Ithaca, New York-based Rosie has launched its first retailer-branded mobile app for independent grocers. The first retailers to launch on the Apple and Google Play stores with their branded app are Crop’s Fresh Marketplace, a single store operator located in Pennsylvania, and Gerrity’s Supermarkets, located in Pennsylvania with nine locations. Rosie is on pace to […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Hickory Nut Gap Receives USDA Approval For Retail Packaging Claim
Asheville, North Carolina-based Hickory Nut Gap Farms has been producing 100 percent grassfed beef and pasture raised pork for over 20 years. The company believes that having the USDA’s approval of the company’s “regeneratively raised” label claim signifies to retailers and consumers that it has fully committed to farming practices that reduce carbon emissions and improve soil quality while […]
Colgate Launches New Recyclable Toothpaste Packaging
New York-based Colgate is rolling out a new recyclable tube in the U.S. and using a bold message on its package to help get the word out. Colgate-Palmolive’s tube, the first to be recognized by external recycling authorities as recyclable, is made from high density polyethylene, the same No. 2 plastic used for milk and detergent bottles. […]
Natural Grocers Announces Second Annual ‘Celebrate Colorado’ Event
Lakewood, Colorado-based Natural Grocers has announced its second annual “Celebrate Colorado” event on March 3. Customers at its 41 stores across the state will receive a free, Colorado-themed, limited-edition, reusable shopping bag and commemorative sticker, along with special discounts on local brands. Shoppers can also enter to win a $100 Natural Grocers Gift Card – one lucky winner will be announced […]
Peapod Digital Labs Goes Virtual In Search Of Diverse-Owned Brands
Chicago-based Peapod Digital Labs is giving certified, diverse-owned businesses nationwide the opportunity to showcase their products and services to the companies of Ahold Delhaize USA through a series of curated virtual events. Teaming up with ECRM Range Me, PDL will host four virtual events throughout the year where merchants from the brands of Ahold Delhaize […]
Cardenas Markets Now Accepts EBT SNAP Payments Via Instacart
Ontario, California-based Cardenas Markets, one of the largest Hispanic grocery chains in the country, has announced that the company’s online storefront will accept Electronic Benefits Transfer and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments via Instacart. Cardenas Markets is the first Hispanic retailer to accept EBT SNAP Payment via Instacart. “We are proud to be the first […]
Panos Brands To Reveal Product Announcements At 2022 Expo West
Rochelle Park, New Jersey-based Panos Brands will be attending the 2022 Natural Products Expo West. Attendees of the show are invited to stop by Booth No. 761 to see its newest offerings, including: Newly reformulated Walden Farms – the recent rebrand of the zero calorie, zero carbs salad dressing and condiments line has been improved to be formulated with real vegetables, fruit […]
Kroger’s Fred Meyer Stores Launch Loop In Portland, OR
The Kroger Co. and Loop, a circular reuse platform developed by TerraCycle, have launched a selection of products in reusable packaging rather than in single-use plastic. Customers can now walk into one of 25 Kroger-owned Fred Meyer stores in the Portland metro area and purchase more than 20 products from leading consumer brands packaged in […]
