For the third year, Quincy, Massachusetts-based Retail Business Services is partnering with other Ahold Delhaize USA companies and Venture Café Cambridge, a non-profit organization focused on growing inclusive entrepreneurship, to help early-stage entrepreneurs enter the retail grocery industry. The 10-week immersion program is designed to help start-ups build critical relationships to accelerate their companies’ successfully. New this year, the […]
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Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, West
Olive Crest Giving New Toyota To Family In Need As Part Of Sweepstakes
Santa Ana, California-based Olive Crest, an organization fighting child abuse, along with corporate sponsors will present an Olive Crest employee with a new Toyota Camry SE. The donation to a family in need is part of a sweepstakes program. Two cars will be given away. Both cars will be donated by partnering vendors. One car […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
The Giant Co. Donating 3,000 Hams Across Four States To Fight Hunger
Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based The Giant Co. will donate 3,000 hams to 13 partner food banks across four states as it continues its work to eliminate hunger. To further make a difference in the communities it serves, Giant and Martin’s team members also will spend time volunteering at each food bank to help prepare for the season. “At […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Sprouts Opens DC To Support Focus On Fresh, Local, Organic Produce
Last week, Sprouts Farmers Market opened a new distribution center in Aurora, marking its first center in Colorado and its sixth across the country. Sprouts’ ability to offer the freshest, highest-quality produce is supported through its network of distribution centers, direct grower relationships and enhanced quality controls. The 135,000-square-foot facility was built for Sprouts and includes 55°F and […]
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N.C. Pulled Pork Sliders Wins Food Lion ACC Recipe Tournament
N.C. Pulled Pork Sliders crushed the field in the inaugural Food Lion Atlantic Coast Conference Recipe Tournament, which assigned classic game day dishes to each ACC school that participated in the league’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. Each recipe competed against each other and allowed fans to choose their favorites while helping to donate meals […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, West, Whole Foods
Amazon Fresh Long Beach, California Store Now Open
Amazon Fresh has opened its new store in Long Beach, California, making it the eighth location in Southern California and the 12th in the nation. The approximately 40,000-square-foot store is located at 6235 E. Spring St. “I’m pleased to welcome another grocery store to Long Beach,” said City Councilwoman Stacy Mungo Flanigan. “Amazon Fresh has […]
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Retail Business Services Launch Scholarships For Black-Owned Suppliers
Retail Business Services, the services company of Ahold Delhaize USA, will offer scholarships for 20 National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) certified, Black-owned suppliers to enroll in upcoming Tuck Diversity Business Programs. This is an executive education opportunity for entrepreneurs. The list of current suppliers to Ahold Delhaize USA companies receiving Tuck scholarships includes: Myles Powell, […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Whole Foods
Amazon Fresh Opens Bloomingdale Store, Fourth In Illinois
Amazon Fresh has opened its new store in Bloomingdale, Illinois, making it the fourth location in the state. The approximately 40,000-square-foot store is located at 404 Army Trail Road. “I’m delighted to welcome Amazon Fresh to the Bloomingdale community,” said Mayor Franco Coladipietro. “The new store has created hundreds of job opportunities and it gives […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Aldi, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Aldi Bolsters Commitment To Affordable Sustainability With New Charter
Aldi, based in Batavia, Illinois, has revealed a new sustainability charter to demonstrate its commitment to protecting the planet’s resources and ecosystems with a series of initiatives that will be achieved by 2030. The bold approach highlights commitments to lower greenhouse gases, reduce food and operational waste, improve packaging and source responsibly. Each of these […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Kroger Issues Open Call To Startups With Ideas To Prevent Food Waste
The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation has announced its second Innovation Fund open call, inviting eligible innovators with ideas and solutions to prevent food waste to submit an application by April 1 for business support and funding totaling $2.5 million in collective grants. “Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, our stores and associates are on a mission to end hunger […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Plans To Open 20 New Stores
Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market is planning a series of new stores, including four with a new, smaller format in line with previously announced strategy and one store relocation. The healthy grocer will open approximately 20 stores this year. Sprouts is known for offering a unique farmer’s market experience through an open layout fostering customer engagement […]
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Whole Foods Market Predicts Clean Beauty Trends For 2021
In celebration of Whole Foods Market’s Beauty Week, experts on the grocer’s Trends Council have unveiled their annual list of top five clean beauty trends for the year: Beauty Goes Waterless, Multitasking Balms, Juiced-Up Skin Care, Upcycled Beauty and Stressed Skin, Meet Ramped-Up Remedies. From beauty products that cut back on water to those that do double-duty, […]
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Gelson’s Kitchen And Wolfgang Puck Express Available Through Doordash
Gelson’s, one of America’s top-rated supermarket chains, has partnered with last-mile delivery marketplace, DoorDash, to make it easier to order meals from Gelson’s Kitchen and Wolfgang Puck Express. All 27 Gelson’s stores across Southern California are now available via DoorDash. Customers can visit doordash.com or download the DoorDash app to order menu items and prepared […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop Kicks Off Annual Help Cure Childhood Cancer Campaign
Stop & Shop has kicked off its annual Help Cure Childhood Cancer campaign to support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund in Massachusetts, and MSK Kids, the pediatrics program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Since the campaign’s inception decades ago, the Quincy, Massachusetts-based retailer and its customers have contributed more […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Kroger’s Atlanta Division and KSU Unveils Expanded Food Pantries
Kroger’s Atlanta Division and Kennesaw State University unveiled KSU’s expanded KSU CARES food pantries at a recent ribbon cutting ceremony. “Food insecurity among college students is an alarming concern – and one that often goes unnoticed by the general public,” said Felix Turner, manager of corporate affairs for Kroger’s Atlanta Division. “Through Kroger’s involvement with […]
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SEG Launches Supplier Diversity Program Aimed To Enhance Inclusivity
Southeastern Grocers continues its commitment to enhance its supplier network to include a broader range of inclusive business partners which reflect the diverse communities in its footprint of stores. SEG is the parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores. The grocer will work to identify and increase sourcing […]
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Ahold Delhaize USA Reaches Milestone In Supply Chain Transformation
Ahold Delhaize USA is marking a milestone in its supply chain transformation to create an integrated self-distributed supply chain of the future. The first distribution center, Freetown Grocery in Massachusetts, transitioned procurement from a third-party vendor to the self-managed network, providing direct control of inventory and replenishment at this facility. “Our work to transform the […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast
The Giant Co. Gives Update On Philadelphia Fulfillment Center
Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based The Giant Co. has revealed a new partnership with Swisslog to provide automation technology featuring AutoStore at its new Giant Direct e-commerce fulfillment center in Philadelphia. Located at 3501 Island Ave., renovations are currently underway at the facility, which will provide more capacity, faster order fulfillment and room to grow home grocery delivery, […]
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Ahold Delhaize USA States Sustainability Goals To Drive Local Impact
Ahold Delhaize USA unveiled new health and sustainability goals as part of a detailed, purpose-driven strategy to enable customers to make healthier choices, create greater product transparency, eliminate waste and taking bold climate action. This is all in support of developing a more sustainable food supply chain. The new goals are announced as research is […]
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Food Lion Donates More than $106K To Support No Kid Hungry
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion Feeds has donated more than $106,000 in child feeding grants to No Kid Hungry to support the campaign’s mission to end child hunger. The grants were distributed to five school districts across South Carolina and Virginia and will support feeding programs at nearly 200 schools across those districts in the […]