The Ontario, California-based Cardenas Markets Foundation continues its commitment to supporting the communities it serves. Fifty-six students in the areas where Cardenas Markets operates received scholarship funds of $2,000 each. The scholarship program, new this year, awarded a total of $112,000. Scholarship recipients were selected based on their academic qualifications, financial need and leadership attributes. […]
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Bogopa Service Corp. Acquires Fairway Westbury Store
Bogopa Service Corp. has announced its acquisition of the Fairway Market in Westbury, New York. The addition comes on the heels of Bogopa’s takeover of two other former Fairway Market stores just weeks ago in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and Douglaston, Queens. Bogopa is a family-owned business that has operated grocery stores in the New York area […]
Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
The Coca-Cola Co. Taking Strategic Steps To Reorganize Business
The Atlanta, Georgia-based Coca-Cola Co. says it is taking strategic steps to reorganize and better enable the Coca-Cola system to pursue its Beverages for Life strategy, with a portfolio of drinks that are positioned to capture growth in a fast-changing marketplace. The company is building a networked global organization, combining the power of scale with […]
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WEST: First Amazon Fresh Grocery Store Opens In California
Opening Aug. 27 in Woodland Hills, California, to select customers, Amazon Fresh is a new grocery store designed from the ground up to offer a seamless grocery shopping experience, whether customers are shopping in-store or online. The store will open to the public in the coming weeks. “We’ve taken our decades of operations experience to […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, West
Foster Farms Temporarily Closing Livingston Plant Due To COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present an unprecedented challenge to the nation and its workforce, Foster Farms says it is closing its Livingston, California, plant from Sept. 1-7. In recent months, Foster Farms’ Livingston Poultry Complex located in Merced County experienced 392 positive cases and eight employee deaths related to complications associated with COVID-19. The […]
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Taste Of Inspirations Black Angus Beef Line Launches At Stop & Shop
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop has launched a new offering, Taste of Inspirations Black Angus beef. A co-branded, exclusive partnership with the 1855 brand, the line of Black Angus beef is now available in the meat department at all Stop & Shop locations or for pickup and delivery at StopandShop.com. Customers can take home the same […]
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Crisp Food Technologies’ Fry Baby Wins Best New Product Award
After competing among a record number of entries, the Crisp Food Technologies Fry Baby was awarded the top honor of “Overall Innovation Winner” by Convenience Store News in the 2020 Best New Products contest. This container is one of the latest additions to the Crisp Food Technologies container family, a product line of Anchor Packaging already […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Global Cold Chain Alliance Committed To Assisting IARW 3PL Members
by Matt Ott / President and CEO of Global Cold Chain Alliance Global Cold Chain Alliance members ensure that the vital links in the cold chain stay connected. That means keeping food safely stored, packaged and shipped. In this column, we are going to focus on the storage and third-party logistics, or 3PL, side of the business and […]
Posted inCBD News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Cannabidiol Shows Promise To Help Lower Blood Pressure
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, regardless of sex or ethnicity. One person dies every 37 seconds from cardiovascular disease. High blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking are key risk factors in the progression of cardiovascular disease1. Although there are numerous prescription medications available to increase heart health, Americans […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Goya Prepares Food To Distribute To Hurricane Laura Survivors
Goya Foods is answering the calls for help from food banks and organizations as it prepares to distribute food to victims in the wake of Hurricane Laura. “In our tradition of immediate response during emergency situations, we send out our help in the form of food and we send out our prayers and love for […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Lipari Foods, Midwest
EggLife Foods Inks Distribution Deal With Central Market
Chicago-based EggLife Foods has announced that it is expanding distribution into Texas via all nine Central Market locations. The arrangement marks the brand’s first distribution partnership in the Southwest, extending its presence to include more than 400 stores across several retail partners in the Midwest. “Central Market provides an experience completely their own, one that delivers high-end […]
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LonoLife Bone Broth Innovates With Nutrition, On-the-Go Solutions
San Diego, California-based LonoLife – a leading brand of portable, powdered bone broth and collagen products – has announced its newest innovation, LonoLife Noodle Soups. The new soups are packed with 20g of protein, high-quality egg noodles and flavorful bone broth. Set to hit Amazon.com and retail store shelves early September 2020, LonoLife Noodle Soup will be available […]
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Rainier Fruit Achieves Equitable Food Initiative Certification
Selah, Washington-based Rainier Fruit has achieved Equitable Food Initiative certification for its largest farm of more than 2,300 acres, earning the title as the first EFI-certified establishment in Washington state’s fruit industry. For the past three years, both companies have worked to align EFI standards with Washington State Labor Laws and are excited to finalize […]
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Food Lion Named No. 1 Grocery Retail Program In Bond’s Loyalty Report
Food Lion’s MVP Rewards customer loyalty program was recently named Best U.S. Grocery Retail Program of 2020 in Bond’s Loyalty Report. Bond’s annual report, produced in partnership with Visa, surveyed almost 70,000 consumers on over 100 attributes, which examine more than 1,000 loyalty and credit card programs across 34 global markets. “Nourishing our communities is […]
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Market Profile: Leevers Supermarkets Embraces Hyper-Local Focus, New Format
by John McCurry, contributing writer Leevers Supermarkets, headquartered in the Denver suburb of Franktown, traces its roots to 1938 in North Dakota. Today, the company operates 18 stores along Colorado’s Front Range between Fort Collins and Pueblo. Most of the stores are under the Save-A-Lot banner. In addition, the company operates El Mercado de Colorado, […]
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Rice Krispies Survey Helps Parents Pinpoint When Kids Need More Love
Based on the findings of a recent national survey about the school year, Rice Krispies Treats has created a limited-edition “Love in Case of” kits, giving parents a new way to show support for their children. The kits include 12 unique moments curated from the survey, as well as 12 Rice Krispies Treats featuring wrappers on which parents can […]
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Hormel Foods To Provide Free College Education To Employees’ Children
Austin, Minnesota-based Hormel Foods has announced it will grant two-year college degree tuition to dependent children of the company’s employees. The Inspired Pathways program will begin later this year with the first class starting college in the 2021-22 academic year. It is open to all currently employed Hormel Foods team members in the U.S. While the […]
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Sun Belle To Acquire CoolHouse Distribution Center In Laredo, Texas
Berry marketer Sun Belle has agreed to acquire the business and property of CoolHouse Distribution Center in Laredo, Texas. The acquisition adds a fifth Sun Belle distribution center to company-operated facilities in Jessup, Maryland; Miami, Florida; Schiller Park, Illinois; and Oxnard, California. CoolHouse’s three-year old facility has 35,000 square feet of refrigerated and freezer space […]
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PLMA Live! Set For February After 2020 Trade Show Was Cancelled
The Private Label Manufacturers Association recently announced a virtual event for Feb. 1-5, 2021: PLMA Live! Presents Private Label Week. The announcement comes with the association’s decision to cancel its 2020 Private Label Trade Show, in light of continuing uncertainties concerning the health and safety of participants at large-scale, in-person gatherings. The annual PLMA show that […]
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New Whole Foods Market in Huntington Beach Now Open
On Aug. 26, Whole Foods Market opened a new 44,000-square-foot store at 10081 Adams Avenue in Huntington Beach, California. And more than 1,450 local products are dispersed throughout the store from 296 local suppliers, many of which are launching at Whole Foods Market for the first time. Headliners, a juice bar, full-service coffee bar and taproom, […]