Landover, Maryland-based Giant Food has announced that shoppers can purchase a selection of products in reusable packaging due to a new partnership between Giant Food and Loop, the circular reuse platform developed by TerraCycle. Customers can walk into any of the 10 participating Giant supermarkets in Washington, D.C., and Virginia and purchase more than 20 products from […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inPackaging News, Snacks Brands, Southeast
Airheads Releases Candy-Flavored Dental Floss For Halloween
Erlanger, Kentucky-based Airheads has released Airheads Candy-Flavored Dental Floss. “This year, dentists’ houses will be buzzing with trick-or-treaters wanting to get their limited-edition Airheads Candy-Flavored Dental Floss before they run out,” said Craig Cuchra, VP of marketing at Perfetti Van Melle, maker of Airheads candy. “Everyone deserves to be happy on Halloween, even dentists. This floss […]
Posted inPackaging News, Northeast
Harpak-ULMA Expands Availability Of Thermoforming Solution
Taunton, Massachusetts-based Harpak-ULMA announced the availability of a thermoforming solution that offers more sustainable packaging for fresh food products. The TFS 216 is designed to package fresh products in vacuum skin packs on a flat cardboard base. It uses cardboard roll stock to produce the flat, non-thermoformed base of the packaging – eliminating the need for a plastic […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Corporate Store News, Midwest, The Kroger Co.
Kroger Delivery Expands Distribution With Facility In Romulus, MI
The Kroger Co. has announced the official opening of its newest customer fulfillment center in Romulus, Michigan. Powered by the Ocado Group, the facility will use advanced robotics technology and creative solutions to redefine the customer experience for customers in the greater Detroit area. The 135,000-square-foot facility, located on Wahrman Road, will reach customers up […]
Posted inPackaging News, Amazon Fresh, Snacks Brands, Southwest, Whole Foods
Tajín Holds Contest For Variety Pack Artwork, Names Winner
Houston, Texas-based Tajín International Co. recently concluded the Fan Pack Design Contest in a private ceremony where Cristina López won a grand prize of $10,000, receiving $5,000 and donating $5,000 to the nonprofit organization Amigos de las Americas. Tajín also unveiled the Variety Pack – new packaging with the winning design. In June, Tajín launched a contest to select the new […]
Posted inPiggly Wiggly, Midwest, Online Grocery Technology
Piggly Wiggly To Pilot The Focal Operating System In Stores
Focal Systems, the industry leader in retail automation, has partnered with Piggly Wiggly Midwest stores to pilot its Focal Operating System in its Wisconsin and Illinois stores. FocalOS digitizes the entire store in order to automate and optimize ordering, inventory management, merchandising and in-store labor with the objective to deliver a better experience to customers. […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast, Supply Chain News
FreshDirect Selects RELEX Solutions For Optimization
FreshDirect will partner with Atlanta-based RELEX Solutions, a provider of unified supply chain and retail planning solutions, to optimize its forecasting and replenishment processes. The RELEX solution will service FreshDirect’s distribution centers, providing flexibility and configurability to meet the supply chain needs required to deliver the freshest products possible. Part of the Ahold Delhaize family, […]
Posted inPackaging News, Association News, Beverage News, National
Survey Finds Americans Have Positive Opinions On Bottled Water
Almost nine in 10 Americans say they have a positive opinion of bottled water as a beverage choice, according to a national survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults ages 18 and older conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of the International Bottled Water Association. More than four in five Americans say water […]