Meijer is set to strengthen its Midwest presence this spring with the grand opening of two 159,000-square-foot supercenters in Aurora, Ohio, and Brownsburg, Ind.
Bako Sweet bolsters its sales and marketing divisions with key hires from Safeway, Wonderful Citrus and Harris Ranch to drive retail partnership growth.
Since 2014, the program has supported more than $8.2 million in fresh produce purchases, generated $12.2 million in economic impact for local communities, and directed $2.3 million toward New York farmers.
Now in its seventh year, the partnership has delivered more than $295 million in savings while diverting over 105 million pounds of food from landfills nationwide.
