Planterra Foods is opening its new headquarters in Lafayette, Colorado, with office space and R&D Innovation Center. The location will result in incremental employment and opportunities to grow in ingredient and product innovations, expanding office space and adding jobs for the Denver community over the next year. The R&D Innovation Center will focus on testing and […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Hy-Vee Pharmacies Now Offering Flu Shots With No Appointment
West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc. is offering the flu vaccine inside its more than 275 Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations, with no appointment or prescription necessary. Drive-thru flu clinics also will be offered at Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations throughout the company’s eight-state region on select days through Oct. 30. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends […]
Posted inCenter Store, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Southwest, Whole Foods
Mission Foods And Nutella Partner For ‘Breakfast All Wrapped Up’
Mission Foods, a maker of tortillas and wraps, is teaming up with Nutella to introduce Breakfast All Wrapped Up using Mission Street Tacos, Nutella Hazelnut Spread and fresh fruit. “Back-to-school season is a time for getting back into routines, and we know that this new school year is going to be unlike any other, with both kids and parents […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Whole Foods
Amazon Fresh Opens First Maryland Store In Chevy Chase
A new Amazon Fresh grocery store in Chevy Chase, Maryland, opened at 7 a.m. Aug. 26 at 5463 Wisconsin Ave. It is the first location in Maryland and the third to open in the D.C. region. Store hours are 7 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. Amazon Fresh offers a new, low-priced grocery option and supports the community […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Garner Foods Hosts Groundbreaking Event For New Facility
Garner Foods, makers of Texas Pete and Green Mountain Gringo products, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony and press conference Aug. 24 on the site of its future facility expansion in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The event was opened with a brief thank you and introduction by Ann Garner Riddle, Garner Foods’ CEO, and members of the […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, National, The Kroger Co.
Point Pickup Acquires GrocerKey To Provide End-To-End Solution
Point Pickup Technologies, the last-mile provider that returns customer control to retailers, has acquired white-label e-commerce platform GrocerKey. The acquisition enables Point Pickup to offer retailers the industry’s first end-to-end, own-branded last-mile fulfillment and delivery service, enabling a seamless customer experience from purchase to delivery. Point Pickup customers include the two largest grocery retailers in the […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Chobani Moves Away From Plastic With Paper Cup
New Berlin, New York-based Chobani has launched a paper cup, marking a milestone in its efforts to reduce plastic use and put more sustainable packaging on shelves. Chobani’s new product innovations – oatmilk, cold brew coffee and coffee creamers – already come in paper-based packaging that is recyclable. After two years of development, it will […]
Posted inCenter Store, Home Page Slider, Southeast
P&G Brings Relief To Tennessee Residents With Tide Loads of Hope
The Tide Loads of Hope Mobile Laundry Unit, powered by Matthew 25: Ministries, has been deployed to support relief and recovery efforts in the wake of the deadly flooding throughout Tennessee. The mobile laundry vehicle will begin services in Waverly at the Walmart Supercenter on Walton Drive, providing free, full-service laundry to residents affected by […]
Posted inBeverage News, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Whole Foods
Smile Beverage Werks Coffee Pods Earn BPI Certification
The Biodegradable Products Institute has awarded Smile Beverage Werks’ commercially compostable, K-cup compatible coffee pods its environmental certification. The BPI Certification is a rigorous, science-driven process. Vetted products are tested to ASTM D6400 and D6868 standards and meet additional restrictions on carcinogens, BPA and fluorinated chemicals like PFAS. The BPI mark enables consumers to identify and […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Southeastern Grocers Bags 25 Awards For Private Label Products
Twenty-five of Southeastern Grocers’ private label products won awards from Store Brands Editors’ Picks for excellence in innovation, flavor and variety. SEG is the parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores. The grocer’s Naturally Better line of products received gold medals for its organic baby food purees, as […]
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Pepsi Kicks Off 2021 NFL Season Encouraging Fans To Binge Football
Pepsi is kicking off its “Made for Football Watching” campaign designed to inspire fans and gear them up for a season of hours upon hours of NFL binge watching. Along with the return of national TV spots celebrating the football watcher, this year’s program debuts with “Football Is Calling,” new digital content featuring Billions star and Breaking Bad alum David […]
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Seasonal Flu Vaccinations Now Available At Giant Food Pharmacies
Giant Food, a greater Washington, D.C., regional grocery chain, again is offering seasonal flu vaccinations at all 152 of its in-store pharmacies for both adults and children, with no appointment required. The vaccinations are administered by Giant’s certified in-store pharmacists and are often covered in-full by most insurance plans. “The health of our community is […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Corporate Store News, Home Page Slider, Midwest, Sustainability News
Kroger Shares New Long-Term Strategy In 2021 ESG Report
Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co. has released its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance report and shared its new long-term ESG strategy and framework to benefit people and the planet, and to help create a more resilient, equitable food system. “As a grocery retailer, Kroger is committed to advancing positive impacts for people and our planet […]
Posted inPlant-Based News, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, The Kroger Co., West
Impossible Sausage Made From Plants Arrives In Home Kitchens
Impossible Sausage Made From Plants is launching in retail stores for the first time in a ground sausage form. Available in two flavors – Savory and Spicy – Impossible Sausage will be rolling out in Kroger, Ralphs, King Soopers, Fred Meyer, Safeway, Albertsons, Wegmans, Stop & Shop, Hannaford, Giant Martin’s, Giant Food, Sprouts Farmers Market, […]
Posted inIndependent Store News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
ShopRite Of Roosevelt Blvd. Launches ‘Fresh to Table’
The ShopRite of Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia debuted Fresh to Table, a reimagined store-within-a-store concept where customers can find fresh, on-trend foods and easy to prepare ingredients and meal solutions in a variety of grab-and-go formats. Additionally, Fresh to Table offers new digital conveniences designed to help customers save time and money while providing great […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, National
Advantage Report Says Suppliers Lead Omnichannel Integration
According to a recent survey by Advantage Group International measuring supplier and retailer engagement performance, 73 percent of U.S. retailers improved their supplier relationships in 2020. The annual Advantage Report, which surveyed more than 190 American retailers, found the disparity is widening between those suppliers that are viewed as best in class and the rest […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Home Page Slider, National
Oscar Mayer And Lyft To Give Fans Unexpected Rides In Wienermobile
Oscar Mayer and Lyft are teaming up to surprise some Lyft XL riders with free Wienermobile trips in a few of the nation’s hottest rideshare cities. Lyft passengers in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta who call a Lyft XL may be surprised with a once-in-a-lifetime pick-up from the hottest wheels in town: the Oscar […]
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Buehler’s Fresh Foods To Open In Galion, Ohio, In Late October
Buehler’s Fresh Foods will become the newest addition to Galion West Shopping Center where the local, independent, employee-owned grocery store will open in October. The new store occupies a 21,700-square-foot space at the intersection of SR 598 and Route 19 in the heart of Galion, Ohio’s primary retail corridor. The new store will offer a […]
Posted inMarketing News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Acosta Examines Evolving Impact Of COVID-19 On Consumer Behavior
Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services provider in the consumer packaged goods industry, has released its latest COVID-19 Shopper Insights report, COVID-19 Shopper Insights: Which Habits Are Sticking? The report examines pandemic-related shopping behaviors that are continuing to impact the CPG industry as COVID-19 evolves. According to Acosta’s research, about 45 percent of […]
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Nominations Open For Shelby Southeast ‘Women Of Influence’ Program
Nominations are currently being sought for the 2021 Southeast Women Of Influence In The Food Industry recognition program. This program will recognize inspirational female figures in a special section in the November edition of The Shelby Report of the Southeast. The Griffin Report of the Northeast has seen ongoing support for this recognition program for […]