To meet consumers’ desires for better tasting, healthy comfort food, Healthy Choice is introducing a new line of Baked Entrees that deliver those classic comfort foods, without sacrificing on taste or nutrition. “Consumers are looking for delicious meals that replicate the comfort foods they know and love but also fit within their goals to lead […]
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Posted in, Center Store, National
Mondelez International Completes Spin-Off Of Its N. American Grocery Business
Mondelez International Inc., formerly Kraft Foods Inc., has completed the previously announced spin-off of its North American grocery business, Kraft Foods Group Inc. At 5 p.m. (ET) Monday, (the “distribution date”), Mondelez International completed the spin-off by distributing all outstanding shares of Kraft Foods Group common stock that it owned ratably to its shareholders of […]
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Safeway Increases CSR Impact With New Personal Pledge, Reward Program
Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc. has extended its corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitment with an industry-leading program that directly involves and rewards employees and shoppers. The company unveiled its “Heart of Safeway Pledge” as a personal call-to-action to take simple, every day steps—such as using energy-conserving light bulbs, taking a 15-minute walk three times a week […]
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Minnesota’s Own Joins Grocers, Vendors And Others To Fight Hunger
The Minnesota Grocers Association (MGA) is encouraging consumers to help their neighbors who are struggling with hunger by going to the grocery store and to “check hunger off” their lists by participating in Minnesota’s Own during the month of October. All food and monetary contributions collected in-store will go to community food banks and shelves […]
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NGA Commends First Year Of Debit Card Reform
Today marks the first anniversary of the implementation of the Federal Reserve rules issued under the Durbin Amendment, which reduced debit card swipe fees. The National Grocers Association (NGA) applauds the reforms as a good first step in providing consumers and merchants’ relief from excessive swipe fees. “NGA members fought hard for the debit swipe […]
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McCormick Appoints Tapiero To Board Of Directors
McCormick & Co. Inc. has appointed Jacques Tapiero, SVP and president of emerging markets for Eli Lilly and Co., to the board of directors of McCormick. Tapiero has led Lilly’s emerging markets business unit since 2009 and brings more than 25 years of international business experience from the innovation-driven pharmaceutical company based in Indianapolis, Ind. […]
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NGA Appoints Lowes Foods’ Steve Hall To Board Of Directors
The National Grocers Association (NGA) has appointed Steve Hall, president of Lowes Foods in Hickory, N.C., to serve on the NGA Board of Directors. The announcement was made during a board meeting at NGA’s Fall Conference in Minneapolis last week. “We are pleased to welcome Steve to NGA’s board of directors. His extensive background, expertise […]
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Mountain Dew, Lil Wayne Open New Orleans Skatepark
Mountain Dew and Grammy Award winning recording artist Lil Wayne hosted a VIP ceremony Wednesday to officially cut the ribbon on a new skatepark in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward district, a key component of the partnership known as the DEWeezy project that was announced in March 2012. “We’re very excited to be a part of […]