Providence, Rhode Island-based UNFI and its Wild Harvest private label line is introducing a refreshed brand look designed to modernize shelf appeal for the entry-level organic shopper and reposition the brand with a sharper focus on family, ease and taste appeal. The new branding comes to life through a new logo and package design featuring vibrant […]
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Big Y Provides Over 100K Vaccinations In 2021
As Springfield, Massachusetts-based Big Y embarks on the anniversary of its first year’s effort to vaccinate the community, the company says it has conducted 105,000 vaccinations in 2021. These shots include 12 different types of vaccines including COVID-19, seasonal flu, Shingrix, pneumonia, T Dap, Hepatitis A and B, meningococcal, MMR and HPV. In total, they […]
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Meijer Earns Top Score On HRC’s Best Places To Work Scorecard
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meijer received a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This marks the retailer’s third consecutive year earning the highest possible score on the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. “This designation recognizes the efforts our […]
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Walmart To Open New Fulfillment Center In Shippensburg, PA
Walmart has announced its plans for a new fulfillment center in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania to support its supply chain network and e-commerce capabilities. The 1.8 million square-foot facility will be located at 2281 United Drive and is set to open this spring, creating up to 600 full-time jobs across the region. “We are proud to open […]
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MamaMancini’s Secures New Authorizations Into Tier-1 Retailers
East Rutherford, New Jersey-based MamaMancini’s Holdings Inc. has announced new authorizations and shipments of products into tier-1 national and regional food retailers, club stores and a distributor to a major European airline carrier. Beginning in April, MamaMancini’s will commence a major rotation joint merchandising program with all 600 Sam’s Clubs for its branded Jumbo Meatballs. The company […]
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Chobani Launches Two New Dairy Product Lines
New Berlin, New York-based Chobani has announced two new dairy platforms to expand its footprint in the refrigerated aisle: Chobani Ultra-Filtered Milk, a lactose-free, protein-packed ultrafiltered milk, and Chobani Half & Half. These new items are made from locally sourced milk and, like many of its newest products, they come in paper-based packaging that is widely recyclable across […]
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Violette Says Different Perspectives Help ROFDA Members Learn
When the COVID-19 pandemic first began to unfold, Mike Violette saw the bi-weekly ROFDA conference calls as an invaluable resource for Associated Grocers of New England, of which he is president and CEO. “Each of us were able to bring something different to the table – the things that worked and those that didn’t […]
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Dot Foods Inc. Announces Morsum Acquisition
New York-based Dot Foods Inc. has acquired Morsum, a food industry data and AI platform technology company. Since its founding by Ted D’Cruz-Young in 2012, Morsum has built a food operating system that improves profitability across a wide range of food service scenarios. With a suite of data-integrated products supporting CRM, labor, inventory and purchasing management, […]