Month: September 2014

Fairway Group Holdings Corp. is pleased to announce that Jack Murphy, a seasoned retail executive with strong experience in specialty food retailing, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Murphy was a co-founder of natural foods grocer Fresh Fields, Inc. before it was sold to Whole Foods, Inc., and most recently he served as Chief Executive Officer of Earth Fare, Inc., an organics and natural food chain with locations in the Southeast and Midwest. …

Thirty-one percent of food that is available at supermarkets, restaurants, and in households goes uneaten – food that was nurtured and harvested in the fields and ends up in a landfill.  Increasingly food processing facilities, food service companies, supermarkets, and restaurants are recognizing the need to reduce, recover, and recycle all of this wasted food.  The momentum is building as more and more address the problem and take action to keep good food from entering landfills. …

Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) announced the expansion of their revolutionary loyalty program PC PlusTM to No Frills(®) stores across Western Canada. PC PlusTM, a fully digital program, rewards customers with weekly personalized offers on the food they love most that can help customers save money, save time and feed their family in a convenient way. …

Hannaford Supermarkets will expand its footprint by purchasing three independent supermarkets in Houlton, Caribou and Calais. …