Wake Forest, North Carolina-based Stop-Painting.com is offering social distancing visual cues to aid in curtailing the spread of Covid-19 and to keep retail customers safe. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends staying six feet away from anyone who may be sick. Retail stores are encouraged to control the number of customers in […]
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Posted inNonfood Items, COVID News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Marketing News, National
NCS: Consumer Spending Remains 23% Higher Than Pre-Covid Levels
NCSolutions (NCS), a company that improves advertising effectiveness for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) ecosystem, released new data April 9 showing average household grocery spend has fallen since the Covid-19 Extreme Buying peak but still remains elevated at 23 percent higher than pre-pandemic levels. This marked shift—coupled with a return to a grocery basket mix […]
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Midwest Grocers Donating Funds, Helping Employees During Pandemic
In the Midwest, local grocers are meeting the challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. In Kansas City, Price Chopper is donating to community food network Harvesters, and Buehler’s Fresh Foods in Ohio is amending its policies to help its employees. Price Chopper donates $250,000 to Harvesters Price Chopper, Kansas City’s locally owned grocer, is […]
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Apply AI To Maximize Profitability Through Workforce Optimization
by Jason Harper/guest columnist, CEO and founder, RXA How much did you spend on labor last month? Last week? Today? What do you do when you are spending too much on labor? Overstaffing contributes to millions of dollars in bottom line losses for stores each year. On the other hand, what about when you don’t […]
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H-E-B, Favor To Serve Even More Texans During Covid-19 Pandemic
H-E-B and Favor Delivery have expanded service to support even more Texans. With this move, Favor has doubled its delivery coverage area statewide to give more Texans access to on-demand delivery from restaurants and stores, and to support more seniors via the H-E-B and Favor Senior Support Program. In rapid response to the Covid-19 outbreak, […]
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SEPC Continues To Reduce Food Waste One Community At A Time
Millen, Georgia-based Southeast Produce Council (SPC) distributed fresh donated produce on Friday, April 3, to those within the Tattnall County area in Georgia. SEPC members packed, shipped, unloaded, re-packed and distributed almost 70,000 pounds of fresh produce via a drive-thru format in order to maintain social distancing and serve as many as possible—500 families locally […]
Posted inFood Service News, Bakery News, Home Page Slider, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Midwest
Grecian Delight Foods, Kronos Foods Reach Merger Agreement
Grecian Delight, a Parthenis family business, and Kronos Foods, one of Entrepreneurial Equity Partners’ (e2p) portfolio companies, have reached a merger agreement. The merger between the two leading providers of authentic Mediterranean and globally-inspired cuisine will allow them to better serve their customers by offering more overall value through enhanced services, expansive product lines and […]
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Recycling Isn’t The Only Answer For Packaging Sustainability
by Sam Jackson/guest columnist Recycling isn’t an excuse to keep packaging food in plastic anymore. Consumers are rightfully concerned that recycling isn’t as effective as they once thought, and they’re passing on products that are packaged in plastic, leaving brands to find new, more sustainable packaging. In previous years, most of U.S. recyclable plastic was […]