Last updated on June 13th, 2024 at 05:10 pm
Supermarket News In Brief…
Acosta has named Tom Corley, former Kraft executive, COO. He is responsible for overseeing the sales and foodservice divisions, deepening consumer packaged goods clients and customer relationships, identifying retail operating strategies and developing a differentiated sales organization. Corley has more than 30 years of industry experience with the Kraft Foods Group and General Foods, including more than 15 years in senior leadership and sales roles with responsibility for customer collaboration, new business development, field sales commercialization, acquisition integration and organizational development…
Fresh Express has issued a precautionary recall of 350 cases of 12-oz. Fresh Express Baby Spinach with a Product Code of G010A17A and Use-By Date of Jan. 24 due to a possible exposure to a tree nut allergen (almond). Fresh Express representatives already are coordinating with stores to remove the recalled product from retail stores where distributed, primarily in eastern and southeastern states. No other Fresh Express products are included in this recall…
In a chain-wide effort to help the less fortunate within their local communities, Big Y Foods of Springfield, Massachusetts, has announced that its sixth annual Sack Hunger/Care to Share Program brought 19,316 bags of food to local charities and that its first-ever Toys for Tots drive brought $13,000 worth of toys to needy children. Since its inception, Big Y’s Sack Hunger Program has donated more than 93,000 bags to the area’s needy.
