Based on the findings of a recent national survey about the school year, Rice Krispies Treats has created a limited-edition “Love in Case of” kits, giving parents a new way to show support for their children. The kits include 12 unique moments curated from the survey, as well as 12 Rice Krispies Treats featuring wrappers on which parents can […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, COVID News, Home Page Slider, National
PLMA Live! Set For February After 2020 Trade Show Was Cancelled
The Private Label Manufacturers Association recently announced a virtual event for Feb. 1-5, 2021: PLMA Live! Presents Private Label Week. The announcement comes with the association’s decision to cancel its 2020 Private Label Trade Show, in light of continuing uncertainties concerning the health and safety of participants at large-scale, in-person gatherings. The annual PLMA show that […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Amazon Fresh, COVID News, Home Page Slider, Shelby Originals, Southeast, Whole Foods
Market Profile: Trucking, Technology Among Trends For Grocers Across Bluegrass State
by John McCurry, contributing writer Tod Griffin, executive director of the Kentucky Grocers & Convenience Store Association, is among industry observers who believe the pandemic has accelerated the trend toward online grocery shopping. Many stores had been sitting on the sidelines, waiting to see what some of the bigger players were going to do. “A […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Food Lion Expanding To-Go Services To Make Shopping Easier
Salisbury, North Carolina-based Food Lion is adding additional “Food Lion To-Go” grocery pick-up services at 43 new stores in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia beginning Aug. 24. Customers can use the Food Lion To-Go website or the Food Lion To-Go app to confirm availability and place orders. “Expanding this convenient service to additional Food Lion […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, West
DecisionNext Names Farrand As Global Head Of Food
San Francisco-based DecisionNext has appointed Michael Farrand as global head of food. In this role, he will lead DecisionNext’s efforts to partner with leading food companies to better utilize data in purchasing, sales, operations and risk management. Farrand brings 30 years of food industry experience to DecisionNext, having held a variety of roles in corporate development, […]
Posted inPackaging News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
ePac, RePurpose Technologies Partner To Address Plastics Waste Crisis
Austin, Texas-based ePac Flexible Packaging and RePurpose Technologies have entered into a partnership to effectively solve the crisis that leads to nine out of 10 pieces of discarded plastic waste polluting our environment. ePac is the first company created based entirely on breakthrough digital printing from HP. RPT provides engineered product solutions through purpose-driven recycling, […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Arrive Logistics Named 2020 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers List
Austin, Texas-based Arrive Logistics, a people-first freight broker powered by technology, was named one of Food Logistics’ 2020 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers. Presented by Food Logistics, the industry’s only publication dedicated to food and beverage supply chains, the Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers list recognizes leading third-party logistics and cold storage providers in the food and […]
Posted inProduce News, Home Page Slider, Merchandising News, Packaging News, West
Four Star Fruit, Delano Farms Team Up To Debut NBA Packaging
Four Star Fruit and Delano Farms Company, two of the leading growers of table grapes, have partnered again with the NBA through a unique licensing agreement to debut co-branded packaging and merchandising on all in-season varieties. The co-branded packaging will create excitement to kick-off the basketball season and will encourage NBA fans to live a […]
Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, Grocery Store Layout, Home Page Latest News, National, Shelby Originals
Supermarkets Welcome Recent Fix For ‘Retail Glitch’
This is the first article in a two-part series by The Shelby Report on fixing the “retail glitch.” by John McCurry, contributing writer Robert Rybick, CEO of Geissler’s Supermarkets, has been a proponent of remedying the “retail glitch” since it became apparent that a clerical error in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act inadvertently disrupted […]
Posted inThe Kroger Co., Home Page Slider, Midwest, Sustainability News
Kroger Outlines New Stakeholder Priorities In 2020 ESG Report
The Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kroger Co. has released its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, highlighting progress toward its sustainability goals and confirming the company’s commitment to creating communities free of hunger and waste. Kroger’s 2020 ESG report leads with an updated materiality assessment, outlining the ESG topics most meaningful to the company’s key stakeholders. The […]
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Profile: Meet Melissa Fulmore-Hardwick With Acosta
The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group together present this series, People to Watch, to focus on current and future leadership in the grocery industry. In this installment, The Grocery Group Founder and CEO Cindy Sorensen interviews Melissa Fulmore-Hardwick, VP of IT enterprise applications for Acosta. Tell me a little bit about you and what […]
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Yesway, RangeMe Partner To Accelerate New Product Discovery
Yesway, one of the country’s fastest growing convenience chains, has partnered with RangeMe, the industry standard sourcing platform for product suppliers and retailers, to drive innovation and streamline new product discovery. Convenience is rapidly expanding, and Yesway is a leader in advancing the channel. Founded on the idea that convenience store shopping should be convenient, Yesway’s mission is […]
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Standard To Provide Circle K With Autonomous Checkout
Circle K’s parent company, Alimentation Couche-Tard, has selected San Francisco-based Standard to pilot touchless, autonomous checkout technology for its stores. Together, the two companies will launch the world’s first convenience store retrofitted with AI technology, located in the Phoenix, Arizona area, with other stores to follow. Standard provides the only autonomous checkout solution that can […]
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Destini Global And Inmar Intelligence Expand Digital Coupon Capabilities
Destini Global, a leader in CPG data solutions, has expanded its marketing offering for emerging brands with distribution capabilities to Inmar Intelligence’s Digital Retailer Network. Inmar Intelligence, a data-driven technology-enabled services company, provides access to a nationwide retailer network with over 100 million shoppers across grocery, dollar and drug channels. In the two companies’ partnership, Destini’s self-service coupon publisher will now integrate directly […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Northeast
Stop & Shop Launches New Digital Experience For Customers
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop has made enhancements to its digital experience for shoppers including a new e-commerce platform and a revamped loyalty program called Stop & Shop GO Rewards. The enhancements aim to provide customers with a seamless digital experience and more opportunities for savings no matter how they shop – in-store or online. […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Food Service News, Home Page Slider, National, The Kroger Co.
United Fresh To Host Retail-Foodservice Partner X-Change
United Fresh is bringing back its retail-foodservice speed dating sessions as part of the offerings of United Fresh LIVE! 365, and timed with the 2020 Washington Conference, Sept. 21-23. Vendors who participate will be guaranteed 10 meetings, 15-minutes each, with retail and foodservice companies looking for new partners and products. More than 20 retailers and […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Dollar General Expands With New DC, Fresh Cold Storage Facilities
Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based Dollar General says it plans to expand its distribution center presence through the anticipated addition of one traditional distribution center in Walton, Kentucky, and three DG Fresh cold storage facilities in Bowling Green, Kentucky; Ardmore, Oklahoma and West Sacramento, California. In total, the addition of these new facilities is expected to create 600 […]
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Woodman’s Markets Using Badger Technologies Grocery Robots
Nicholasville, Kentucky-based Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil, is deploying multipurpose robots at Woodman’s Markets throughout Wisconsin and Illinois, with the goal to expand to all 18 Woodman’s locations by the end of 2020. These robots will monitor product availability, verify prices and deliver precise location data for more than 100,000 items at each location. […]
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RangeMe Streamlines Submissions For Walmart Open Call 2020
For the second year in a row, RangeMe will be streamlining submissions for Walmart’s seventh annual Open Call for U.S. manufactured products. “We are thrilled to be working with Walmart on Open Call 2020,” said Nicky Jackson, CEO and founder of San Francisco-based RangeMe. “It’s an outstanding opportunity to help emerging U.S. brands take the […]
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Diageo Creates First 100% Plastic Free Paper-Based Spirits Bottle
Diageo, makers of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, says it has created the world’s first ever 100 percent plastic-free, paper-based spirits bottle, made entirely from sustainably sourced wood. The bottle will debut with Johnnie Walker, the world’s No. 1 Scotch Whisky, in early 2021. It comes as Diageo announces that it has launched a new […]