Los Angeles-based Kronos Advanced Technologies says it has been approved by Walmart Inc. as an online supplier at Walmart.com. The company’s air purifiers and other products soon will be available on Walmart.com. Walmart expanded its e-commerce marketplace and joined forces with Shopify, an all-in-one commerce platform used by more than one million businesses, to open […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inSupply Chain News, Home Page Slider, Southwest
Loveland, CO, Home To Third Walmart Supply Chain Training Academy
The Loveland, Colorado, Walmart Distribution Center, in operation at 7500 Crossroads Blvd. since 1990, celebrated yet another grand opening July 16 — this time as the retailer’s third supply chain training academy in the U.S. The Loveland Walmart Supply Chain Academy joins academies in Sanger, Texas, and Washington Courthouse, Ohio, and is patterned after the […]
Posted inPackaging News, Home Page Slider, West
My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream’s Single-Serve Packaging Now Patent-Pending
My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream says its newest innovation, the single-serve and two-pack packaging designs, are now patent-pending. The patent-pending application covers single fully enclosed mochi ice cream containers and two-pack mochi ice cream containers, among others. The patent-pending packaging offers snack lovers a single or two-pack mochi ice cream ball, packaged individually for optimal quality and […]
Posted inPackaging News, Home Page Slider, Midwest
SourceHUB Platform Aims To Improve Packaging Procurement
SourceHUB, a provider of a collaborative technology platform for packaging procurement, is offering an enhanced version of its platform which helps global brands collaborate with distributors, manufacturers and service providers to deliver packaging solutions anywhere in the world. Packaging thinktank Smithers Pira indicates demand for the world packaging industry will reach $1.05 trillion by 2024, […]
Posted inHome Page Slider, Grocery Store Equipment, West
CoolSys Acquires Richmond Refrigeration, Eastern Refrigeration
CoolSys, a parent of market-leading refrigeration and HVAC services companies nationwide, has acquired Richmond Refrigeration Service, an established commercial refrigeration and air conditioning business serving Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and West Virginia. This is the second acquisition made by CoolSys in the Mid-Atlantic region in the past seven months, as it continues its M&A growth […]
Posted inFood Lion, Home Page Slider, Online Grocery Technology, Southeast
Food Lion Expanding Instacart Delivery Service To More Than 300 Stores
Food Lion, in partnership with Instacart, is expanding its grocery delivery service to 302 stores in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia beginning July 14. Customers in these delivery areas can use Food Lion’s To-Go website or the Food Lion To-Go app to confirm availability and place orders. “Expanding this convenient service to 302 […]
Posted inSustainability News, Home Page Slider, West
Ralphs, Food 4 Less To Harness Solar Power From Rooftop Panels
Ralphs and Food 4 Less, subsidiaries of The Kroger Co., recently announced the installation of a photovoltaic solar power array at the company’s 300,000-square-foot bakery facility in La Habra, California. The La Habra Bakery rooftop installation features nearly 3,000 solar panels, which can produce enough energy to power 240 homes for a full year. And that’s […]
Posted inMarketing News, Home Page Slider, National
Vibenomics, Kroger Team Up To Expand Audio Advertising In Stores
Indianapolis-based Vibenomics, a location-based audio out-of-home advertising and experience company, has entered into a multi-year relationship with Kroger, the nation’s largest supermarket retailer. Vibenomics will expand its audio OOH advertising marketplace to enrich the customer experience in more than 2,300 Kroger locations and automate the audio ad buying process to current programmatic standards. This will […]