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Doux South Pickles Has More Product Available For Retail Due To Covid

More than 80 percent of Doux South’s pickle business typically is done with restaurants—in its home state of Georgia as well as Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin, New York, New Jersey and Colorado. With restaurant orders temporarily down due to Covid-19, co-founder Mark Hungarland and his team […]

Posted inHealth & Wellness, COVID News, Home Page Slider, West

Trader Joe’s Updates How It Is Caring For Crew Members, Customers

As the coronavirus Covid-19 affects communities across the nation, Monrovia, California-based Trader Joe’s says it is being vigilant; heeding all federal, state and local health advisories; and where it makes sense, adjusting efforts to safeguard the health and safety of its crew members and customers. To date, these efforts include: Revising Store Hours for All Trader Joe’s […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, COVID News, Food Service News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Waitr Expands Delivery Areas To Increase Access For Diners, Restaurants

Waitr Holdings Inc., an on-demand food ordering and delivery company, has expanded its delivery areas to support its restaurant partners and diners during the Covid-19 pandemic. Delivery areas will now reach as far as 12 miles away from certain restaurants, which in some cases is double the current reach. This will give restaurants more access […]

Posted inFood Service News, Home Page Slider, Midwest

Hy-Vee Offers Online Ordering Through Mealtime To Go

West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc. says that, at more than 200 locations companywide, customers will be able to order curbside meals-to-go online. Through Hy-Vee’s Mealtime To Go offerings, customers can order hot, prepared foods along with take-and-bake meals. Meals will be available for free pickup in as little as 30 minutes or can be […]

Posted inHealth & Wellness, COVID News, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Nonfood Items

Jostens Produces Health, Safety Products In Fight Against Covid-19

Jostens, the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based provider of custom class jewelry, graduation products and yearbooks serving the K-12 and college education markets, has joined the ranks of companies around the world to manufacture essential health and safety products to combat the spread of Covid-19.  Jostens is leveraging the technology and manufacturing know-how of its graduation product and […]

Posted inCenter Store, COVID News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Southwest

CleanWell Offers Plant-Based Alternative To Disinfecting During Pandemic

With the U.S. in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, sanitation has taken on ever-increasing importance. Whether cleaning grocery carts or homes, there is heightened awareness of taking the proper safety precautions. There also has been more focus on what cleaning products to use, with many consumers opting to avoid harsh chemicals and pursue better-for-you […]

Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, COVID News, Health & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Nonfood Items, Southeast

Stop-Painting.Com Offers Visual Cues For Social Distancing

Wake Forest, North Carolina-based Stop-Painting.com is offering social distancing visual cues to aid in curtailing the spread of Covid-19 and to keep retail customers safe. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends staying six feet away from anyone who may be sick. Retail stores are encouraged to control the number of customers in […]

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NCS: Consumer Spending Remains 23% Higher Than Pre-Covid Levels

NCSolutions (NCS), a company that improves advertising effectiveness for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) ecosystem, released new data April 9 showing average household grocery spend has fallen since the Covid-19 Extreme Buying peak but still remains elevated at 23 percent higher than pre-pandemic levels. This marked shift—coupled with a return to a grocery basket mix […]