Posted inIndependent Store News, Health & Wellness, Midwest, News

NationsBenefits Brings Food-As-Medicine Benefits To Dave’s, Lucky’s Markets

NationsBenefits, a healthcare fintech, benefits and outcomes platform, has begun a partnership with Dave’s Markets and Lucky’s Markets Ohio to expand access to groceries, over-the-counter wellness items and essential goods for eligible health-plan members across northeastern Ohio. Under the collaboration, members can use their NationsBenefits Benefits Mastercard Prepaid Flex Card at the grocers’ participating locations. […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Food Lion, News, Southeast

Food Lion Feeds Donates 28M Meals To Local Families

Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion’s hunger-relief platform, donated nearly 28 million meals to communities during the “Holidays Without Hunger” campaign, which ran Nov. 5-Dec. 9 in support of Feeding America. “Holidays Without Hunger” also supports 33 local Feeding America partner food banks and hundreds of partner agencies throughout Food Lion’s 10-state operating area. Since it […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, National, News, Whole Foods

Mill, Amazon Partner On Food Waste Technology For Whole Foods Market

Amazon and Mill Industries Inc. are partnering to bring food waste conversion technology to Whole Foods Market stores, marking the grocery industry’s first on-site solution of its kind. Starting in 2027, fruit and vegetable scraps from back-of-house operations will be processed by Mill Commercial, the company’s automated, high-capacity food recycling infrastructure, and converted into a […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Affiliated Foods, Corporate Store News, National, News

Food Industry Accelerates Traceability Ahead Of FSMA 204 Deadline

The push for traceability is being driven by market forces rather than federal timelines, according to ReposiTrak. During a recent MorningNewsBeat interview, ReposiTrak Chairman and CEO Randy Fields and Affiliated Foods Inc. Amarillo President and CEO Randy Arceneaux discussed how retailers and wholesalers are accelerating traceability implementation well ahead of the FDA’s FSMA 204 enforcement date, which […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Midwest, News, SpartanNash

SpartanNash Foundation Donates $780K To Local Food Pantries

SpartanNash and the SpartanNash Foundation have provided a $780,000 donation to more than 100 local food pantries across the Michigan-based company’s retail footprint, helping provide meals to families facing food insecurity this holiday season. The funds were raised during the foundation’s fifth annual in-store fundraiser of 2025, which ran from Oct. 24-Nov. 26 in participating […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Anniversary Issues, Midwest, News, Special Section

Busch’s Fresh Food Market Honors Its Roots – Quality, Partners, Community

As Busch’s Fresh Food Market enters its next 50 years, the family-owned Michigan grocer is strengthening its foundation through strategic investment in people, technology and community. The company’s mission remains clear: deliver an exceptional fresh food experience while staying true to the neighborhood-focused culture that has defined Busch’s for generations. The momentum at Busch’s is […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, News, Northeast

Survey: Americans Would Choose Beef Over Turkey, Ham For Christmas Dinner

According to new survey data from The Harris Poll conducted on behalf of Redner’s Markets, more than half of Americans who don’t typically serve beef for Christmas dinner (54 percent) say they would consider it, suggesting the dish could be gaining momentum. Already, two out of five Americans (43 percent) serve beef as a main […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Hy-Vee, Midwest, News

Hy-Vee Opens Food Pantry At Iowa Elementary School

Students at Olmsted Elementary School in Urbandale, Iowa, have easier access to nutrition with the opening of a food pantry at their school through a partnership between Hy-Vee and the Food Bank of Iowa. Leaders from the retailer, food bank and the Urbandale Community School District celebrated the opening Dec. 8 with a ribbon-cutting, all-school […]