Smithfield, Virginia-based Smithfield Foods Inc. is launching a plant-based protein portfolio under its Pure Farmland brand. They will be available in the fresh refrigerated sections of grocery retailers nationwide in mid-September. The new line features a variety of breakfast patties, meatballs, burger patties and pre-seasoned protein starters, giving consumers more plant-based protein options for breakfast, […]
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UNFI Opens Two Facilities, Lists Four Regional Presidents
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest UNFI became interested in Supervalu for one central reason: scale. That drove the decision to acquire it, according to Sean Griffin, UNFI’s chief operating officer. “The benefits of scale ultimately is what this is all about,” Griffin told attendees at the UNFI National Expo in St. Paul, Minnesota. “We’re creating a company […]
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AFS Loyalty Program Reports Increased Basket Size, Digital Coupon Use
Salt Lake City-based Associated Food Stores (AFS) has renewed its loyalty program service contract with Accelitec, offering new digital features to AFS membership. A partnership that began in 2012 with loyalty services has continued to scale with a number of new features and wide adoption by AFS retailers. Together, AFS and Accelitec have created a […]
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SpartanNash Foundation Raises $300,000 For Patriotic Partners
Together with its store guests and company associates, the SpartanNash Foundation raised $300,000 for its patriotic nonprofit partners—Team Red, White & Blue, Operation Homefront and Honor and Remember. Between June 26 and July 7, store guests who visited any participating SpartanNash-owned retail store or fuel center had the opportunity to donate $1, $5 or $10 […]
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Silver Eagle Distributors Names Limbaugh To VP Role
Silver Eagle Distributors L.P., an Anheuser-Busch wholesaler headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, has named James P. “J.P.” Limbaugh II as VP of sales and marketing. His responsibilities include the management of all sales, marketing and special events for Silver Eagle’s 13-county territory. The counties are Atascosa, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Uvalde, […]
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Lipari Foods Modernizes Invoice-To-Cash Processes On ETran Platform
Lipari Foods has launched the Financial Transmission Network Inc. (FTNI) ETran Integrated Receivables platform to deliver payment processing solutions spanning multiple payment methods and channels all on a single, cloud-based platform. Headquartered in Warren, Michigan, Lipari Foods is a distributor of deli, bakery, packaging and grocery products and services. A member of UniPro Foodservice, Lipari […]
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Associated Wholesale Grocers Partners With RSA America
Kansas City, Kansas-based Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) has partnered with RSA America (RSA), a supermarket technology company specializing in delivering mobile rewards. RSA America now will be one of AWG’s preferred mobile loyalty reward and coupon vendors. “This is a great digital solution for our member retailers and we look forward to working with RSA […]
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Wakefern, Takeoff Technologies Open Automated E-Commerce Center
Takeoff Technologies and Wakefern Food Corp. have teamed up to launch an automated micro-fulfillment center (MFC) in Clifton, New Jersey. With Takeoff, orders are placed online through retailers—whether using their existing e-commerce platform or Takeoff’s customized UI solution—and Takeoff’s automated technology fulfills the order using robots in MFCs. Takeoff utilizes advanced robotics in the MFC, […]