect and learn. The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association event was held June 2-4 at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida. It offered an …