Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Amazon Fresh, Home Page Slider, Southwest, Whole Foods

Walmart Joins Paymentus To Enhance Bill Pay Experience

Walmart and Paymentus have formed a partnership designed to modernize the bill pay experience in Walmart stores and in the Walmart app. As part of the collaboration, Walmart has joined the Paymentus Instant Payment Network, adding another Fortune 100 company to Paymentus’ quickly growing user base. Paymentus, an advanced bill payment platform, powers businesses’ customer […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Midwest

AWG, Takeoff Technologies Partner On Micro-Fulfillment Centers

Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), a cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, has signed on as a strategic retail partner with Takeoff Technologies. The Massachusetts-based tech company is transforming online grocery with its micro-fulfillment solution. Takeoff’s micro-fulfillment centers are miniature, automated warehouses that use robots to fulfill online orders. Micro-fulfillment centers are […]

Posted inPackaging News, Home Page Slider, National

Infiniti Looks At Upcoming Trends In North American Packaging Market

As the North American packaging industry prepares to grow and continue to be a global leader in the packaging industry, companies and investors need to ask themselves one question. What trends are going to assist the growth of this industry? The answer is crucial and is discussed in detail in Infiniti Research’s latest article. Being […]

Posted inPackaging News, Home Page Slider, Midwest

Crisp Food Technologies’ Fry Baby Wins Best New Product Award

After competing among a record number of entries, the Crisp Food Technologies Fry Baby was awarded the top honor of “Overall Innovation Winner” by Convenience Store News in the 2020 Best New Products contest. This container is one of the latest additions to the Crisp Food Technologies container family, a product line of Anchor Packaging already […]

Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Global Cold Chain Alliance Committed To Assisting IARW 3PL Members 

by Matt Ott / President and CEO of Global Cold Chain Alliance Global Cold Chain Alliance members ensure that the vital links in the cold chain stay connected. That means keeping food safely stored, packaged and shipped.  In this column, we are going to focus on the storage and third-party logistics, or 3PL, side of the business and […]

Posted inNonfood Items, Grocery Industry, Home Page Slider, West

Rainier Fruit Achieves Equitable Food Initiative Certification

Selah, Washington-based Rainier Fruit has achieved Equitable Food Initiative certification for its largest farm of more than 2,300 acres, earning the title as the first EFI-certified establishment in Washington state’s fruit industry. For the past three years, both companies have worked to align EFI standards with Washington State Labor Laws and are excited to finalize […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Home Page Slider, Southeast

Food Lion Named No. 1 Grocery Retail Program In Bond’s Loyalty Report

Food Lion’s MVP Rewards customer loyalty program was recently named Best U.S. Grocery Retail Program of 2020 in Bond’s Loyalty Report. Bond’s annual report, produced in partnership with Visa, surveyed almost 70,000 consumers on over 100 attributes, which examine more than 1,000 loyalty and credit card programs across 34 global markets. “Nourishing our communities is […]