The fresh face leading Modesto-based grocery giant Save Mart wants to bring fresh ideas, a fresh look and fresh experience to the Central Valley. The Save Mart Companies CEO Nicole Pesco, whose grandfather Michael Piccinini and great-granduncle Nick Tocco started the venerable valley brand in 1952, is now almost two years into her tenure at […]
Category: Grocery Industry
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Seven Conagra Facilities Achieve 95 Percent Waste Diversion
Conagra Brands is recognizing seven facilities that have diverted more than 95 percent of materials that would have otherwise been sent to landfills. These facilities are Conagra’s 2018 Zero Waste Champions, and they are critical in leading the company’s waste reduction and recycling programs, the company says. “Conagra Brands is dedicated to keeping unavoidable waste […]
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Mercatus And DoorDash Partner To Offer White Label Grocery Delivery
Mercatus, a provider of digital solutions for grocery, has partnered with DoorDash, a last-mile logistics company, to offer a wider range of delivery capabilities to grocers and retailers. Coupled with DoorDash, Mercatus Dispatch—Mercatus’ white label delivery solution—will empower retailers to not only deliver core grocery items, but also open new delivery use cases for hot and […]
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Reasor’s ‘Food 2 Families’ Will Benefit Oklahoma Food Bank
Reasor’s and KJRH Channel 2 have kicked off the 2018 “Food 2 Families” campaign benefiting the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. As of Nov. 14, Reasor’s customers can choose to donate to the annual campaign in four ways: Purchase non-perishable food items and drop them in the donation bins in the store. Purchase a […]
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Mercato Now Delivers From More Than 500 Specialty Stores Throughout U.S.
Mercato, an online service which offers same-day delivery of groceries and specialty foods, now delivers from more than 500 independently owned stores in neighborhoods across the country. Currently, Mercato operates in New York (Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens); Chicago; San Francisco; Alameda, California; Washington, D.C.; Boston; and Philadelphia, with more markets launching in 2019. Mercato is an […]
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Giant Food’s New Promotional Campaign Celebrates Shared Connections
Giant Food, a greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, has unveiled a new marketing campaign introducing Giant’s new tagline, “The Little Things Are Giant.” The campaign highlights the “connections shared over great food and how these moments between family and friends are made even more special with the help of Giant’s product assortment, ease of shopping and […]
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Big Y Hiring For New Marlborough, Connecticut, Store
Big Y Foods Inc. will open a hiring site to fill more than 100 part-time and full-time positions available at its newest World Class Market in Marlborough, Connecticut. The hiring site for this new market will be at the store located at 7 East Hampton Road RT 66. “Big Y is the perfect working environment […]
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FMI Foundation, SQFI Award 15 Food Safety Auditing Scholarships
The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Foundation in conjunction with the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), recognized 15 recipients of the 2018 Food Safety Auditing Scholarship and Education Travel Grant at the SQF International Conference. The scholarship recognizes exemplary students enrolled in a university food and agricultural science program who are interested in pursuing a career in food systems auditing. The FMI […]