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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]