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FreshDirect At The Office, the office food and beverage delivery service division of the online grocer FreshDirect, is now delivering to business customers in the New York metropolitan area’s Westchester and Fairfield counties.

A Facebook connection between a grocer and supplier has turned into a business partnership, as Union City, Tenn.-based E.W. James and Sons will be the first grocer in the country to offer “Cops Coffee” from Claire, Mich.-based Cops and Doughnuts.

The Las Vegas Three Square Food Bank received 37,000 pounds of food donated by exhibitors from FMI 2010 held last month in Las Vegas.

New Jersey supermarkets have teamed up with Lane Security Systems Technologies (LSS Technologies), a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based technology vendor with operations in the Garden State, to promote the passage of legislation which would permit the sale of alcoholic beverages in supermarkets.

A variety of Hispanic delicacies, music, and activities for the whole family will be among the highlights of the 4th Annual Food Basics Family Festival slated to take place next weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the Food Basics store at 1425 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, N.J.

So far, Duane Reade in New York appears to be the most developed of the drug chains in fresh/prepared foods. Recently, the retailer offered Progressive Grocer’s sister publication, Convenience Store News, an exclusive peek into its fresh food strategy.

Following a successful initial deployment of DemandTec’s Everyday Price Optimization software service, FreshDirect plans to expand use of the software service for pricing assessments and tactics.

Alex Miller, president of Daymon Worldwide, Inc. has resigned after 30 years with the company.