Fanta is celebrating the spooky season by partnering with Universal Pictures and Blumhouse for its biggest global Halloween campaign, which features four horror characters on collectible packaging. The campaign brings a cast of horror movie characters to cinema and retail experiences and influencer-driven social media content. The Fanta Halloween Collection includes a new, limited-edition berry […]
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Posted inSustainability News, Guest Contributors, National, News
Close The Freezer, Open The Margin – Ratchet Effect Of Energy Efficiency
From leaky gaskets to overnight heat loss, small inefficiencies add up fast. As we continue our sustainability series on resource management, we focus this month on the benefits of energy efficiency and how effective energy use can positively impact the bottom line. Alongside labor, a grocery store’s electric bill is typically one of its highest […]
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Uber Eats Adds More Regional Grocers To Platform
Uber Eats has begun partnerships with Citarella, Rouses Markets, Town and Country, Wild Fork and Rosauers Supermarkets, bringing more regional grocers onto its platform. “We’re excited to offer our neighbors the convenience of delivery with Uber Eats – and introduce more people to the unbeatable quality and excellent service we’ve established over the last 100 […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market, Careit Rescue 30M Pounds Of Food Waste
Since August 2022, Sprouts Farmers Market has used the Careit app to track more than 30 million pounds of food donated to 216 nonprofits across the U.S. In addition, more than 14 million pounds of surplus fresh produce has been given to local food-rescue agencies to distribute. Sprouts aims to be a leader in the […]
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Instacart Rolls Out Additional Savings Features On Caper Carts
Instacart has introduced new savings features for its artificial intelligence-powered Caper Carts aimed at enhancing the omnichannel shopping experience. Building on Caper Cart’s real-time budgeting capabilities, these updates turn the cart’s screen into a more powerful savings tool with the introduction of Electronic Benefits Transfer for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) item eligibility tracking, […]
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FMI Report Says Grocery Shoppers Are Resilient, With Aspirations To Eat Well
FMI – The Food Industry Association surveyed nearly 1,600 shoppers in late July to gather intelligence for the second installment of 2025 of its U.S. Grocery Shopping Trends report, which the association has been generating for 51 years. Subtitled “New Routines,” the report “examines the logic behind grocery shopping or the notion of what is […]
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Amazon Introduces Grocery Private Label Brand
Amazon has launched Amazon Grocery, a private label brand featuring more than 1,000 food items rated four stars or above. The brand unites Amazon’s customer favorite Amazon Fresh and Happy Belly brands into one grocery essentials collection, available at Amazon Fresh stores and Amazon.com. Items range from milk, olive oil and fresh produce to meat […]
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Study: SNAP Restrictions Could Cost Retailers $1.6B To Implement
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), National Grocers Association and FMI – The Food Industry Association have released the “SNAP Restrictions Impact Analysis,” which estimates that the costs food retailers will face under proposed restrictions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will total about $1.6 billion. That amount is equal to 1.9 percent […]