Grocery Sustainability
How the food industry is cutting waste: recycling and packaging, food waste, energy, refrigerants, emissions and the retailers and suppliers leading on ESG.
Organic CEA-Grown Basil Arrives At ShopRites Ahead Of Labor Day
The basil is produced in accordance with USDA National Organic Program standards and independently verified.
Hussmann Relaunches ‘Evolve’ Roadshow To Guide Retailers Through Refrigerant Transition
Hussmann is relaunching its Evolve Experience Roadshow for 2026, bringing hands-on refrigeration training and regulatory guidance directly to retailers.
Publix Commits $1M To Nature Conservancy Projects
The funding will go toward projects restoring Florida's Indian River Lagoon and South Carolina longleaf pine forest.
Natural Grocers Marks Organic Month With Rodale Institute Fundraiser
Lakewood, Colorado-based Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will raise money for Rodale Institute‘s Farmer Training and Veteran Farmer Training programs through September,…
Hannaford Gives $500K To Northeast Farmers Fund
An initiative of a Maine-based nonprofit, the program will promote regenerative practices in four states.
More Sustainability News
Avocado Certification Program Now Covers 90 Percent Of U.S.-Bound Mexican Exports
The certification means the avocados do not come from orchards that have been deforested since 2018 or have unresolved environmental fines or…
EVgo Opens Flagship Charging Station At Metro Detroit Meijer Near GM
The station has the capability of delivering a full charge in as little as 15 minutes, depending on the vehicle.
Rouses Markets, FV Recycling Turn Cardboard Into Revenue Source
According to Rouses VP of Facilities Ozzie Osborne, "OCC revenue impacts our P&L."
Giant Food Donates $85K To Bay Alliance As MD Remodel Unveiled
Part of the grocer's Clean Water Partnership, the funds will support sustainability at Maola dairy farms in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
UNFI Joins U.S. Food Waste Pact As 4th Distribution Signatory
The Rhode Island-based company has set a goal of zero waste to landfill by 2030.
Hidden Profit: The Revenue Stream Hiding In Your Trash
Because grocery stores generate FFPs as a byproduct of their operations, it effectively becomes a revenue source.
Costco Distribution Center In Florida Gains Off-Grid Capability
The project, completed in conjunction with Trinity Energy, allows the facility to operate off the utility grid when needed.
Sprouts Bringing Klatch Coffee To 11 Additional SoCal Stores
The expansion builds on the initial collaboration that began in 2024, which currently includes 14 cafes in stores across Southern California.
Walmart, Constellation Sign Nuclear Power Purchase Deal In IL
Walmart and Constellation have announced a long-term nuclear power purchase agreement for emissions-free electricity from Constellation’s Dresden Clean Energy Center in Illinois. The…