Posted inIndependent Store News, Brookshire Grocery Co., News, Southwest

BGC, Reasor’s Donate Ham, Produce To Food Bank Of Eastern Oklahoma

Brookshire Grocery Co., parent company of Reasor’s, donated nearly $80,000 worth of food to the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma during a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the reopening of the updated Reasor’s store at 1100 E. Kenosha St. in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The donation included 1,300 hams and a truckload of fresh produce, which will […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, Food Lion, News, Southeast

Food Lion Feeds Donates 28M Meals To Local Families

Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion’s hunger-relief platform, donated nearly 28 million meals to communities during the “Holidays Without Hunger” campaign, which ran Nov. 5-Dec. 9 in support of Feeding America. “Holidays Without Hunger” also supports 33 local Feeding America partner food banks and hundreds of partner agencies throughout Food Lion’s 10-state operating area. Since it […]

Posted inExecutive News, Association News, News, Superior Grocers, West

CGA Names Superior Grocers’ President, CEO Wardwell As Board Chair

The California Grocers Association has named Richard Wardwell, president and CEO at Superior Grocers, as chairman of its board of directors. Wardwell, who succeeds North State Grocery Chief Administrative Officer Michel LeClerc, will lead the board’s strategy for CGA’s legislative, educational and industry-related programs over the next year. Wardwell spearheads Superior Grocers’ business strategy and […]

Posted inCorporate Store News, National, News, Whole Foods

Mill, Amazon Partner On Food Waste Technology For Whole Foods Market

Amazon and Mill Industries Inc. are partnering to bring food waste conversion technology to Whole Foods Market stores, marking the grocery industry’s first on-site solution of its kind. Starting in 2027, fruit and vegetable scraps from back-of-house operations will be processed by Mill Commercial, the company’s automated, high-capacity food recycling infrastructure, and converted into a […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Affiliated Foods, Corporate Store News, National, News

Food Industry Accelerates Traceability Ahead Of FSMA 204 Deadline

The push for traceability is being driven by market forces rather than federal timelines, according to ReposiTrak. During a recent MorningNewsBeat interview, ReposiTrak Chairman and CEO Randy Fields and Affiliated Foods Inc. Amarillo President and CEO Randy Arceneaux discussed how retailers and wholesalers are accelerating traceability implementation well ahead of the FDA’s FSMA 204 enforcement date, which […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Midwest, News, SpartanNash

SpartanNash Foundation Donates $780K To Local Food Pantries

SpartanNash and the SpartanNash Foundation have provided a $780,000 donation to more than 100 local food pantries across the Michigan-based company’s retail footprint, helping provide meals to families facing food insecurity this holiday season. The funds were raised during the foundation’s fifth annual in-store fundraiser of 2025, which ran from Oct. 24-Nov. 26 in participating […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, News, Southeast, The Kroger Co.

Smithfield Foods Distributes 1K Holiday Hams In Hampton Roads, VA

Smithfield Foods, in collaboration with The Kroger Co., distributed 1,000 free holiday hams and grocery bags filled with side dishes Dec. 16 as part of its Season of Serving event in southeastern Virginia. The effort was held in partnership with the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore. “The […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National, News, The Kroger Co.

Looma Expands Retail Media Network Into 600 Kroger Stores

Looma, an in-store retail media platform, has raised $13 million in new capital to accelerate expansion of its digital media network, including a rollout into nearly 600 Kroger stores nationwide. The funding includes $10 million in Series B investment led by Staley Capital and a $3 million credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank, a division […]