Kevin Atwill

Jun 10, 2024 | theshelbyreport.com | Kevin Atwill

Celebrity baker Bartolo “Buddy” Valastro Jr. emphasized the importance of innovation, quality and staying on trend during a presentation Sunday at the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association’s 2024 Show in Houston. A fourth-generation baker perhaps best known for the TV show Cake Boss, Valastro has grown Carlo’s Bakery – his family’s Hoboken, New Jersey-based bake shop – to an international company with locations across North America, Canada and Brazil.

Mar 12, 2024 | theshelbyreport.com | Kevin Atwill

The 141 recipients of Shelby Publishing’s second annual Exceptional Independents Awards (EIA) were recognized Monday during a reception at the Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas. Accompanied by friends and family, many of the honorees were on hand, filling the Summit Room on the show floor.

Jan 26, 2024 | theshelbyreport.com | Kevin Atwill

Already a household name in Lafayette, Louisiana, Rouses Markets opened its fourth store in the parish Jan. 25 to much fanfare. Located at 1810 Camellia Blvd., the 55,000-square-foot supermarket – the company’s 65th overall – anchors a 15-acre retail center adjacent to the Village of River Ranch, one of Lafayette’s largest communities. It joins three other locations in the area. The store on East Milton Avenue in Youngsville – Rouses’ initial venture into the parish – opened in early 2009.

Jan 12, 2024 | theshelbyreport.com | Kevin Atwill

A collaborative effort years in the making, the Rouses Markets store that opened Jan. 11 at 5909 Florida Blvd. in North Baton Rouge was hailed by elected officials and the community as a much-anticipated end to a long-recognized food desert in Louisiana’s capital city. A well-bundled crowd of hundreds started gathering in the wee morning hours, braving chilly temperatures to be among the first inside the brand-new 44,000-square-foot supermarket.