Fresh food producer FiveStar Gourmet Foods is bringing aboard produce industry veteran Michael Solomon as president, effective immediately. Reporting to CEO Tal Shoshan, Solomon will oversee all day-to-day operations out of the company’s Ontario, California headquarters. Shoshan will continue to oversee the company’s innovation and strategic growth. FiveStar Gourmet Foods owns Simply Fresh and has […]
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Northgate Market Using Logile To Improve Safety, Reduce Costs
Northgate Market has completed rollout of Logile’s Health & Temperature (HT) Scanner time clocks across its chain of 41 supermarkets throughout Southern California as well as its distribution center in Anaheim. Northgate is utilizing the HT scanning time clocks to screen employees and vendors to enforce compliance with its COVID-19 health and safety policies. Integration of the new […]
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Häagen-Dazs Commits $1.5M To Support The Underrepresented
Häagen-Dazs ice cream, with the help of celebrity Lena Waithe, has committed $1.5M over the next three years to lift up a new generation of diverse tastemakers and creators. The Häagen-Dazs brand, based in Oakland, California, is launching its #ThatsDazs campaign to ensure these new voices have a platform where their passion, art and definition […]
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Albertsons Cos., Google Partner To Reinvent Future Of Grocery Shopping
Albertsons Companies and Google have entered into a multi-year partnership to make shopping easier and more convenient for millions of customers nationwide. The partnership brings together the power of Albertsons Cos.’ broad reach with Google’s capabilities in customer-centric innovation. The two companies have been collaborating behind the scenes for the past year and, as part […]
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Vallarta Supermarkets Receives U.S. Department Of Energy Award
Sylmar, California-based Vallarta Supermarkets, one of the largest Latino-owned supermarket chains, received the Hometown Hero award at the Seventh Annual Innovation Awards ceremony. The event was part of the U.S. Department of Energy Los Angeles’ Better Buildings Challenge. Steve Netherton, CIO and VP of continuous improvement at Vallarta Supermarkets, accepted the award on behalf of the company. […]
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Forager Partners With Bashas’ To Bring Consumers Locally-Sourced Food
Forager has launched a new pilot partnership with Bashas’ Family of Stores across Arizona to expand the number of suppliers and product offerings of locally-sourced food. In partnering with Forager, a company focused on connecting local farmers with grocers to bring consumers healthy, locally-sourced food, Bashas’ is continuing its focus on building a state-of-the-art local […]
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Alden’s Organic Doubles Down On Gluten-Free Offerings
Eugene, Oregon-based Alden’s Organic continues to deliver on the brand promise of “Alden’s for All” with 27 gluten-free product certifications and a new Gluten Free Vanilla Bean Sammie. In partnership with the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO), Alden’s Organic has earned gluten-free certification on all non-gluten-containing products as well as its production facility in Oregon. While […]
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IT Retail Partners With Citcon To Bring Payment Solutions To Retailers
IT Retail, a grocery POS company, and Citcon are partnering to bring mobile wallet payments to the grocery industry. The technology company offers a variety of wallet brands including PayPal, Venmo, AliPay, WeChat Pay and more. It is the only fully licensed U.S.-based acquirer of all three Chinese payment brands: Alipay, WeChat Pay and China […]