Despite the prohibitive weather conditions, Green Way Markets of Ridgewood, New Jersey, opened its doors Feb. 19. The grocery store offers organics, natural foods and gluten-free foods, as well as an expanded wine and liquor section. It also offers Rancher’s Legend beef, a steakhouse quality beef at supermarket prices, along with wild-caught seafood. The specialty […]
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Kroger Health Introduces COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Solutions
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co., has introduced its new vaccine scheduling tool, allowing customers to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments online. The new tool can manage more than 250,000 requests daily and will reflect the amount of vaccine doses confirmed within Kroger’s system while allowing visitors to check vaccine eligibility and […]
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Birch Benders Launches Keto And Organic Baking Line
Birch Benders, the fastest growing pancake brand known for keto and paleo pancake and waffle mixes, is offering a new line of keto-friendly, organic cake and brownie mixes, as well as two keto-friendly frostings. All of the new baking mixes and frostings are made with clean ingredients, with no added sugar. The keto-friendly line is […]
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Sunbelt Bakery Brings Back Oatmeal Raisin Granola Bars
McKee Foods is relaunching Sunbelt Bakery Oatmeal Raisin Granola Bars, and they will be on store shelves in late February. Several years ago, Sunbelt Bakery offered an Oatmeal Raisin variety. When it was discontinued, consumers reached out through social media and the consumer care line asking McKee Foods to make their favorite flavor again. The […]
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Peapack Private Investment Banking Advises On Sale Of Randall Farms
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. and its investment banking division, Peapack Private Investment Banking, will participate in the sale of its client, Randall Farms, a processor of value-added protein products, to Highview Capital. Randall partners with leading grocery store chains on the West Coast to provide all types of processed and value-added meats, including a variety of […]
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Food Retailers Commit To Higher Level Of Cleanliness With Ecolab
Ecolab Inc., a provider of water, food safety and infection prevention solutions and services, has expanded its Ecolab Science Certified program to include six leading food retail partners. Ingles Markets, Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy, Cub Foods, Coborn’s, Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres are the latest partners to commit to rigorous cleaning protocols, training and audits that will […]
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Meijer On Track To Complete Rollout Of Flashfood Program To All Stores
After COVID-19 caused delays in rolling out the Flashfood program to all its stores across the Midwest in 2020, Meijer is on track to complete implementation of the food waste reduction program this year. While also cutting down on in-store food waste, the initiative allows customers to purchase food nearing its sell-by date – like […]
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Giant Co. To Open Urban Flagship Store In Philadelphia March 19
The Giant Co. plans to open its urban flagship store, the Riverwalk Giant, in Philadelphia on Friday, March 19. Located at 60 N. 23rd St., the two-level store is the company’s latest to open in the city. With its innovative design and curated offering, the new store celebrates the company’s love for feeding families and the […]
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SpartanNash To Celebrate Supermarket Employee Day On Feb. 22
On Feb. 22, SpartanNash will join supermarkets and food manufacturers nationwide in celebrating the first Supermarket Employee Day. FMI–The Food Industry Association has proclaimed this new holiday to recognize retail associates at every level for the work they do feeding families and enriching lives. According to FMI, more than 40,000 individual stores sell food and […]
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Chobani Founder, CEO Ulukaya Featured In New Documentary
VICE has debuted a new documentary called “Moving Humanity Forward,” a film focused on Chobani founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya’s “anti-CEO” playbook, his people-first business philosophy and refugee advocacy work and the food maker’s efforts to rebuild an upstate New York community. Directed by Nirit Peled, “Moving Humanity Forward” debuted on VICE and VICETV.com on Feb. 15. The documentary follows the […]
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Acosta: Shoppers Plan To Keep Some Habits Post-COVID
Acosta, an integrated sales and marketing services provider in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, has released findings from its most recent COVID-19 shopper insights study. The research found that while the pandemic concern level is finally on the decline, shoppers acknowledge it will be a long time before things return to normal. Shopping and […]
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Flipz Has Launched Two New Chocolate Pretzel Products
The chocolate-covered pretzel snack brand Flipz is launching Flipz Stuff’D and Flipz Bites, the newest creations in the collection. Flipz Stuff’D are bite-sized pretzel nuggets stuffed with creamy peanut butter and coated in milk chocolate. It’s double the flavor in each bite and the perfect balance of salty, sweet and crunchy that is known from […]
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J.M. Smucker Co. Introduces Evolved Set Of ESG Priorities
The J.M. Smucker Co., based in Orrville, Ohio, has introduced an evolved set of environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities to reflect its sharpened focus on addressing issues that impact the quality of life of millions of people and pets. “The quality of life of too many people and pets is suffering because they lack […]
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Jimmy Dean Brand Launches New Breakfast Bites
Springdale, Arkansas-based Jimmy Dean is bringing breakfast lovers two new breakfast favorites in the form of warm, poppable bites. New Jimmy Dean Loaded Sausage Bites and Jimmy Dean Omelet Minis are made with premium, signature seasoned Jimmy Dean breakfast meats, real eggs and cheese and are served in a single-serve cup. “Breakfast habits continue to change as families navigate new routines,” said Chris […]
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Sanderson Farms Gives Update On Operations Affected By Winter Storms
Laurel, Mississippi-based Sanderson Farms has provided an update on the company’s operations and the impact of the severe winter storms that have affected its Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi locations. Winter storm Uri brought bitter cold temperatures, snow and ice, leaving millions without power across the company’s footprint in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi on Feb. 15, […]
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Report: Meat Closes Out Year 18.4 Percent Above 2019 Levels
November and December sales were dominated by the holidays along with consumers’ shopping changes in response to the rising number of new COVID-19 cases across many states. Some states and cities enacted renewed shelter-in-place mandates. This resulted in consumers’ trip frequency falling below last year’s levels, much like it had in early April. Likewise, e-commerce […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Hiring 110 For Reno Store
Sprouts Farmers Market will soon finish construction on its new store in Reno, Nevada, and will be hiring for full- and part-time positions. The 24,000-square-foot store at 299 East Plumb Lane will open on Wednesday, May 12, at 7 a.m. Details about the grand opening celebration will be announced at a later date. The healthy […]
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Lay’s Kicks Off 2021 Global UEFA Champions League Campaign
Lay’s will premiere a new global campaign centered on uniting and bringing joy to people around the world through football (soccer). The 2021 effort in support of the brand’s largest global platform – Men’s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women’s Football – leads with the very best in players, sport and snacks. With this season’s fans […]
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The Giant Co. Launches Partnership With HowGood
Online grocery customers at The Giant Co. can now access an easy-to-use environmental and social impact rating system powered by HowGood. “Our new partnership with HowGood reinforces our commitment to healing the planet – whether it’s through greater product transparency or reducing waste,” said Manuel Haro, VP of strategy and communications for The Giant Co. “We […]
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Keurig Dr Pepper Names Justin Whitmore Chief Strategy Officer
Keurig Dr Pepper, headquartered in Plano, Texas, has appointed Justin Whitmore to the new role of chief strategy officer, effective March 1, reporting to Chairman and CEO Bob Gamgort. He will join the ELT and lead enterprise strategy work, including mergers and acquisitions and corporate partnerships. Whitmore joins KDP from Tyson Foods, where he played a key role in […]