In response to growing demand, Mars Petcare will invest $145 million to expand its manufacturing facility located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Pet parents have spent more quality time than ever with their dogs and cats during the pandemic – including more than 11 million households in the U.S. that welcomed a new pet this past year. The increased time spent together […]
Category: Nonfood Items
Always, Walmart Team Up With Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast Hernandez
Always and Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart are teaming up with Olympic gold medal gymnast Laurie Hernandez to encourage everyone to help girls stay in sports. Millions of girls quit sports at puberty, in part because many don’t realize the long-term value of their participation, and therefore, don’t encourage them to keep playing. But the reality is, […]
Walmart Launches New Pet Care Services, Expands Pet Offerings
Walmart, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, is continuing its expansion of its full suite of pet offerings with the launch of Walmart Pet Care – a full-service, omnichannel pet care offering that makes holistic care easy, simple and affordable for the 90 million pet owners who shop at Walmart. The retailer is leveraging industry-leading providers to bring customers […]
Rubbermaid Brilliance Glass Containers Arrive In Time For Thanksgiving
Rubbermaid Inc., the maker of innovative, solution-based food storage and organization products, is introducing the latest addition to its line of Brilliance plastic food storage containers – Rubbermaid Brilliance Glass. Built for storage and presentation, and with new glass bases that can withstand oven temperatures up to 450°F, Brilliance Glass containers are a solution for refrigerator storage […]
Supermarket Industry Loses Visionary Ben Schwartz At 103
The grocery industry lost a giant on Oct. 1, 2020, with the death of Ben Schwartz at age 103. Mr. Schwartz was born in Philadelphia on July 8, 1917. According to his obituary, he was raised in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, where he worked at his father’s corner grocery store from an […]
Market Profile: Pennington Quality Market Is Very Much A Family Business
Rothwell brings his experience to join his father’s dream by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Growing up, Mike Rothwell knew exactly what he wanted to do – work in the food industry. As a kid, he worked alongside his dad, Larry, who was an executive for The Fleming Company, before spreading his wings to pursue the […]
Market Profile: At Shelton’s Grocery, Goal Is ‘To Keep People Shopping In Small Towns’
Good family also operates Walters Hometown Grocery in neighboring community by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Jena Good’s parents, Stan and Cherryl, purchased Shelton’s Grocery in Waurika, Oklahoma, in 1999, right before her ninth birthday. And ever since then, she’s been in the stores. “When we first purchased Shelton’s, my dad was still working at Goodyear. […]
Whole Foods Market Releases CEO Mackey’s Newest Book
Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market has released co-founder and CEO John Mackey’s newest book, “Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business” (Portfolio/Penguin Random House; $27). The debut coincides with the 40th anniversary of the first Whole Foods Market store opening. This latest work is a follow-up to Mackey’s 2013 bestseller, “Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business,” […]
