Santa Fe Springs, California-based Superior Grocers has appointed Tom Finn and Miguel Alarcon to SVP positions within the company. Finn joins Superior Grocers as SVP of marketing and merchandising. With more than 35 years of experience in the retail grocery industry, he has dedicated the majority of his career to merchandising, marketing and enhancing the […]
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Posted inPackaging News, West
ZAG Named Speaker At Food Northwest Process, Packaging Expo
ZAG Technical Services will be attending, exhibiting and leading an event session on achievable business outcomes with robotic process automation April 4-6 at the Food Northwest Process and Packaging Expo in Portland, Oregon. ZAG’s event session will be led by VP of Data and Software Services Thuan Ngo. Titled, “How to use software robots to automate […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Albertsons, West
Albertsons Cos. Creates Partnerships For Health Benefit Cards
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Companies Inc. has partnered with global financial services technology provider FIS, which represents supplemental health benefits administrators, including Fresh Connect, PayForward and WEX that utilize its technology payment platform. Additionally, Albertsons Cos. is entering into a partnership to accept benefit cards from Soda Health, which works to improve health equity by tailoring benefits based on individual needs. Customers with FIS […]
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Albertsons Cos.’ Organic Brand Introduces New Packaging
Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Companies has shared that its O Organics brand is celebrating growth with new packaging. To kick off the redesign, the private label brand is designating April as Organic Breakfast Month and encouraging customers to share their favorite breakfast routine on social media using #WakeUpOrganic. “Many of our customers have embraced an organic lifestyle and consider it to be […]
Posted inSustainability News, Corporate Store News, West
Thrive Market, RePurpose Global Partner To Fight Plastic Pollution
Los Angeles-based Thrive Market has announced that its owned brands have become plastic neutral certified. The brand is partnering with rePurpose Global, a plastic action platform, to support funding the recovery of as much nature-bound plastic waste as it uses across its branded product packaging and shipping materials. Through this partnership, Thrive Market is supporting […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Sustainability News, West
Sprouts Farmers Market To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Bags
Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market will eliminate single-use plastic bags at checkout by the end of 2023. With this decision, the retailer will remove more than 200 million single-use plastic bags from circulation each year. Sprouts has eliminated single-use plastic bags at 132 California stores and will roll out this initiative company-wide in phases in April, beginning with […]
Posted inProduce News, Albertsons, West
IFG Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of The Cotton Candy Grape
Bakersfield, California-based International Fruit Genetics, a large table grape breeder with 48 patented table grape varieties, 10 patented sweet cherry varieties and its first patented raisin variety, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the breeding of the Cotton Candy grape. The Cotton Candy grape was first naturally bred in 2003 by David Cain, geneticist, horticulturalist and […]
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Shelby Publishing Honors West EIA Winners
On the following pages, Shelby Publishing is proud to present its inaugural Exceptional Independents Awards. Nominations were open to independent retailers, wholesalers, technology and other service providers. “Independents are the backbone of our industry, and this new awards program is an opportunity to recognize them for their contributions,” said Stephanie Reid, Shelby president. “Independents are […]