Sprouts Farmers Market stores nationwide have added a lineup of 10 products for December, including first-to-market plant-based and holiday items that are only available at the specialty grocer. Each month, shoppers looking to venture out from their grocery list mainstays can look for the “Find a New Favorite” icon throughout their neighborhood Sprouts to discover the newest foods and […]
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Envy Boosts Sales As ‘Ultimate Holiday Apple’
Envy apples remain the best-selling premium apple brand (Nielsen, Total U.S., Apple Category, L 52 weeks ending Nov. 6) in part due to the brand’s significant investment in driving sales with marketing campaigns that increase awareness and preference, motivate consumer trial and stimulate repeat purchase. In the fourth quarter this year, the apples got a […]
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Cardenas Markets Foundation Scholarship Program Taking Applications
The Cardenas Markets Foundation continues to support the communities it serves by providing $177,000 in scholarship funds to local students. Applications are being accepted now. In sum, 59 scholarships of $3,000 each will be awarded for the 2022 academic year, which reflects a $1,000 increase from the 2021 academic year. Recipients will be selected based […]
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Gotham Greens Opens CA Greenhouse, Unveils Sustainability Goals
Indoor farming pioneer Gotham Greens has opened the first phase of its 10-acre hydroponic greenhouse near the University of California-Davis campus. With this national greenhouse expansion, it will operate the nation’s largest network of high-tech hydroponic greenhouses spanning nine facilities in six U.S. states. The company’s sustainable farming practices allows Gotham Greens to grow salad greens and […]
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Zespri’s Sungold Kiwifruit Claims 47% Of Total Kiwi Category Growth
Zespri will be celebrating the success of its SunGold Kiwifruit at the New York Produce Show on Dec. 13-16. In addition to sharing the news that Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit accounts for 47 percent of the total kiwi category growth, local and international staff will be available to share information on successful selling tools, customized programs […]
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Farmstead Partners With Forage, Enabling EBT/SNAP Benefits
California-based Farmstead and Forage have announced a new partnership intended to help combat food insecurity in two ways: Farmstead will integrate Forage’s technology into its own e-commerce operations by Q2 2022 so that it can begin to accept EBT/SNAP payments for e-commerce orders – making it the first online-only grocer to do so. Farmstead will […]
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DoorDash Partners With Bristol Farms For On-Demand Delivery
DoorDash, a last-mile logistics platform, and Bristol Farms, a food retailer serving the greater Los Angeles market, are partnering to offer on-demand grocery delivery across Southern California, from Santa Barbara to Palm Desert. DoorDash will feature thousands of items from Bristol Farms, including premium and organic produce, fresh baked goods, full-service premium meats, fresh fish, […]
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Croff Promoted To Chief HR Officer Of The Raley’s Companies
In anticipation of the acquisition of Bashas’ Family of Stores later this month, West Sacramento, California-based Raley’s has promoted Laura Croff to chief human resources officer of The Raley’s Companies, a newly formed enterprise that will oversee the organization’s independent operating divisions. Croff has served in various leadership capacities at Raley’s over the past 20 […]