Nine of the country’s most innovative chefs and foodservice professionals representing an array of culinary styles and backgrounds will be honored the week of June 15 during United Fresh Live!, as part of the United Fresh Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award Program. The program honors chefs and their companies for their creativity in highlighting fresh […]
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Dollar General Gives Additional $25M In Employee Appreciation Bonuses
Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based Dollar General has announced an additional $25 million investment in retail, distribution center and fleet employee bonuses to demonstrate continued appreciation for the efforts of employees during the company’s first quarter 2020. This brings the company’s total investment in employee appreciation bonuses to approximately $60 million. “We are proud to provide this additional […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, National
Report: Organic Produce Sales Jump 22 Percent In March
Total organic fresh produce sales were up 22 percent for March, with overall first quarter sales up eight percent in retail conditions unlike any ever experienced in the modern era of grocery retailing, according to the 2020 Q1 Organic Produce Performance Report released exclusively by the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners. Unprecedented consumer purchasing behavior across the United States because of COVID-19 […]
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United Fresh Produce Association Switches To New Virtual Event
With the continuing COVID-19 crisis, the United Fresh Board of Directors has decided to move from an in-person event in San Diego this June to United Fresh Live!, a new, free virtual event that will connect customers, suppliers and colleagues across the industry. “During these past few weeks, we’ve all learned something about connections,” said […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Tyson Fresh Meats Temporarily Pausing Operations At Beef Plant
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc., is currently winding down production and will temporarily pause operations Friday, May 1, through Monday, May 4, at its Dakota City, Nebraska, beef facility to complete a deep cleaning of the entire plant. The company has been working closely with the local […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Rite Aid Expands Its COVID-19 Testing Criteria To Adults At No Cost
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania-based Rite Aid has expanded COVID-19 testing criteria to include all individuals 18 and older exhibiting any of the following symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell. Rite Aid currently offers self-swab testing sites at 25 store […]
Posted inNonfood Items, Home Page Slider, West
Earthwise: Properly Clean, Disinfect Reusable Bags After Each Use
Customers have focused on ways they can positively impact the environment, and that has led them to purchasing and shopping with reusable bags. In the midst of this pandemic, many changes have been enacted to err on the side of caution to keep the public safe and healthy. One of those changes has affected the […]
Posted inCOVID News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Rite Aid Opens Two More COVID-19 Testing Locations In Pennsylvania
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania-based Rite Aid continues to expand COVID-19 testing sites with new locations opening in York, Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh through its partnership with the White House Coronavirus Task Force. In addition to the current self-testing sites in Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the company has opened two new locations at its stores located at 4111 […]