Altria Group Inc. is discontinuing production and distribution of all MarkTen and Green Smoke e-vapor products and VERVE oral nicotine containing products. This decision is based upon the current and expected financial performance of these products, coupled with regulatory restrictions that affect Altria’s ability to quickly improve these products. The Richmond, Virginia-based company says it will refocus its resources on more […]
Category: Grocery News
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Myrmex Wants Grocery Pickup To Be Like An ATM Withdrawal
Robotics startup Myrmex plans to introduce a fully automated grocery pickup system to the mass market. One aspect shared by all grocery pickup solutions, including Shipt, Instacart and AmazonFresh, as well as pickup services provided by Walmart and Kroger, is that the process is a manual operation. The lack of automation keeps costs high and service […]
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Cargill Opens New $70M Protein Headquarters In Wichita, Kansas
With the opening of a new headquarters for its North American protein operations in Wichita, Kansas, Cargill says it is focused on the future of protein. The new building was created to retain and recruit talent and immerse customers in culinary and food sensory experiences. Designed for collaboration and growth, the headquarters connects Cargill’s 800 Wichita-based employees with […]
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Idaho Potato Display Contest Winner To Receive Hawaiian Getaway
One lucky entrant in the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) 2019 retail display competition will be saying “aloha” to a six-night/seven-day stay at Hawaii’s Royal Lahaina Resort, the grand prize for the annual contest’s sweepstakes drawing. Overlooking Kaanapali Beach on the valley isle of Maui, the resort features nightly live entertainment, an oceanfront luau, three swimming […]
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U.K. Hair Thickening Brand Nanogen Launching At Select H-E-B Locations
Nanogen, a popular hair thickening brand in the U.K., is partnering with H-E-B to bring its Thickening Hair Fibres and select top-selling SKUs to select locations in Texas. Starting in January 2019, H-E-B customers will have direct access to the brand’s solutions for thinning hair. “We know the U.S. consumer is looking for solutions to thinning hair,” […]
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Stavis Seafoods Adds Seafood Industry Veterans To Management Team
Stavis Seafoods, a Boston, Massachusetts-based vertically integrated importer and manufacturer of fresh and frozen seafood, has named Mohamed Fakira and Allison Roderick as its new VP of operations and director of quality, respectively. Fakira is charged with optimizing and maximizing productivity and efficiencies at all Stavis facilities while creating a strategic organizational plan for the […]
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Cra-Z-Art Donating $10K In Toys To Children’s Charities For The Holidays
Randolph, New Jersey-based Cra-Z-Art, a manufacturer of toy, activity, art and school supply products, has teamed up with a number of charitable organizations, including Toys for Tots, The Toy Foundation and Filling in the Blanks, to donate toys to children in need during the holiday season. Cra-Z-Art will donate approximately $10,000 worth of merchandise this […]
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iFresh’s New Long Island Supermarket Soon To Open To The Public
iFresh, a New York-based Asian-American grocer, reported Dec. 3 that it was making progress on its Glen Cove, Long Island, supermarket. On Nov. 29, the Glen Cove store received its Temporary Certificate of Occupancy, which allows the supermarket to open to the public during the interim period before it receives a final Certificate of Occupancy. […]