Upshop, a store operations and omnichannel technology platform for food retail, has received a strategic growth investment from New York-based Level Equity. Prairie Capital and other shareholders will maintain a minority investment in the company. Upshop’s Software as a Service (SaaS) platform is designed to streamline forecasting, ordering, production and inventory optimization processes for food […]
Daily Archives: January 18, 2024
Posted inNatural Grocers, Corporate Store News, Southwest
Natural Grocers’ 46th Colorado Store To Open In Gunnison
Natural Grocers will open its 46th store in Colorado on Jan. 31 at 1000 N. Main St. in Gunnison. The community is invited to celebrate the occasion with giveaways, savings, a prize wheel and samples. Natural Grocers’ good4u crew will begin the celebration at 8:15 a.m. with a $2,500 donation presentation to the Gunnison Country […]
Posted inExecutive News, Northeast
Wakefern Welcomes Caudill As Chief Sales Officer
Darren Caudill, who joins Wakefern Food Corp. as chief sales officer this week, brings to the cooperative more than four decades of experience working in grocery wholesale and retail. In his new role, Caudill will lead center store, Own Brands and fresh and prepared foods departments, along with digital and innovation, marketing, merchandising and sales […]
Posted inAssociation News, National
FMI Named MyPlate National Strategic Partnership Champion
FMI – The Food Industry Association has been recognized as a MyPlate National Strategic Partnership Champion, the highest recognition possible, for its efforts to make MyPlate a household name. As a MyPlate National Strategic Partner for more than 12 years, FMI collaborates with members across the food industry to raise awareness of MyPlate resources. The association […]
Posted inPackaging News, Dairy News, Midwest
AWG Brands Serves Up New Yogurt Program
AWG Brands, the private brands of Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), has introduced a new yogurt program to help member retailers compete in the category. The evolving AWG Brands yogurt program features products comparable with national brand equivalent flavor profiles, along with items that align with national trends. Discussions with strategic supplier partners […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
2023 Online Grocery Sales Total $95.8 Billion
The U.S. online grocery market finished 2023 with $95.8 billion in total sales, down 1.2 percent compared to 2022, according to the annualized results from the monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopper Survey. A decline in order frequency by online grocery shoppers was the primary factor driving the lower sales in 2023. The multi-year analysis […]