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Wakefern’s Bowl & Basket To Go Dye-Free By January

Wakefern Food Corp. is updating its Own Brands food and beverage portfolio and plans to eliminate all synthetic dyes and additional ingredients from Bowl & Basket products by January 2027. The initiative will remove the ingredients from Bowl & Basket food and beverage items sold at Wakefern supermarket banners, reflecting changing customer preferences and supporting […]

Back-To-School In Grocery: From School Supplies To Routine Solutions

by Craig Grayson, Vice President Merchandising & Marketing, Imperial Distributors Inc. Back-to-School has evolved well beyond a one-time stock-up trip for notebooks, pencils, and lunch bags. Today, it represents a broader household reset shaped by omnichannel shopping, value-seeking behavior, wellness priorities, and the return to more structured weekday routines. For grocery retailers, that evolution has […]