Bakerly Launches New Line Of Products: The Family Line.

October 28, 2016 bakerly

Beginning of November 2016, bakerly launches a new line of products: the family line.

National Grocers Association Presents Senator With Champion Of Independent Grocers Award

The National Grocers Association (NGA) presented U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine with its Champion of Independent Grocers Award in recognition of her efforts to advance pro-growth policies and enact legislation that supports the independent supermarket industry.  The award was presented in conjunction with the Maine Grocers and Food Producers Association’s “Maine Food Means Business Summit” in Freeport.

NY's Specialty Grocery Stores Fight For Life Against Larger Chains

Speciality grocers are getting squeezed like a bunch of lemons. The chains, which once were the only place to get high-quality and organic merchandise, are now fighting more and more a losing battle against larger chains — like Costco, the largest seller of organic food today — that sell it for less.

Wegmans Announces Plans For Raleigh Location

October 28, 2016 Faye Prosser, WRAL

Wegmans, the family-owned N.Y.-based grocery chain, announced plans today for a Raleigh location. This is in addition to the sites planned for Chapel Hill and Cary.

Associated Wholesale Grocers Announces Successful Unification Of Cooperatives

Associated Wholesale Grocers, (AWG), announced its successful unification with Affiliated Foods Midwest (AFM). With its first shipments to stores out of its newest divisions in Norfolk, Nebraska and Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday, October 23rd, the combined cooperative will operate singularly as AWG with over 1000 independent members.