Market Trends

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. yesterday launched a fleet of 50 hydrogen fuel cell-powered pallet trucks using hydrogen and hydrogen fueling-station technology at its Pottsville, Pa., warehouse, to move produce on a daily basis for shipments to its stores in a five-state area.

Weis Markets continues to refine its senior management staff with the recent appointments of Regina Tator and Greg Oldright as its new directors of center store sales, and Bruno Garisto as its new director of private brands.

At a time when food manufacturers, health organizations and the government are working to help Americans cut down the amount of sodium they consume.

As baseball season begins, Wholly is sharing the excitement of America’s pastime by stepping up to the plate as the “Official Guacamole, Salsa and Queso partner” of the storied New York Yankees.

In a further implementation of its succession plan, Schenectady N.Y.-based Golub Corp./Price Chopper has made seven senior management-level promotions.

Catalina Marketing, a St. Petersburg, Fla.-based provider of precision marketing and shopper-driven media, has released the consumer packaged goods industry’s first brand and store-level mobile couponing performance data — and the results indicate a clear benefit for grocers.

Peter Larkin, former president and CEO of the California Grocers Association (CGA), will become president and CEO of the National Grocers Association (NGA), Chris Coborn, president and CEO of Coborn’s, Inc. and the Arlington, Va.-based trade group’s chairman of the board. Larkin succeeds Tom Zaucha, who will retire June 30.

Associated Wholesalers, Inc. (AWI) recently honored four independent retailers in Pennsylvania and New York as 25-year members of the Robesonia, Pa.-based cooperative.