Author: Scott Andersen

Around The Store With StewJuly 11, 2024Hot, Trendy ItemsThe D’Amelio family has a combined social media following of over 390 million followers. They’re from Norwalk and stopped by our Norwalk store last weekend to promote their new Be Happy Snacks popcorn, which is selling for $3.99 for a 5 oz. bag.  Aaron Judge of the…

Around The Store With StewMay 21, 2024 We’re Open In Clifton! We just had an exciting opening day at our NEW Food and Wine Store in Clifton, N.J. All the town officials showed up and so did two Jersey milk cows! The highlight of the day was my mom unveiling my father’s bronze statue. Even…

Around The Store With StewI’m trying something new this month! Let me know what you think about the all-video format of Around the Store with Stew!See you in the store – STEWAmerican Lamb vs. New Zealand Lamb – What’s The Difference?Kevin and Seneque break it down for you!6,000 Happy Kids & FamiliesWe had about 6,000…

Around The Store With StewFebruary 2024Items That Will Double And Triple For The Super BowlChicken Wings with 8 different sauces. Buffalo wings are still your #1 favorite.St. Louis Pork Ribs. Right now, I wish we were getting them from Kansas City!Pigs-in-a-Blanket. They’re handmade with croissant dough in our bakeries.Shrimp Cocktail and Grilled Shrimp Platters.Lobster Roll…

Around The Store With StewDecember 20, 2023What’s Our Number One Selling Item During The Holidays?Filets from our Midwest ranchers are going strong. You can either buy the untrimmed filet for $13.99/lb. or the trimmed filet for $18.99/lb. Why is one more expensive than the other? They both net out to be the same price per…

Around The Store With StewNovember 29, 202310 Items That Surprised Us At ThanksgivingOf course, the purple sweet potato was extremely popular this year! They’ve been promoted on the Netflix series Live to 100. They are loaded with antioxidants. Even more than blueberries.Turkey in a box – Dinner for 8. Our catering business was up 20%…

Around The Store With StewOctober 27, 2023Clifton Groundbreaking For Our New StoreThis will be our 8th store, and our second food and wine store in New Jersey. It was a successful day. We had all the local officials attend, many of our suppliers, and many of our Team Members. We also smashed a 356-pound pumpkin! Most…

Around The Store With StewAugust 19, 2023How To Shop SmartWe are really trying hard to keep our prices low at Stew Leonard’s. Since we are 80% fresh products (most supermarkets 40%) we ride the supply and demand curve. For instance, they are having a pork shortage right now and bacon prices have jumped again. But,…

Around The Store With StewFeedback From You… Do I Really Write This?I try to recap things happening around the store but, I don’t hit the “send” button right away. Rich Lung (Creative Director, 40 years at Stew’s) adds pictures. Then Meghan Bell, Director of PR, 12 years, lightly reviews but leaves in my voice. Then,…