The Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association has announced the death of lifelong Food City associate Thomas R. Hembree, 69. He died Saturday, April 18, 2020, at Naples Community Hospital in Naples, Florida, surrounded by his family. Mr. Hembree served as Food City SVP of marketing prior to his retirement in 2010. During his service, he […]
Category: Grocery News
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Arm & Hammer Expands Sustainability Initiatives For Earth Day
Ewing, New Jersey-based Arm & Hammer and its manufacturer, Church & Dwight, are expanding company and product sustainability initiatives. Arm & Hammer was closely involved with the inaugural Earth Day in 1970 and continues to be involved. This year it is expanding its impact through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation. With support from […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Choice Market, FloWater Partner To Ditch Plastic Water Bottles For Good
In celebration of Earth Day, Denver, Colorado-based Choice Market has launched a new campaign to remove all single-use plastic water bottles from its stores by 2021. In an effort to reduce plastic waste, Choice will be installing new-tech, advanced purification FloWater Refill Stations at all of its current and future locations. As of Earth Day 2020, FloWater […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, COVID News, Food Service News, Home Page Slider, International Foods, Southwest
Don Miguel Foods Announces Precautionary Facility Closure Until May 4
Dallas, Texas-based Don Miguel Foods LLC said April 21 that, out of an abundance of caution, it will temporarily pause operations at its facility and resume production on Monday, May 4. The closure is in response to further spread of Covid-19 in the area and the impact on the production facility. Given the design of […]
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Kraft Heinz To Hold 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders In Virtual-Only Format
The Kraft Heinz Co. will hold its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in a virtual-only format due to continued public health concerns related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. As previously announced, the annual meeting will be held on Thursday, May 7, at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Stockholders will not be able to attend the annual meeting […]
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Rite Aid Expands Covid-19 On-Site Testing: 24 Locations Across 8 States
Rite Aid continues to expand Covid-19 testing sites with 11 new locations opening Wednesday, April 22, in Delaware, Idaho, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia through its partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Now spanning eight states and 24 store locations, all of Rite Aid’s self-testing sites […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, COVID News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Southwest
JBS USA Announces Indefinite Closure Of Worthington Pork Facility
Greeley, Colorado-based JBS USA on April 20 announced the indefinite closure of its Worthington, Minnesota, pork production facility. The facility employs more than 2,000 Nobles County team members and processes 20,000 hogs per day. “We don’t make this decision lightly,” said Bob Krebs, president of JBS USA Pork. “We recognize JBS Worthington is critical to […]
Posted inBeverage News, COVID News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Natalie’s Among Juice Companies Seeing Sales Spike With Covid
by John McCurry/contributing writer Orange juice has been among the products flying off grocery store shelves since the coronavirus pandemic took hold. That has resulted in dramatically increased sales for juice companies. Among them is Fort Pierce, Florida-based Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Co. “When the virus kicked in, there was a lot of panic buying […]
Posted inNonfood Items, COVID News, Home Page Latest News, Midwest
Kroger Offers Blueprint To Help Businesses Plan To Reopen Safely
Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co. has published the first installment of “Sharing What We’ve Learned: A Blueprint for Businesses” to provide actionable recommendations for retailers, restaurants and food service companies, manufacturers, logistics and distribution centers and other industries to consider as they start crafting plans for safe work environments while the Covid-19 risk persists. “With nearly 2,800 grocery […]
Posted inNonfood Items, COVID News, Home Page Slider, West
Dollar General Opens First Store In Washington State
Dollar General has opened its first store in Washington state, increasing its national presence to 46 states. The store opened in Cathlamet in Wahkiakum County. “Dollar General is proud to extend our store presence and bring our mission of serving others to Washington state residents. We are proud to be able to open and operate […]
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Strategy Analytics: Amazon Go Is Compelling But Niche Experience
Two years after opening the world’s first cashier-less convenience store “Amazon Go,” Amazon has expanded on its concept, opening a larger-format cashier-less grocery store. A new report from the User Experience Strategies Service (UXS) at Strategy Analytics outlines a consumer-focused evaluation of the Amazon Go Grocery experience. While ”Just Walk Out” shopping has the potential to disrupt retail, its broader […]
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Recommended: Maynard, Mass., May Get Its First Co-Op Grocery Store
MAYNARD, MA — There’s a grocery store revolution coming to the MetroWest area. This spring, Assabet Village Co-op Market is closing in on a plan to open the first cooperative grocery store in the area. It’s the culmination of a long process that began in 2013 when the co-op was founded. Although coronavirus is complicating […]
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Recommended: Oberlin Residents Hold Thank You Walk For IGA Workers
OBERLIN, OHIO — Residents of Oberlin’s King Street social distanced and walked to IGA to show their appreciation for the grocery stores workers continuing to show up and providing food opportunities for the community Monday afternoon. King Street resident Dinah Volk brought the idea up to her neighbors a week ago when they were all […]
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Connecticut Institutes Priority Express Lines For Front Line Workers
On Monday, April 20, at Stew Leonard’s in Newington, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and state officials were joined by local grocer Stew Leonard Jr. to announce first responder express lines for police, firefighters, nurses and health care workers. They also were joined by local food pantries that are in crisis. Food pantries across Connecticut have […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, COVID News, Home Page Slider, National
NRF: March Retail Sales Plummet During Coronavirus Pandemic
Retail sales saw their biggest monthly drop on record during March as the coronavirus pandemic forced restaurants, bars and many stores to temporarily close across the nation and stay-at-home orders also impacted gasoline sales, the National Retail Federation said April 15. But sales soared at grocery stores and were up at other retailers deemed “essential” […]
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Nielsen: Meat Still Top Growing In-Store Department During Pandemic
As the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) sweeps the world, consumers are being forced to dramatically change their purchase and viewing behaviors. Nielsen is tracking these changes and establishing clear navigation beacons for companies trying to understand the changes and plan for what comes next. The following information was updated for the week ending April 11. Everything […]
Posted inProduce News, COVID News, Health & Wellness, Northeast
Costa Fruit & Produce Offering Online Ordering At Its Boston Facility
Costa Fruit & Produce is launching online ordering for next day pickup at its Boston facility for fresh fruit, vegetables and specialty foods. The company says it is committed to the well-being of communities across Boston. In response to the recent challenges related to Covid -19 the company is looking for ways to continue to bring […]
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Vermont Governor Outlines Phased, Limited Reopening Of Commerce
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has outlined an approach for the phased restart of Vermont’s economy, emphasizing the state’s modeling indicates initial steps can be taken while the Stay Home, Stay Safe order remains in effect. To begin to execute this strategy, Scott signed an addendum to Executive Order 01-20, which—to start getting more Vermonters back to work—institutes […]
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Walmart Hires 150K Associates, Pledges To Hire 50K More
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart recently committed to hiring more than 150,000 new associates by the end of May. Since then, the company has had more than one million applicants, hiring an average of 5,000 people per day. “We’re pleased to share we reached our goal in less than a month—more than six weeks ahead of schedule. […]
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Rebecca Creek Distillery Donates Hand Sanitizer, Hosts Concert
San Antonio, Texas-based Rebecca Creek Distillery has temporarily shifted its production of ultra-premium spirits, Rebecca Creek Whiskey, Enchanted Rock Vodka and Texas Ranger Whiskey to alcohol-based hand cleaners to respond to the growing needs of first responders and essential employees. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA issued temporary production guidelines for the temporary manufacture of certain […]