Mountain View, California-based Fulfil Solutions has unveiled a fully automated platform to revolutionize online grocery, making it profitable and socially responsible. Unlike other automation being tested in the grocery industry, Fulfil’s robots do the picking and packing across all product categories and temperature states. As it emerged from stealth, the robotics startup also announced that it recently […]
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Posted inIndependent Store News, West
Lazy Acres Natural Market Celebrates 10 Years In Long Beach, CA
Lazy Acres Natural Market is celebrating its 10th year in Long Beach, California. While the remodeled store will open to the public on March 15, the grocer will hold a community celebration March 18. It will also be introducing a new community giving program for reusable bags, which will benefit Long Beach nonprofits. Founded in […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, West
Stater Bros.’ Golf Tournament Raises $1M For Charities
Stater Bros. Charities’s Jack H. Brown Heroes Challenge raised $1 million for charities March 4 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa in Indian Wells, California. The event hosted 350 sponsors and special guests, including seven Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and 11 professional golfers, including honorary tournament host Chairman Dave Stockton, Lee Trevino, Gary McCord, Donna Caponi-Byrnes and Brittany Lang. At […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, West
Sockeye Salmon Prices Stay Steady Due To Surplus
As consumers continue to look for budget friendly deals on groceries and restaurant meals, sockeye salmon prices are staying steady, due to a surplus from last year’s harvest season, according to the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association. The 2022 harvest from Bristol Bay, Alaska – the source of more than half the world’s sustainable, wild sockeye […]
Posted inCenter Store, West
Coombs Family Farms Highlights Pure Maple Syrup At Expo
Coombs Family Farms, a division of Bascom Maple Farms, is exhibiting March 8-11 at the 2023 Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California. Visitors to NPEW can learn more about Coombs Family Farms’ high-quality maple products offering great taste, along with many nutritional and functional benefits today’s consumers are seeking. “Our team is excited to meet […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Grocery Store Equipment, Marketing News, West
Stater Bros. Markets Begins Using Conveyor Belt Advertising
San Bernardino, California-based Stater Bros. Markets is partnering with MessageWrap to communicate with shoppers at checkout. The partnership consists of installing MessageWrap’s conveyor belt advertising solution at Stater Bros. stores in Southern California. With messaging in English and Spanish, the checkout conveyor belt covers are being used to promote the grocer’s shopper loyalty program, Digital […]
Posted inProduce News, West
California Avocado Commission Honors International Women’s Day
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, the California Avocado Commission is sharing profiles of female avocado farmers. Many California avocado growers come from multigenerational farming families. With generational transitions happening, women are taking on avocado grove management and agriculture industry leadership roles. “The commission is happy to celebrate International Women’s Day and […]
Posted inPackaging News, Sustainability News, West
Steeped Launches Mr. Espresso Blends In Single-Serve Bags
Steeped Coffee, a certified B Corp and Benefit Corporation, is partnering with Oakland, California-based Mr. Espresso to bring its Italian oak wood fire-roasted coffee to single-serve coffee fans. Brewed similarly to tea, Steeped Coffee’s brewing method delivers the flavor of Mr. Espresso’s coffee with the convenience of single-serve, with no pods, no plugs or machines […]