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Krasdale Foods unveils new look for private label

Products with updated logo and packaging begin rolling out to stores

Russell Redman

September 20, 2019

2 Min Read
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Grocery distributor Krasdale Foods has redesigned its private-label logo and packaging.

White Plains, N.Y.-based Krasdale, which serves more than 300 independent supermarkets in the Northeast and Florida, said yesterday that the new look represents the first update to the label in several decades.

Keeping with the original color palette, the new Krasdale logo features a white font on a red background but a simpler, more streamlined design, the food wholesaler said. It also reflects Krasdale’s history by including a reference to the year that the company was founded, 1908. 

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In addition, Krasdale has updated the product packaging to include new colors and a fresh look. (Photo courtesy Krasdale Foods.)

"We wanted to modernize it and make it have a more current feel while still honoring the past," according Dennis Hickey, chief merchandising officer at Krasdale Foods "As a 111-year-old brand, we recognize the importance of evolving with the times, staying relevant in an ever-changing environment."

Krasdale said it has started to convert its private-label products to the redesigned items, replacing old items as they move off store shelves. The company expects to finish the switch by January 2020.

Primarily supplying retailers in the metropolitan New York area, Krasdale operates a 325,000-square-foot distribution center in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. About 15% of the facility’s volume is the Krasdale brand, aimed at offering grocery stores a lower-priced but high-quality option for their customers.

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Store banners supplied by Krasdale, which has annual sales of about $675 million, include C-Town, Bravo, Aim and Market Fresh supermarkets as well as mini-groceries Shop Smart Food Markets and Stop 1 Food Mart. The company also serves delis, drugstores, convenience stores and a range of other independent merchants selling food and groceries, reaching around 2,500 retailers overall.

Along with grocery wholesale, Krasdale’s business includes marketing, merchandising, supply chain, financing and other services through its Alpha 1 Marketing, Beta II Marketing, Consolidated Supermarket Supply (CSS), KoolTemp Foods and Waverly subsidiaries.

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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