Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, National

DoorDash Launches SNAP/EBT Online Payments

DoorDash will begin accepting SNAP/EBT payments on the platform with multiple grocery partners including Aldi, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and participating 7-Eleven stores.  With these partnerships, more than 4,000 grocery and convenience locations nationwide will soon offer SNAP/EBT payment capabilities on DoorDash for on-demand delivery of eligible grocery items. DoorDash will offer SNAP recipients the benefits […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Northeast, Sustainability News

Weis Markets Reaffirms Sustainable Food Retail Certification

Weis Markets has completed Ratio Institute’s Sustainable Food Retail Certification, highlighting the environmental and economic benefits of the Mid-Atlantic food retailer’s sustainability practices while identifying opportunities for more gains. The company previously gained Ratio Institute certification in 2021. Within each of the grocer’s districts, Ratio Institute conducted in-person assessment training that included store managers and […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast

ECRS Introduces SNAP Balance Management Tool

Boone, North Carolina-based ECRS has created SNAP While You Shop, an industry-first, patent-pending balance management tool for EBT customers.  After consulting with retailers in the CATAPULT Community, ECRS heard stories of EBT/SNAP shoppers having insufficient funds at checkout, causing them to make difficult decisions about what to put back. This was complicated by the fact […]

Posted inMarketing News, Amazon Fresh, National, Whole Foods

Report: Major Retailers Best Prepared For Next Three Decades

A recent report from dunnhumby found that Amazon, H-E-B, Costco, Sam’s Club and Walmart are best positioned for 2053, when the U.S. grocery retail industry will be worth $1.9 trillion, more than double its size today. In “Grocery 2053: A Data-Driven Gaze into The Future,” dunnhumby included the largest 35 U.S. retailers across conventional, mass, […]

Posted inPackaging News, Beverage News, National

Partake Brewing Showcases Refreshed Visual Identity, Packaging

Toronto-based Partake Brewing has introduced a new packaging design demonstrating a visual storytelling that the company hopes appeals to today’s multi-faceted, modern drinker who “partakes in it all.” Ted Fleming, founder and CEO, said in a statement, “We launched this refreshed brand identity to better reflect our personality and tell our brand story. “Simply put, […]

Posted inProduce News, National, Sustainability News

Data Highlights Increase Of Wasted Food During Summer Months

West Concord, Massachusetts-based Divert Inc., an impact technology company, has shared new data highlighting that wasted food from grocery stores increases by an average of about 20 percent during the summer months compared to the winter months. “Summer marks peak growing season across the U.S. While this is a time to celebrate an abundance of […]

Posted inPackaging News, Midwest

Bizzy Cold Brew Introduces Craft-Inspired Branding, Packaging

Minneapolis-based Bizzy Cold Brew has introduced new branding and packaging for its products. The refreshed look comes with a new logo and bottle and was updated to better represent the product and brand’s ethos, such as quality, transparency, sustainability and high caffeine content. Designed by Los Angeles-based creative agency Day Job, Bizzy Cold Brew’s elevated […]

Posted inSustainability News, National

Circana Report: Sustainability Trending Across Retail

Spending on sustainability is trending upward across several areas of discretionary general merchandise and consumer packaged goods, according to new research by Circana, formerly IRI and The NPD Group.  As of September 2022, 40 percent of consumers reported that environmental issues impact their decision whether to shop at a specific manufacturer or retailer. It was […]