Posted inPackaging News, Associations, National

Study Touts Corrugated Packaging Industry’s Sustainability Leadership

The corrugated packaging industry has achieved substantial reductions in the environmental impacts of a corrugated cardboard box, according to a new life cycle assessment.  The study shows a 50 percent per unit reduction in greenhouse gas emissions between 2006-20, tackling the most urgent and predominant causes of a changing climate.  The LCA, conducted for the […]

Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, Association News, Food Lion, Frozen Food, Meijer, National, Sustainability News

EPA’s GreenChill Program Recognizes Achievements In Refrigerant Management

In a ceremony at the FMI – The Food Industry Association’s Energy and Store Development Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Program recognized 12 food retail companies and one manufacturer of advanced refrigeration systems for their achievements. “Participants in the GreenChill Partnership and Store Certification Programs have been leading the industry […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast

ECRS Acquires ReciProfity For Prepared Foods Growth

ECRS has acquired reciProfity, a provider of cloud-based food costing and recipe management solutions for more than four decades. This move enables ECRS to better serve its community of traditional grocers, natural grocers and food co-op retailers as it continues to expand deli and grocerant formats.  In collaboration with the CATAPULT retailer community, ECRS identified reciProfity as the […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Grocery Store Equipment, Southwest

Doc’s Food Stores Upgrades Digital Shopping Platform

Doc’s Food Stores Inc., a 12-store chain operating several banners in Oklahoma, is upgrading its online shopping experience. The grocer has selected eGrowcery, a developer of retail food industry e-commerce platforms for grocers, as its partner for the future. The supermarket retailer offers a comprehensive selection of products from all grocery categories, as well as prepared foods, […]

Posted in, Sustainability News, West

Ralphs Adds Upcycled Fruit Snacks For Hunger Action Month

Ralphs Grocery Co. is carrying four varieties of The Ugly Co.’s upcycled dried fruit snacks – apricots, cherries, nectarines and peaches – at 184 stores across Southern California.  Headquartered in Farmersville, California, The Ugly Co. prevents food waste by transforming imperfect fruit into natural, single-ingredient snacks. “More than 38 percent of the food produced in […]

Posted inPackaging News, Northeast

Maine Crisp Rebrands As Better With Buckwheat

Amidst increasing sales growth and new distribution in major national retailers, artisanal snack company Maine Crisp is rebranding as Better With Buckwheat. The new brand, which will retain the Maine Crisp product line, readies the gluten-free producer to introduce buckwheat-based innovations in additional snacking categories. The Better With Buckwheat rebrand promotes the snack company’s key […]

Posted inPackaging News, Midwest

Anchor Packaging Receives ‘Best New Product’ Award

Anchor Packaging’s new reusable packaging line, Anchorware Reusables, has been named the winner of the 2023 Best New Products award in the Foodservice Packaging category by Convenience Store News. Because reuse offers benefits consumers recognize and reduces packaging waste, Anchorware Reusables help operators differentiate their sustainability efforts. As more consumers seek sustainable solutions, reuse offers […]