Monique Snipe helps her son Mekhi, 3, spread fresh-made hummus onto a tortilla at the monthly mommy and me cooking class on March 17. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Monique Snipe helps her son Mekhi, 3, spread fresh-made hummus onto a tortilla at the monthly mommy and me cooking class on March 17. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
Grade A Market receives Innovation Award for new programs designed to improve the health of employees and customers.
WestConn honors Tony and Roberta Caraluzzi at its annual University Ball for their commitment to students and community.
Through December 31st Big Y will be holding their Sack Hunger Campaign the help local food banks fight hunger. (more…)
Market 32 began its Check Out Hunger campaign and Holiday Toy Drive this past weekend. (more…)
Big Y will celebrate the opening of its newest World Class Market at 401 Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton, CT this Thursday, Nov. 3. (more…)
The New ShopRite of Orange will open its door to shoppers on Saturday, October 30 at 8AM at 259 Bull Hill Lane. According to owner Harry Garafalo, the new supermarket will feature an expanded hot food department with options to eat-in or take out hot meals. Though smaller, the store will be similar to the ShopRite that opened in Milford last spring.
The store will also feature ‘ShopRite from Home’ an ordering service where orders are placed online, filled in the store and ready for customer pickup at the front of the store. In addition the store will also offer an on-staff dietician who will offer services like diabetic counseling to customers who need help with food choices. The Garafolo’s own six ShopRite stores in Connecticut and the new orange location will employ 230 full and part-time employees.
Make sure to come to the grand opening on Sunday and check it out!
C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Announced grants to 12 food banks in or near communities where the company has a presence. The grants are focused on child hunger, primarily through the BackPack Program. The program alleviates weekend hunger among food-insecure children by quietly filling back packs with nutritious food on Fridays. More than 19,000 children at 145 elementary schools or other sites will be provided with food through the grants.
Donations were made in 10 different states. In Connecticut, the Foodshare food bank will receive a grant for the BackPack and School Pantry Program for two academic years. The program will involve eleven schools and is expected to reach 1,800 children.
Read the press release for more information: 2016-cs-hunger-action-month-press-release-002
Price Chopper recently introduced a new mobile app in partnership with mscripts so that customers can now manage their prescriptions on the go. The app allows for medication refill reminders, prescription orders, access to medication records and more. In addition, you can manage family accounts, doctor information and find pharmacy locations all from the app. The app is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play store and can be found by searching Price Chopper Pharmacy.
Brookwood Farms of North Carolina is recalling approximately 126,570 pounds of pulled pork products due to a soy allergen not declared on the product label. The recalled pork was produced between June 2014 and October 2016 and distributed nationwide. There have been no confirmed reports of injury or illness due to the recalled product.
Brownwood Farms in Michigan also announced a recall. They are recalling approximately 260,000 total units of fruit butters and preserves for containing undeclared milk. Those who have an allergy to milk run the risk of serious allergic reactions if they consume this product. The recalled butters and preserves were distributed across the United States but there have been no reported illnesses due to its consumption.