FMS Solutions has announced the addition of Kansas-based G.O.T. Systems, a technology solutions provider, to the FMS family. FMS Solutions has been focused on the independent retailer’s success for over four decades. The mission of G.O.T. Systems is to help independents increase their profitability and operations, falls in line with the former’s mission of helping […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inPackaging News, Home Page Slider, National
DS Smith Survey: Packages Are Pain Point In Online Boom
The pandemic-fueled uptick in e-commerce has delivered a real pain point, with a vast majority of shoppers complaining about their struggles in opening a product or delivery box – so much so that many have injured themselves doing so, according to a survey by sustainable packaging leader DS Smith. These latest results offer important guidance […]
Posted inPackaging News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
WestRock Introduces EverGrow Produce Packaging Collection
Atlanta, Georgia-based WestRock Co. has announced an expansion of its produce packaging offerings with the launch of its EverGrow Collection. WestRock has achieved a proprietary approach for a produce packaging collection made using sustainably sourced wood fiber. WestRock EverGrow packaging is curbside recyclable when emptied and flattened, supporting the company’s ambition to reduce waste and […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Home Page Slider, West
Quotient Releases Digital Coupons In Microsoft Bing And MSN
Quotient, based in Mountain View, California, will have its digital coupons experience incorporated into the Microsoft Bing environment. Coupons available on Quotient’s national network will now also be available for shoppers to select on Microsoft Bing. With the integration, consumers will be able to access and redeem coupons, and soon cash back rebates, from Quotient’s […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Northeast
ADUSA Says 85 Percent Of Supply Chain To Be Self-Distributed In 2022
The ADUSA Supply Chain network says that more than 85 percent of the largest grocery retail supply chain on the East Coast supporting the omnichannel brands of Ahold Delhaize USA will be self-distributed by the end of 2022. Five additional distribution centers will be converted to the self-managed network in 2022, bringing the total number of network […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
Frozen Food Express Builds New Facility In Butler, Missouri
Frozen Food Express Transportation Services, a nationwide temperature-controlled transportation and warehousing provider, is expanding its business with a new transportation facility in Butler, Missouri. The company is investing nearly $6 million and creating nearly 100 new jobs in the region. “Missouri’s central location and business-friendly environment is a leading destination for transportation and logistics companies like this one, and […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Kellogg Co. Streamlines Cross-Border Logistics With Transplace
The Kellogg Co. recently implemented Dallas, Texas-based Transplace’s Customs Portal and customs brokerage services. The new agreement enables the world’s largest cereal and prepared foods provider to streamline customs compliance and cross-border logistics while gaining shipment visibility and control. “Kellogg’s maintains the highest standards for quality in everything we do, including food production and distribution […]
Posted inMarketing News, Home Page Slider, Southeast
Acosta Signs Definitive Agreement To Acquire Impact Group
Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services provider in the consumer-packaged goods industry, has signed an agreement to acquire Impact Group, a sales and marketing agency with a national presence and local market expertise in natural, specialty, ethnic and emerging brands. By bringing the two companies together, Acosta is creating the industry’s preeminent sales […]