Heritage Grocers Group (HGG) is joining Texas Health Resources in its efforts to make fresh produce more affordable for families by offering Double Up Food Bucks Texas benefits to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients at eight of its El Rancho stores in North Texas. El Rancho’s entry into the program brings the total number […]
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Posted inProduce News, Midwest, News
Basket & Bushel Partners With Tennis Channel On Sweepstakes
Basket & Bushel is partnering with the Tennis Channel for a third straight year to offer shoppers a chance to win a trip to the 2026 Cincinnati Open tennis tournament. The produce brand – procured by Topco Associates LLC to support member-owners – also has teamed up with tennis professionals to highlight its fresh fruits […]
Posted inBakery News, News, Southwest
Mission Foods Launches Gluten-Free Chickpea Tortillas
Irving, Texas-based Mission Foods has introduced new, better-for-you Mission Gluten-Free Chickpea Tortillas, crafted with roasted chickpea flour and offering a soft texture and high fiber. “We’re always listening to our customers and looking for ways to meet their needs, tastes and lifestyles,” said Garret Adrian, senior brand manager. “With our new Chickpea Tortillas, we’re giving people […]
Posted inGrocery Research, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, National, News
2025 Butterball Togetherness Report Provides Profitable Insights For Retailers
Butterball has released the Butterball Togetherness Report: Unlocking Retail Potential Through Social Meal Gatherings. The Butterball Togetherness Report reveals consumers’ shopping behaviors and trends when buying groceries for social meals with friends and family outside of the holidays and special occasions. The results highlight the desire for more social meals throughout the year, which according […]
Posted inBeverage News, News, Southeast
The Coca-Cola Co. Highlights Growth, Future Plans In Annual Report
Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co. released its second quarter results July 22, highlighting its growth in the past quarter as well as plans for a new beverage option featuring U.S. cane sugar. “Amid a shifting external landscape in the second quarter, the ability of our system to stay both focused and flexible enabled us to stay […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Beverage News, News, Northeast
Giant Eagle, Sparkling Ice Support Military Vets, Their Service Dogs
Giant Eagle Inc. and Talking Rain Beverage Co., the makers of Sparkling Ice, are partnering to spread awareness about the value of service dogs for military veterans with PTSD and other hidden wounds. “At Giant Eagle, we continually look for ways to support the communities we serve, and we know that for some U.S. veterans […]
Posted inBakery News, News, Southeast
King’s Hawaiian Plans $54M Expansion In Oakwood, GA
Family-owned, Hawaii-inspired food company King’s Hawaiian said it will invest about $54 million to expand its facility in Oakwood, Georgia, creating more than 135 jobs. The expansion will add a new production line at the 150,000-square-foot plant in the Oakwood South Industrial Park. Start-up of the new line is expected in the second quarter of […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Health & Wellness, News, West
Heritage Grocers Group, NationsBenefit Partner To Boost Health
Heritage Grocers Group has begun a retail technology integration through which health plan members can use their NationsBenefits Mastercard Prepaid Cards at the grocer’s banners to buy fresh produce, pantry staples and over-the-counter wellness essentials. By embedding its Basket Adjudication Service technology platform into checkout systems, NationsBenefits is providing members the freedom to use their […]