Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

U.S. Ag Chief Tours Orlando Hydroponic Company During Visit To Florida

From staff reports The way Sonny Perdue sees it, Kalera and other hydroponic companies and farmers live out the USDA motto to “do right and feed everyone.”  Perdue, the U.S. secretary of agriculture, shared this assessment after a June 8 visit to Kalera’s recently opened 30,000-square-foot facility in Orlando, Florida. “Daniel [Malechuk, the CEO] showed […]

Posted inCenter Store, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Whole Foods

New Splenda Diabetes Care Shakes Have No Added Sugar

Splenda Brand has launched its S​plenda Diabetes Care Shakes,​ the first no added sugar​ ​shakes specifically designed to help manage blood sugar​​ and support the needs of people managing diabetes and prediabetes​.​ The shakes serve as a meal or snack replacement and contain protein and key ingredients needed for diabetes management. Each shake contains 16g […]

Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, National

Nielsen Looks At CPG Dollar Sales Data For Week Ending June 13

The information below, reported by Nielsen, reflects total U.S. weekly year-over-year dollar sales data, reflecting the one- and 15-week periods ending June 13. This rundown includes in-store and online CPG shifts in sales and price, similar to past weeks. The sales data below reflects total U.S. in-store measurement, except the total CPG online sales and […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, National, Whole Foods

Mercato Adds Analytics Tools To Help Independents Grow Sales Online

Mercato, the online grocery e-commerce platform for independently owned grocery stores, is adding analytics tools and features to its platform to drive sales and help merchants compete against national online grocery companies, supermarket chains and big box stores. Mercato also offers merchants on its platform an online sales growth guarantee. Since the start of the COVID-19 […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southwest

Brookshire Brothers Launches Click And Collect In Nacogdoches

Lufkin, Texas-based Brookshire Brothers has launched its curbside pickup and grocery delivery service at its two Nacogdoches stores. The grocer has been offering this service in seven locations since February 2018. With the increased demand for online shopping, the employee-owned company decided to launch Brookshire Brothers Anywhere in 14 additional locations. “We strive to continually […]

Posted inBeverage News, Home Page Slider, Southwest

Richard’s Rainwater Partners With Brewery To Expand Initiative

Richard’s Rainwater, the first bottled rainwater and sparkling rainwater company, entered into a partnership with Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. in Houston, Texas, expanding both the company’s production capacity and commitment to local brewery partnerships on the heels of closing a $2 million financing round. The Austin-based brand captures renewable rainwater before it has a chance to […]