Price Rite Marketplace raised nearly $27,500 for local food banks through its annual Check-Out Hunger campaign, which ran from November through January across all 53 stores. The campaign has now raised more than $2 million for hunger relief since its launch in 2002. The top fundraising store this year was Price Rite Marketplace of Fall […]
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Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, Frozen Food, National, News
Hillphoenix Launches Next Generation Flex Mini CO2 Refrigeration System
Hillphoenix, part of Dover Food Retail and Dover, launched the Next Generation Flex Mini, a CO2 transcritical refrigeration system designed for food retail and industrial applications. The system is built around serviceability and energy efficiency in a compact footprint. The Flex Mini platform supports two compressor brand configurations, giving operators flexibility to match existing technical […]
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Barrows Connected Store, QSIC Synchronize In-Store Audio, Video Retail Media
Barrows Connected Store and QSIC announced a strategic partnership designed to unify in-store audio and digital video into a single, data-driven retail media platform. The deal connects Barrows’ ConnectOS-powered in-store digital video network with QSIC’s intelligent audio platform, enabling synchronized multi-sensory campaigns measured against real-world transaction data. The core problem the partnership addresses is straightforward: […]
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Ravyx Promotes Desroches To Chief Technology Officer
Ravyx has promoted Francis Desroches to chief technology officer, effective immediately. Desroches has been with the company since 2015, joining when it operated under the SIR Solutions name. During his tenure, Desroches helped build the company’s operational infrastructure, led development of the STTOR offering, secured major client wins and implemented internal technology solutions across the […]
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Save A Lot Begins ‘Bacon For A Year’ Sweepstakes
Save A Lot is running a Bacon for a Year sweepstakes through March 31, offering one winner a $500 gift card – the equivalent of a year’s supply of the chain’s exclusive Farmington bacon brand. A winner will be randomly selected on April 1. Customers can enter through the Save A Lot app or by […]
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H-E-B Seeks Entries For Annual Quest For Texas Best Competition
H-E-B has opened entries for its 13th annual Quest for Texas Best competition, giving Texas-based product makers until April 22 to submit their products for a chance at shelf placement across the state and a share of $100,000 in cash prizes. The Grand Prize winner receives $50,000, the “Texas Best” title and a spot on […]
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Schnucks Raises $100K Through Urban League Campaign
Schnucks Markets and its customers raised a combined $100,000 for the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis through the sixth annual Round Up at the Register campaign, held Feb. 4-17. Customers contributed $83,624 at checkout, with Schnucks adding $16,376 to reach the $100,000 total. Customers were given the option at checkout to round up their […]
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Hannaford Donates 29M Pounds Of Food To Nonprofits In 2025
Hannaford Supermarkets donated nearly 29 million pounds of food to food banks and pantries across the Northeast in 2025 – a record for the grocer and a 15 percent increase over its 2022 donation total. The contributions equate to 24 million meals for food-insecure residents in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. Fresh […]