Shopper intelligence leader Catalina has released that Wakefern Food Corp., the nation’s largest retailer-owned grocery cooperative, is expanding its use of Catalina’s ecosystem of data-driven solutions. This will include its Anonymized Transaction Database, to help consumer packaged goods brands more quickly and deeply understand shopper behavior, while expanding digital engagement with shoppers in Wakefern’s retail […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, COVID News, Home Page Slider, National
Data Shows 35% Of Consumers Prefer Contactless In-Store Payments
New data from ACI Worldwide and PYMNTS.com shows 35 percent of consumers would be willing to leave their preferred grocers for others that allow them to pay in-store in a contactless manner. The survey of more than 2,000 adult U.S. consumers, which addressed grocery shopping habits since the pandemic, also showed that contactless credit cards (43 […]
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Farmstead Reaches Key Online Grocery Profitability Milestone
Farmstead, the first online grocer to deliver fresh groceries for free, announced that it is now contribution-margin positive in its San Francisco hub, meaning the service is profitable on a per-order basis. The company says it achieved this milestone without markups, service fees or delivery fees – in the most competitive and highest-cost market in […]
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Simply Good Foods Co. Nominates Schena To Board Of Directors
The Denver, Colorado-based Simply Good Foods Co., a developer, marketer and seller of branded nutritional foods and snacking products, has nominated Joseph Schena as an independent director for election at the company’s Jan. 21, 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As previously planned pursuant to the board’s mandatory retirement policy, Arvin Kash will not stand for […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, COVID News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Buehler’s Fresh Foods To Give Over $740,000 In Holiday Bonuses
Buehler’s Fresh Foods will be giving over $740,000 in holiday bonuses to all eligible hourly and salaried employees as a token of its appreciation for employees that continue to work hard amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. “Considered essential workers our employees continue to amaze and inspire as they show up every week, perform their jobs and […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Colorado Green Chili Brand Grows In Online, Distribution Sales
The owner of Colorado Green Chili and King’s Chef Diner has reported increased sales and distribution of its famous jarred Colorado Green Chili. Created in 2008, Colorado Green Chili first gained international notoriety with an appearance on The Food Network. Now, it’s carried in over 300 Colorado stores as well as distributed throughout nine states within stores such as Natural […]
Posted inSustainability News, Home Page Slider, West
Dominion Energy, Smithfield Foods Finish Sustainability Project In Utah
Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods have completed the first renewable natural gas (RNG) project through their joint venture, Align Renewable Natural Gas. Located in Milford, Utah, the project is producing RNG from a network of 26 family farms that raise hogs under contract with Smithfield. The project is the first large-scale effort in the state to […]
Posted inIngles Markets, Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Ingles Markets Reports Results For Q4 And Fiscal Year 2020
Ingles Markets, based in Asheville, North Carolina, reported increased sales and net income for the three and twelve months ended Sept. 26, 2020. Net sales totaled $1.20 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 26, 2020, an increase of 11.3 percent compared with $1.08 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 28, 2019. Gross profit for the […]
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Hee-Sook Nelson Elected Chair Of CGA Board Of Directors
Hee-Sook Nelson, VP of team development & public affairs for Gelson’s Markets, was elected the 2020-21 California Grocers Association chair of the board of directors at the association’s virtual annual meeting on Dec. 4. Nelson is the first Asian-American woman to serve as CGA Board Chair, and the second woman to serve in this role […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Simply Almond Named Best Premium Drink of 2020 By Beverage Digest
Simply Almond received the title of Best Premium Drink in the 2020 Beverage Digest Awards, the publication’s annual recognition that celebrates excellence across the North American beverage industry. Apopka, Florida-based Simply Beverages first made its mark with a promise of simple ingredients. In 2020, recognizing a need for more accessible, all-natural dairy alternatives, the brand introduced […]
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Brynwood To Acquire Take-And-Bake Pizza Business From ARYZTA
Brynwood Partners VIII L.P. announced that its newly formed portfolio company, Great Kitchens Food Company Inc., has acquired ARYZTA North America’s take-and-bake pizza business. Terms and conditions of the deal are not being disclosed. Great Kitchens will be headquartered in Romeoville, Illinois, and will continue to operate in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and Romeoville, Illinois. The facilities […]
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TerraCycle Completes $25 Million Founding Investor Raise For Loop
Trenton, New Jersey-based TerraCycle has completed a Series A “Founding Investors” capital raise of $25 million for its global reuse platform Loop. Investors include P&G, Nestlé, SUEZ, Aptar, Sky Ocean Ventures, ImpactAssets and Quadia. “Given Loop’s global momentum and the limited amount of capital being raised, it was important for us to pick partners who firmly believe […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, National
United Fresh’s BrandStorm Marketing Conference Goes Virtual
United Fresh’s sixth annual BrandStorm event will take place online from March 9-11. The signature marketing conference will gather produce marketers for strategic and tactical education, idea-sharing and innovative dialogue with peers and colleagues across the globe. BrandStorm, a project of United Fresh’s Produce Marketing and Merchandising Council, has been developed to engage all levels […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Fareway Stores To Purchase Shugar’s In Colfax, Iowa
Fareway Stores has agreed to purchase Shugar’s, a third-generation, family-owned grocery store founded in 1936 and located at 28 East Howard St. in Colfax, Iowa. Fareway and Shugar’s plan to finalize the purchase and transition near the end of the year. “We are excited to announce our plans to expand in the Central Iowa area,” […]
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PMA Caps Off 2020 Virtual Town Hall With Insights From Industry Leaders
Produce Marketing Association will cap off this year’s Virtual Town Hall Series with a candid conversation featuring Bruce Taylor of Taylor Farms and John Anderson of The Oppenheimer Group. PMA CEO Cathy Burns will host this fireside chat, providing a forum for all three leaders to share their insights and perspectives on 2020 and how […]
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Impossible Foods Confident In Replacing Animals By 2035
Pat Brown, founder and CEO of Impossible Foods, said that his company will replace the meat industry. The statement came during an interview by Laura Reiley, business of food reporter at the Washington Post, at the 100,000-attendee online conference Web Summit. “Our mission is to completely replace the use of animals as a food technology […]
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Goya Foods Offers $80K Culinary Arts And Food Science Scholarships
Goya Foods, America’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, offers a total of $80,000 Culinary Arts and Food Science Scholarships to four students nationwide entering their freshman year of college with an undergraduate degree in culinary arts and/or food science. Goya’s Culinary Arts Scholarship is available on a competitive basis to students entering an accredited two-year or four-year institution. […]
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Meijer Surprises Customers With Very Merry $1,000 Shopping Spree
While many holiday celebrations will look different this year, Meijer continues its Very Merry Meijer tradition of surprising a customer in each of its supercenters and stores across the Midwest with a $1,000 Meijer shopping spree. Given the difficulties of this year, the retailer decided to expand its tradition to surprise 1,300 additional customers with $100 gift cards. “We recognize that many […]
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BGC Partners With Bossier City For Naming Of Bossier City Arena
Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. and the city of Bossier City, Louisiana, announced that BGC has purchased naming rights of the Bossier City Arena to be known as the Brookshire Grocery Arena. Mayor Lo Walker made the announcement at a press conference held at the premiere entertainment venue Dec. 10. “We are incredibly excited to […]
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Tyson Foods Names Coplein As First Chief Medical Officer
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods has named Dr. Claudia Coplein to the newly-created role of chief medical officer. Coplein is a physician executive who brings more than 20 years of healthcare experience to the company after holding leadership roles in the insurance, global manufacturing, healthcare and technology fields. Her immediate focus will be assisting the company’s […]