Flashfood has reached a major milestone on the path to eliminating retail food waste: 100 million pounds of food diverted from landfills to dinner tables across North America. This is the equivalent to more than 83 million meals and more than $250 million saved on groceries. “Flashfood was founded with the singular mission to reduce […]
Category: Grocery News
Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Center Store, Northeast, Wakefern
Wakefern Food Corp. Expanding Paperbird Blue Line
Wakefern Food Corp. is expanding its Paperbird Blue line, part of the cooperative’s Paperbird Own Brands of cleaning and paper products. The new product line features soaps and detergents that are plant-based, allergen-free and do not have dyes, fragrances, parabens and phthalates. They also include recycled packaging. Some products carry the voluntary USDA Certified Biobased […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Center Store, National
ReposiTrak Welcomes 20 Suppliers To Traceability Network
ReposiTrak has added 20 center store and snack suppliers to the ReposiTrak Traceability Network, where they will exchange FDA-required key data elements for each critical tracking event in their supply chains, ensuring compliance with FSMA 204 before its January 2026 deadline. Specializing in snack, nut and nut butter product categories, these suppliers have aligned with […]
Posted inCenter Store, Southwest
Bertolli Expands d’Italia Pasta Sauce Line Into Olive Oil
Bertolli is expanding the brand’s d’Italia product line with d’Italia Extra Virgin Olive Oil, an Italian-sourced extra virgin olive oil. Bertolli d’Italia Extra Virgin Olive Oil is born out of America’s love of Italian ingredients and flavors, demonstrated by the success of the brand’s d’Italia pasta sauce line launched in 2021, which features a variety of white and red sauces and is inspired by Tuscan culinary traditions and techniques. The brand works to expand across categories and innovate in olive oil through sustainability, sourcing and cooking […]
Posted inSnacks Brands, Produce News, West
Zespri Anticipates Successful Season As ‘Best Snack’ Winner
Zespri is anticipating a successful season this year, due to increased customer demand after receiving the 2024 Best Snack Award from Good Housekeeping. Retailers can expect shipments of the No. 1-selling kiwi brand soon as the first two shipping vessels left New Zealand. The vessels are expected to arrive at the Port of Philadelphia and the […]
Posted inBakery News, Northeast
Tom Cat Bakery Receives BRC Certification In Food Safety
Tom Cat Bakery, a New York City-based artisan bakery and a pioneer of the artisan bakery movement, has recently achieved BRC Grade-A level certification in food safety. This certification, awarded by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), underscores the bakery’s continued commitment to the highest standards of food […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Association News, West
ASMI Celebrates Finalized Rule To Update WIC Packages
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) commends the Biden-Harris Administration and the USDA for improving the nutrition value of the Women’s, Infant’s and Children’s Supplemental Nutrition program’s food packages and further by adding more seafood to their entire array of nutritional programs. The Biden-Harris Administration recently announced the final science-based food package updates for WIC. This is the […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Corporate Store News, Southwest
Walmart Health Expanding With 18 Additional Locations In Texas
The first three of 18 Walmart Health centers the retail giant plans for Texas this year have opened in Pearland, Sugar Land and Tomball, complementing the previous four sites in the state. “[The] grand opening of Walmart Health in Sugar Land, Texas, marks the 50th location in the United States, an important milestone in our […]