H-E-B leaders from the North West Food and Drug region gathered in Plano, Texas to participate in a Day of Service and give hands-on support to a local nonprofit, Sleep in Heavenly Peace. The H-E-B leadership team met at Plano’s Grace Church, located at 3301 Preston Road, on March 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 […]
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EPac Flexible Packaging Helps To Promote Food Safety In Ghana, Africa
Austin, Texas-based ePac Flexible Packaging partnered with local authorities in Ghana, Africa, to conduct a seminar entitled: “Building Capacity in Flexible Packaging to Enhance Food Safety and Quality for MSMEs in the Africa Free Trade Area.” Drawing over 100 attendees, the workshop was conducted on March 16-17 and was the result of a partnership between […]
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Symphony RetailAI Named A ‘Great Place To Work’
Dallas, Texas-based Symphony RetailAI has been certified as a “Great Place to Work” in all nine of the countries in which it was eligible for certification – the U.S., the United Kingdom, France, Brazil, Germany, India, Slovenia, Thailand and the Netherlands. Using employee feedback gathered with Great Place to Work’s data-driven methodology, certification confirms that at least […]
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Vital Farms Releases Its Inaugural Sustainability Report
Austin, Texas-based Vital Farms has published its inaugural Sustainability Report, an overview of the company’s environmental, social and governance progress with respect to each of its stakeholders, including farmers and suppliers, crew members, customers and consumers, communities, the environment and stockholders. “While ESG is a relatively new journey for us, we have a long history […]
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H-E-B Launches Donation Campaign For Ukraine Humanitarian Relief
San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B and Central Market stores across Texas have launched an in-store donation campaign to raise funds to support Save the Children. Save the Children is an organization working to meet the urgent needs of affected children and their families in Ukraine and across the region. At checkout, customers can support Save the Children […]
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North Texas Food Bank, DoorDash Partner To Deliver Meals To Seniors
The North Texas Food Bank is partnering with DoorDash to distribute meals to seniors experiencing hunger who face barriers to accessing food, such as immobility, lack of transportation or remote location. As part of its Project DASH initiative, DoorDash drivers deliver boxes from food banks to homes, providing food banks with additional resources to assist seniors and other […]
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Meati Debuts Its Whole-Cut Meat Alternative Product Lineup
Boulder, Colorado-based Meati has launched its first national consumer offerings: the Meati Classic Cutlet and Meati Crispy Cutlet – with a Steak Filet option available later this spring. All cuts are made of mycelium, a superfood protein similar to the root structure of mushrooms. Meati’s official market debut marks the largest step in the company’s mission to deliver scalable, high-quality and minimally […]
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John Brooks Supermarkets Mourns Death Of Founder
John H. Brooks, founder of Albuquerque, New Mexico-based John Brooks Supermarkets, died unexpectedly March 19 at the age of 82. Currently, there are five John Brooks Supermarkets throughout New Mexico in Albuquerque, Milan, Ruidoso, Santa Fe and Socorro, providing jobs for 200 New Mexicans. John Brooks Supermarkets has always been a family business and the […]