Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market global buyers and experts unveiled their top 10 anticipated food trends for 2022 in the retailer’s seventh-annual Trends predictions. Buzz-less spirits, yuzu, Reducetarianism and functional beverages made with prebiotics and botanicals are among the food influences expected to rise in popularity in the next year. Each year, a Trends Council of more than 50 […]
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Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation Gives $3M In Grants
The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation is improving school garden learning, nutrition education and expanding equitable access to food with $3 million in grants to 115 nonprofit organizations. Since its inception in 2015, the foundation has granted $15 million to more than 300 nonprofit partners which have brought hands-on, garden-based learning to 1.5 million children and provided nutrition […]
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Fire Dept. Coffee Now Available In Meijer Stores Across Illinois
Fire Department Coffee products are now available at Meijer stores across Illinois. The Midwest-based chain of supercenters will feature three distinct Fire Dept. Coffee favorites, including Medium Roast, Dark Roast and Skull-Crushing Espresso. The Medium and Dark roasts are sold as ground coffee, while the espresso is available in whole bean coffee. Meijer is among the top 25 largest retailers […]
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Giant Food Offers Flex-To-Win Sweepstakes To Win Groceries For A Year
Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food, a greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, has launched its Flexible Rewards Flex-to-Win Sweepstakes. Running through Dec. 31, the sweepstakes will award a grand prize of groceries for a year, rewarded through Flexible Rewards points, to five winners, selected in early January. Giant also will select five winners at random each week, […]
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Food Lion Customers Can Earn Extra $20 In Savings This Fall
A new Food Lion promotion, which runs through Nov. 24, is making it easy for customers to earn an extra $20 coupon this fall. To earn and redeem the $20 coupon, customers must: Shop six times between Oct. 13 and Nov. 24 with their personal MVP card;. Spend at least $50 per shopping trip; Earn a $20 Food Lion […]
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Kroger Delivery Expanding Through New Fulfillment Centers
The Kroger Co. will offer more customers Kroger Delivery through the addition of new fulfillment centers powered by the Ocado Group, combining vertical integration, machine learning and robotics to provide an affordable and fast fresh food delivery service. “Kroger Delivery is a thriving part of our dynamic ecosystem and is transforming grocery e-commerce and meeting a range […]
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Tennessee State University, Kroger Expand On-campus Tiger Food Pantry
Tennessee State University and Kroger celebrated the grand opening of the newly expanded and relocated Tiger Food Pantry on Oct. 7. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place outside Wilson Hall on the campus of TSU. The new pantry is the result of a partnership between Kroger and TSU to help continue to address food insecurity on […]
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Food Lion Feeds Donates 5 Million More Meals To Neighbors in Need
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds is donating five million meals equaling $500,000 to 11 Feeding America partner food banks throughout its 10-state footprint. ($1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local member food banks.) The donations of gift cards, announced during Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month, will assist […]
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Whole Foods Co-Founder/CEO Mackey To Retire, Beuchel Is Successor
In a Sept. 30 letter to Whole Foods Market employees, co-founder and CEO John Mackey announced his retirement. He also stated that Jason Beuchel, chief operating officer, will become the new CEO. “September marked Whole Foods Market’s 43rd anniversary (including two years at Safer Way – the precursor to Whole Foods), and I’ve decided that […]
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Retail Business Services Recognizes Dedication Of Associates
In recognition of Hunger Action Month, Retail Business Services, the services company of Ahold Delhaize USA, is donating $25,000 to seven food bank partners across its operating areas to salute the dedication of its 2,500 associates. The donation will help fight food insecurity in the company’s operating areas. “At Retail Business Services, one of our […]
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Walmart Closes Inaugural $2 Billion Green Bond Program
Walmart Inc., based in Bentonville, Arkansas, has closed its previously announced $2 billion inaugural green bond offering. Net proceeds will be allocated to fund current and prospective projects to advance Walmart’s sustainability goals. The green bond is Walmart’s first offering under the company’s Green Financing Framework, published August 2021, which details the company’s alignment with […]
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Ingles Pharmacy Administering Pfizer Booster Doses To Eligible Patients
Following FDA authorization, Asheville, North Carolina-based Ingles Markets Inc. is offering booster doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to eligible patients. Booster doses act to prolong immunity to the SARS-Cov-2 virus after the primary vaccination series has been completed. On Sept. 24, the CDC recommended that patients from the following groups receive a booster dose of […]
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Dollar General To Expand To Idaho, Its 47th State, In 2022
Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based Dollar General will be expanding into Idaho, increasing the retailer’s presence into its 47th state. Construction is underway on N. Old Highway 95 in Athol (Kootenai County) for the store, which is currently scheduled to open by spring 2022. “Dollar General is committed to helping customers save time and money on everyday essentials, and […]
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New Seasons Market, New Leaf Community Markets Begin Pay Increases
West Coast neighborhood grocers New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets, independent operators within the Good Food Holdings family of brands, have announced a starting wage increase to $16.25 per hour for staff across Oregon, Washington and California, effective Oct. 6. In addition to higher starting pay, the grocers will adjust wage scales in […]
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Includesign Wins Future Of Grocery Retail Pitch Competition
ADUSA Supply Chain, along with other Ahold Delhaize USA companies, Retail Business Services and Peapod Digital Labs, and Venture Café Cambridge, named Includesign the winner of the 2021 Seed Live. The pitch competition was part of a culminating event for the 2021 Seed Immersion program. Includesign is a product design firm dedicated to creating products […]
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SEG Supports Gulf Coast Community In Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts
In the wake of Hurricane Ida, Southeastern Grocers Inc. is supporting the Gulf Coast community to help neighbors and associates recover and rebuild. This month, the grocer has held a mobile food pantry to provide food assistance, partnered with local organizations to aid the community and raised funds in support of neighbors and associates who […]
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Giant Food Offers Free Midweek Delivery And Reduces Online Minimums
Giant Food, a greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, is making Giant Delivers and Giant Pickup orders more affordable and accessible with no midweek delivery fees and reduced order minimums. “Convenience and value are cornerstones of our mission at Giant, and that extends to our e-commerce offerings, especially as consumer demand for delivery and pickup […]
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Fulton County, GA Kroger Stores Offer New Self-Service Tag Renewal
Kroger’s Atlanta Division unveiled new Georgia Motor Vehicle Division self-service kiosks in Fulton County. The kiosks provide Georgia vehicle owners the option of renewing vehicle tags on weekends or after hours. Tag renewal kiosk locations include: Cascade Corner location, 3425 Cascade Road; Ansley Mall/Monroe location, 1700 Monroe Drive NE; and Howell Mill location, 1715 Howell […]
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Kroger Chairman/CEO McMullen Delivers Groceryshop Opening Keynote
The Kroger Co. Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen took the stage in Las Vegas at Groceryshop, an event for the retail, grocery and CPG industries, during the opening keynote themed “Kroger Delivers the Future of Grocery Shopping Now.” McMullen shared the Cincinnati, Ohio-based company’s continued focus on leading with fresh and accelerating with digital by […]
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Aldi Highlighting Fair Trade Products Through October
October is Fair Trade Month, and Aldi is starting to highlight Fair Trade products as well as how the company makes sustainable choices, so consumers can, too. Shoppers want to know their products are sourced sustainably, which is why the company stocks Fair Trade Certified cocoa, coffee and seafood. Some key highlights at Aldi include: […]