Swiss Farms Drive-Through Grocery Stores Coming To Charlotte, NC

Groceries are going drive-thru in South Charlotte. After more than 40 years in business in Pennsylvania, Swiss Farms drive-thru grocery store is expanding along the eastern seaboard, including an initial five stores in Charlotte.

Giant Continues To Grow In Philadelphia Region With 'Grab-And-Go' Site

January 19, 2012 GIANT/MARTIN’S

GIANT Food Store opened its Willow Grove fuel station on January 18 at 8:00 a.m. Located at 424 York Road, right down the street from the GIANT Super Food Store, the fuel station also features a new 1,000 square foot ‘grab and go’ kiosk.

Agilysys & Modiv Media Partner To Accelerate Adoption Of Mobile Commerce For Grocers

January 19, 2012 Agilysys

Agilysys, Inc. a leading developer and marketer of proprietary enterprise software, services and solutions to the hospitality and retail industries, and Modiv Media, the leading mobile shopper marketing company, today announced a partnership to deliver in-store mobile shopping solutions to grocers nationwide. The partnership enables grocers to enhance the shopping experience through the use and integration of mobile technologies, personalized offers, coupon targeting, mobile self-checkout, mobile payment and rapid integration with IBM point-of-sale (POS) systems.

Stew Leonard’s CEO May Give Up Dream Of Orange Store

January 19, 2012 Erin Cox, WTNH

A Shelton developer has his eyes on some land in Orange that was once supposed to be the site of a Stew Leonard's dairy store.

Barry Callebaut To Become Long-Term Supplier Of Grupo Bimbo

January 19, 2012 Barry Callebaut AG

Barry Callebaut AG,the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, and Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, one of the largest food companies in Latin America, announced today the signing of a new long-term supply agreement for Bimbo's operations in Mexico. Under the terms of the agreement, Barry Callebaut will supply the plants of Grupo Bimbo with up to 32,000 tonnes of chocolate products annually for its domestic market, through the company's Mexican factories in Toluca and Monterrey. The projected volumes will start immediately.