Roche Bros.

Roche Bros. and Wade's Market each turned to Imperial Distributors to revitalize their nonfoods departments -- to great results.

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Roche Bros., a 17-store supermarket chain based here that runs stores under the Roche Bros. and Sudbury Farms banners, will be going head to head with Peapod by Stop & Shop by offering a rival online grocery delivery service starting Nov. 2, according to published reports. The retailer is the first to launch such a business in the Boston area since 2001, when the dot-com collapse left Peapod the only local Web-based grocery service standing.

CHESHIRE, Conn. -- Wholesale distributor Bozzuto's, Inc., based here, said Friday Donna Maglio and Sharon Delaney had been promoted to the positions of v.p., supply chain and director of procurement, respectively, while Gary Spinozze has joined the company in the newly created role of director of corporate programs and trade relations.

BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) and the Massachusetts Food Association (MFA) have signed a memorandum of understanding designed to encourage food retailers throughout the state to step up their recycling activities, especially in the composting of such items as spoiled fruits and vegetables, floral and deli waste, and waxed cardboard.

WELLESLEY HILL, Mass. -- Roche Brothers Supermarkets, based here, has signed a contract agreement with Utah-based Park City Group to deploy Park City Group's grocery solution for fresh item management -- Fresh Market Manager (FMM).

An extra week of Super Bowl merchandising gives retailers the chance to score extra sales.