Posted inCenter Store, Amazon Fresh, Southeast, Whole Foods

Yo Mama’s Foods Adds Three Alfredo Sauces

Yo Mama’s Foods, an all-natural, handcrafted pasta sauce company based in Clearwater, Florida, is launching new alfredo sauces in three flavors – Classic, Spicy and Garlic. Yo Mama’s Foods makes sauces that recreate the homemade, authentic tastes that would take hours over a stove to prepare. The shelf-stable alfredos have no added gums or fillers.   […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Vallarta Supermarkets, West

Vallarta Supermarkets Opening First Store in LA’s South Bay Area

Marking its expansion into Los Angeles’ South Bay area, Vallarta Supermarkets is holding a grand opening Nov. 8 for a store at 110 E. Carson St. in Carson, California. To celebrate, Vallarta Supermarkets will give the first 300 customers reusable bags filled with groceries or gift baskets.  “Our goal has always been to provide a […]

Posted inKeHE Distributors, Midwest, Wholesaler/Distributor News

KeHE Increases Customer Satisfaction Through Pick-Rate Accuracy

KeHE Distributors has increased customer satisfaction through its pick-rate accuracy after implementing a series of innovations focused on elevating customer experiences. In recent years, supply chain delays, food shortages and rising costs have caused an ever-evolving distribution landscape that KeHE has learned to navigate. The company found this as the perfect opportunity to embrace new […]

Posted inMeijer, Independent Store News, Midwest

Meijer Team Gives Program Helps 1.7K Nonprofits In Three Years

The third annual Meijer Team Gives fall program empowers team members to grant $3 million in surprise donations to nearly 500 nonprofits within their communities. This announcement follows the retailer’s Meijer Team Gives spring program earlier this year, which resulted in $1.5 million to nearly 300 nonprofits. “Meijer Team Gives empowers our team members to choose nonprofits and […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Geissler's, Northeast

Geissler’s To Launch Instacart’s Smart Carts In Stores

Geissler’s Supermarkets, a seven-store IGA retailer with locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts, will add Caper Carts, Instacart’s AI-powered smart carts, to all seven locations, replacing a majority of their traditional shopping carts over the coming months. Caper Carts use computer vision and AI to identify items as they’re placed in the cart, and Geissler’s will deploy them to […]

Posted inGelson's, Corporate Store News, Grocery Store Layout, West

Gelson’s First West L.A. Location Boasts Modern Design

Reimagining “the Gelson’s experience” for its 28th full-service store, the grocer has officially opened its first location in West Los Angeles.  Located at 12121 West Olympic Blvd., it serves as the anchor of West Edge, a mixed-use residential, office and retail development that is under construction. Designed by the firm Shook Kelley, Gelson’s West L.A. […]

Posted inFestival Foods, Center Store, Midwest

Festival Foods, WK Kellogg Co. Back Wisconsin Food Pantries

Festival Foods and WK Kellogg Co. are partnering in November to raise funds for more than 50 Wisconsin-based food pantries.  When shoppers purchase selected WK Kellogg Co. products during November, it will donate up to 100,000 meals to Festival Foods’ Food for Neighbors program.  Festival Foods began its Food for Neighbors program in 2004 to […]