Retail & FoodService

The price tag soon may be disappearing from grocery stores in the state, but consumer groups are making one last appeal to Gov. Deval L. Patrick to save them, asking him to veto a bill approved by the state Senate Monday. …

Nash Finch Company, a Minneapolis-based food distributor, held ribbon cutting festivities for two new Family Fresh Markets® on Tuesday, June 26th at 303 South Main Street, River Falls, Wisconsin and on Wednesday, June 27th at 115 Elm Street, Farmington, Minnesota. These stores mark the third and fourth Family Fresh Market® locations, which deliver the freshness and quality you expect from a gourmet store, but at an affordable price. …

With busy employees stocking shelves, preparing the newly installed olive bar and cleaning displays where hundreds of exotic cheeses will be sold, the company is preparing to bring a new category of supermarket to Tulsa — different from upscale natural food store Whole Foods and traditional grocers such as Reasor’s. …

The Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board (LSPMB) kicked off the first ever “Fresh From the Dock” Louisiana Shrimp Week in New York City on June 27th and partnering with the city’s finest restaurants and chefs to showcase this delicious delicacy with specially crafted signature dishes. …

Ryan Howard has joined Dole Packaged Foods, LLC as Regional Sales Manager responsible for all foodservice channels in his market. Howard will work closely with brokers, distributors and operators to build relationships with and sales to targeted industry segments. …