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Bloomberg
22-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Stew Leonard on Why Salmon and Egg Prices Are Falling
Grocery stores across the country are having to wrestle with the impact of President Trump's tariffs. Stew Leonard Jr, the CEO of Connecticut-based supermarket Stew Leonard's - says his local farmers are jumping with joy right now. He joined Bloomberg Open Interest with the latest from the produce aisle. (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Scrambled egg market leaves prices at an all-time high
NEWINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Egg prices show no signs of coming down. The avian flu keeps spreading, killing entire commercial flocks. The Stew Leonard's chain is finally joining some other stores in limiting how many eggs each customer can buy. 'It's been a struggle to get eggs,' Craig Makowski, the grocery and dairy manager in the Newington store said. 'My orders are basically cut a third every week of what I really need.' The limit is now four cartons per customer per visit. A nationwide outbreak of avian flu has forced the slaughter of millions of chickens. As egg prices continue to soar, grocers like Trader Joe's limit how many cartons customers can buy 'It makes it very difficult We try our best to have eggs to sell to our customers every single week,' Makowski said. 'We're on top of it. We work very closely with the egg company. They're in a very good partnership with us.' If you know Stew Leonard's and their ads, you know at Thanksgiving, Stew Leonard Jr. is talking about their turkey farm. At Christmas time, he's talking about the Christmas tree farm. It turns out they have their own egg supplier, as well. It's in Pennsylvania Amish country, and Makowski actually visited there with Stew Leonard, Jr. 'A hen came flying off and landed right on Stew,' Makowski remembered. 'It was actually the picture on our egg cartons. So, I happened to be a part of it when that happened, so it was actually a very fun day.' What is not so fun is having to raise prices because the supply is so low. The store has to charge more, and customers have to pay. 'What am I going to do now, not buy it? So I don't really pay attention to the prices of stuff like that, to be honest,' said Naugatuck resident Joe Cruz, shopping with his young son. 'What are we going to do, not do that?' Unfortunately, it looks like the egg market is going to remain scrambled for a while. 'We're hoping supply gets better and things get closer back to normal, but as far as right now, I don't see any changes in the market,' Makowski said. With buying limits, they hope to at least keep the shelves stocked for their customers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce lookalike contest held at New Jersey supermarket
CLIFTON, N.J. — A New Jersey supermarket held a Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce lookalike contest Friday to celebrate the Super Bowl. The Stew Leonard's location on Allwood Road in Clifton, Passaic County hosted the "Philly Fever" themed event. Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Philadelphia Eagles at the Super Bowl this Sunday. "Every year at Stew Leonard's, what we try to do is figure out how do we do something fun at the Super Bowl?" Stew Leonard's President and CEO Stew Leonard Jr. said. "So we were talking, what can we do sort of fun? Brittney here said, I got an idea. Let's have a Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce lookalike." Attendees received free hoagies and Philly cheesesteaks. According to the supermarket chain, the Philadelphia Eagles' appearance in this year's Super Bowl has led to a boost in business for bars, restaurants and supermarkets in the Garden State. Contest winners were awarded a $500 gift card. Last year, one location of the supermarket chain .
