Walmart built one of the largest employer-based educational benefits programs in the U.S. in two years, Live Better U (LBU), and the company recently announced an expansion to include in-demand skilled trade and digital skills programs, beyond its traditional college programs. And over the past few months, Walmart has committed to invest almost $1 billion […]
Category: Grocery News
Posted inNonfood Items, Home Page Slider, Southeast
SEG Encourages Customers To Prepare For Active Hurricane Season
Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of BI-LO, Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, is encouraging customers to begin preparations for what is proving to be an active hurricane season in the Atlantic. Customers should begin to stock up on vital items including a three-day supply of water […]
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Research Shows Natural Product Sales Up Significantly This Year
New research from IRI and Spins, a provider of wellness-focused data technology and market analytics, reveals that consumers are purchasing more natural products in 2020, both pre-COVID-19 as well as throughout the current pandemic. A new report, COVID-19 and Navigating the Path Ahead: Supporting the Natural Products Consumer, highlights natural shoppers’ product and shopping preferences. In addition, the report […]
Posted inYear In Review - 2020, Center Store, Home Page Slider, Midwest
MIDWEST: Skippy Peanut Butter Introduces 3 New Protein Products
The makers of Skippy peanut butter recently launched of three new products, providing consumers with more ways to add high-protein, plant-based and functional foods to their diets. Skippy Squeeze Peanut Butter and Skippy Peanut Butter Spreads, Skippy No Sugar Added Peanut Butter Spreads and Skippy Added Protein Peanut Butter will be available at select retailers […]
Posted inDairy News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Nightfood Partners With Rouses Market As Part Of Its Expansion
Consumers spend $50 billion on nighttime snacks, according to New York-based Nightfood Inc. The company recently announced it has secured distribution in Rouses Markets, a large, family-owned independent grocer along the gulf coast in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Rouses was named The Shelby Report’s 2018 Southeast Retailer of the Year and was named the Best […]
Posted inDeli News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Van’s Kitchen Celebrates National Egg Roll Day June 10
Dallas, Texas-based Van’s Kitchen will observe its second annual National Egg Roll Day on Wednesday, June 10, honoring the company’s founding in June of 1986. Van’s Kitchen is a certified women-owned and minority operated manufacturer that produces millions of egg rolls each year. “We are thrilled to be celebrating our second annual National Egg Roll […]
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Greek Yogurt Market To Reach $11.2B Globally By 2027
According to a report published by Allied Market Research, the global Greek yogurt market garnered $7.2 billion in 2019, and is estimated to reach $11.2 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 10.9 percent from 2020 to 2027. The report is titled “Greek Yogurt Market by Type (Whole Milk, Low Fat and Nonfat), Flavor (Plain, Strawberry, Blueberry, Vanilla and Others), Distribution […]
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Dairy Organizations United In Calling To Aid Other Nations
The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association jointly urged Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use all tools at his disposal to “ensure high-quality, nutritious U.S. dairy products are made available to our international neighbors in need.” “As a nation, we are blessed to have an abundance of […]