As the North American Regional Supporter of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay North America is preparing fans for the FIFA World Cup with everything they need to enhance their at-home viewing experience. “Soccer is the fastest growing sport in North America and, with snacking so intrinsically tied to the at-home viewing experience, now is the […]
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Posted inMerchandising News, Southwest
Walmart Participates In Payback Program For Cardholders
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart is joining Jacksonville, Florida-based FIS’s Premium Payback, a real-time rewards redemption network. The addition of Walmart to the Premium Payment network will give millions of consumers the opportunity to redeem their credit card rewards points for discounts at more than 4,700 Walmart stores across the U.S. Customers using eligible cards will be prompted […]
Posted inH-E-B, Independent Store News, Southwest
H-E-B’s Orsak Recognized For Raising $1M For MS Society
After more than a decade fundraising, H-E-B Chief Operating Officer Roxanne Orsak is the first person in South Texas to raise $1 million in support of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and its mission to help create a world free of MS. To achieve the milestone, Orsak raised $150,000 for the Bike MS Valero Ride […]
Posted inDairy News, Southwest
Vital Farms’ Egg Central Station Awarded ‘Green Plant Of The Year’
Austin, Texas-based Vital Farms’ Egg Central Station has been named as Food Processing’s “Green Plant of the Year 2022.” The egg station is in Springfield, Missouri, less than a day’s drive from its more than 300 family farms to shrink the footprint for the eggs’ journey from the barn. Employees help grade, wash and pack up to six million […]
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Ball Corporation Expands Recyclable Cup With Two Smaller Sizes
Westminster, Colorado-based Ball Co. has announced the availability of two new sizes of its recyclable Ball Aluminum Cup, broadening the opportunity to offer consumers a full portfolio of sustainable cup options. The Ball Aluminum Cup is composed of 90 percent recycled content, making it the cup with the highest recycled content rate of any beverage packaging in its […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southwest
Walmart Black Friday To Host Longer Events With Earlier Access
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has announced the return of its month-long savings event, “Black Friday Deals for Days.” Like the past two years, Walmart will offer Black Friday savings over three events throughout November and cap off a month of deals with Cyber Monday. The “Black Friday Deals for Days” events will begin online each Monday in […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Southwest
Whole Foods Market Forecasts 2023 Top 10 Food Trends
Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market’s Trends Council unveiled its top 10 anticipated food trends for 2023 in the retailer’s eighth-annual trends predictions. Each year, the council – a collective of more than 50 Whole Foods Market team members, including local foragers, regional and global buyers and culinary experts – compiles trend predictions based on decades of experience and […]
Posted inH-E-B, Center Store, Nonfood Items, Southwest
H-E-B Receives AAHP Integrative Medicine Retailer Award
The American Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists has named San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B as the 2022 recipient of its Integrative Medicine Retailer Award. This honor recognizes a retailer organization or retailer executive that promotes and sells products that encompass a broad range of therapeutic approaches to achieve optimal health and wellness for consumers. Accepting the award on behalf […]