Last updated on June 13th, 2024 at 05:01 pm
Grocery News In Brief…
Tops Friendly Market has revamped its private label Tops line with many reformulations containing simpler ingredients and more attractive packaging. The brands include food items, household items, paper products and cleaning supplies. In other news, Tops has moved its freezer warehouse to a 200,000-s.f. facility in West Seneca, New York. The new facility has the capacity to hold 2,000 SKUs and will allow the retailer to offer a greater variety of items…
Hormel Foods’ Jeffrey Ettinger will retire as CEO on Oct. 30. Ettinger will continue to serve as Hormel’s board chairman. The company’s board of directors has elected James P. Snee to be the company’s next CEO, effective Oct. 31. Snee currently serves as president and COO…
According to the Massachusetts Food Association, any operator who sells any bakery product in units of five or fewer (for example: two bagels, two muffins and one Danish), are subject to the Massachusetts sales tax on meals. Operators are only exempt from the sales tax when baked goods are sold in units of six or more.