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Kroger Outlines New Stakeholder Priorities In 2020 ESG Report

The Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kroger Co. has released its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, highlighting progress toward its sustainability goals and confirming the company’s commitment to creating communities free of hunger and waste. Kroger’s 2020 ESG report leads with an updated materiality assessment, outlining the ESG topics most meaningful to the company’s key stakeholders. The […]

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Impossible Foods Closes $200M In New Funding

Impossible Foods has secured $200 million in its latest funding round, led by new investor Coatue. The food-tech startup has raised about $1.5 billion since its founding in 2011. Existing investors including Mirae Asset Global Investments and Temasek as well as new investor XN also contributed to the “Series G” round. Impossible Foods will use […]

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Kroger Health Launches Employer-Focused COVID-19 Testing Program

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kroger Health has launched COVIDCare Plus, a complete employer-focused health and wellness solution designed to help American companies restart and maintain their business operations. The testing program is centered on Kroger Health’s FDA-authorized COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit which combines self-administered testing with virtual supervision by a licensed healthcare provider to help ensure […]

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Local Hive Launches Initiatives To Support Local American Beekeepers

Local Hive has launched grassroots and national initiatives to help increase awareness of the importance of the American Beekeeper while encouraging shoppers to purchase 100-percent, USA-only honey. The Greeley, Colorado-based company supports local communities and purchases natural, raw and unfiltered honey from more than 150 local American beekeepers from coast to coast. Most people may not know where […]

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United Fresh To Host Retail-Foodservice Partner X-Change

United Fresh is bringing back its retail-foodservice speed dating sessions as part of the offerings of United Fresh LIVE! 365, and timed with the 2020 Washington Conference, Sept. 21-23. Vendors who participate will be guaranteed 10 meetings, 15-minutes each, with retail and foodservice companies looking for new partners and products. More than 20 retailers and […]

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Kroger Celebrates Educators, Parents With Extra Credit Wednesdays

The Kroger Co. is offering more ways to save on back-to-school essentials during its first Teachers and Honorary Teachers savings event this fall. Now through Sept. 9, teachers, school administrators and parents who shop at Kroger Family of Stores on Wednesdays will save an extra 10 percent on general merchandise, including school and craft supplies, […]

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‘Frozen 2’ Ice Cream Cake Makes Its Grocery Store Debut

To mark the release of Disney’s “Frozen 2,” which hit theaters Nov. 22, Carvel, in partnership with Rich Products/I Love Ice Cream Cakes, released a special-edition Disney “Frozen 2” Ice Cream Cake.   The new product, which is the first ice cream cake under the Disney “Frozen 2” moniker, is a snowflake-themed cake with vanilla and chocolate ice […]

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‘Spice King’ Lorren’s Gourmet Spices Headed To 1,500 Walmarts

by Lorrie Griffith/editor in chief Keith Lorren remembers climbing up to get into the spice cabinet when he was just 3 years old. He needed the spices to add to water to make “soup.” His grandmother inspired him to want to make soup. She had watched her father, Gene Johnson, who operated a soul food […]