Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods is selling its pet treats business to General Mills for approximately $1.2 billion. The sale of the business is expected to be completed by the end of the company’s 2021 fiscal year, subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. It includes the Nudges, True Chews and Top Chews brands, as well as a production […]
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Meijer Opens New Supercenters In Ohio And Indiana
Meijer has opened three new supercenters across the Midwest, Meijer President and CEO Rick Keyes announced May 13. Located in Seven Hills and Boardman, Ohio, and Westfield, Indiana, the 155,000-square-foot stores offer a state-of-the-art shopping experience, providing customers multiple ways to shop in a specialty store environment. “These new stores reinforce our ongoing commitment to serving the needs of communities at […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
FlexEngage Partners With CitrusAd To Offer Digital Receipts
Orlando, Florida-based flexEngage, a global leader in dynamic receipt and transactional communications, has partnered with retail media technology company, CitrusAd. Through this partnership, retailers will be able to leverage the CitrusAd network to monetize and personalize their digital receipts and transactional e-commerce messages. For years, grocers have benefitted from incremental revenue by delivering manufacturer promotions […]
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Bashas’ Hosts Statewide Job Fair At Stores And Distribution Center
Bashas’ Family of Stores is holding a statewide job fair from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on May 15, at its Chandler distribution center and its 114 grocery stores throughout Arizona. The family-owned grocer that operates Food City, AJ’s Fine Foods and Bashas’ supermarkets is looking to fill more than 700 full-time and part-time positions. The open […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Retail Business Services Donates $25,000 To Support Aid For India
On behalf of its 2,500 associates, Retail Business Services, the services company of grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA, will donate $25,000 to support humanitarian aid for India as the country grapples with a renewed COVID-19 crisis. “Our hearts are heavy each day with the news of effects of the COVID crisis in India,” said Subodh […]
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Trolli Invades Candy Aisle With New Sour Gummi Creations Martian Mix
Trolli, the candy brand known for its neon world of sour, sweet and fruity gummies, has released its latest innovation: Trolli Sour Gummi Creations Martian Mix. The newest addition to Trolli’s decades-spanning portfolio consists of its first “buildable” gummies, with each bag containing seven alien-themed shapes inspired by alien heads, space rings and alien bodies, […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
GoodFarms Strawberries Join Whole Foods’ Sourced For Good Program
GoodFarms strawberries will debut as the first Equitable Food Initiative-certified product in Whole Foods Market’s Sourced for Good program during May, which is also National Strawberry Month. EFI is the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups. The Sourced for Good program helps support workers, communities and the environment […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., COVID News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Kroger Health To Offer COVID-19 Vaccine By Walk-In
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., is offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at most of its locations in the Atlanta Division, which includes Georgia, East Alabama and South Carolina. The company is encouraging all those eligible to receive the vaccine to do so at their earliest convenience to help stop the spread of […]