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Willard “Bill” Bishop — who co-founded grocery digital analytics firm Brick Meets Click — died March 25. Bishop was 80.
Rolling mounds of vibrant color, prestige, limited-time availability — those are just a few shared qualities between a seemingly dissimilar supermarket area and a high-end sporting event.
Phoenix, Ariz.-based Sprouts Farmers Market will host its first-ever Sustainability Vendor Summit June 21-24, as part of the company’s commitment in bringing responsibly grown and sourced food to shoppers.
Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix has donated more than 50 million pounds of produce as part of its initiative to support farmers and food banks in the Southeast.
Mexico Elementary School in Mexico, N.Y., will install its Project Learning Garden on June 9, witnessed by representatives from Tops Friendly Markets, Dole Packaged Foods and Captain Planet Foundation.
The first half of this panel discussion focuses on what four diverse retailers think about online shopping, convenience, local v. organic and top trends. Part II will include challenges, solutions and more.
Learn what these retailers at West Coast Produce Expo have to say about inflation’s effect on purchase behavior and retailer solutions and keeping produce shelves stocked with supply chain issues.
Hy-Vee hosts a quarterly local summit Sept. 7-9, inviting Midwestern vendors to submit products for potential Hy-Vee distribution.
Stop & Shop Supermarket Co.’s $140 million capital investment in New York City stores will have thousands more items from around the world and highlight value for local customers. Plus, the Flashfood app launches.
To celebrate its 90th anniversary, the Chandler, Ariz.-based supermarket chain will try to break a Guinness World Records title, hold a Community Choice Charity Challenge, host grocery gift-card giveaways and more.
NEW YORK — A helmeted e-bike rider with a black backpack full of groceries bolted from a building’s double doors on a Thursday morning on the Lower East Side.
The Sustainable Produce Summit’s keynote was Neil Stern, CEO of Good Food Holdings — which operates Bristol Farms, Lazy Acres Natural Market, Metropolitan Market, New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets.
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, released its first quarter 2022 financial results to investors and the general public — with details on how fresh produce and digital initiatives are panning out.
As the driver approaches a store, the geolocation feature detects the driver’s location, sending push notifications to the store associate’s handheld device, allowing them to plan for a quick unload and turnaround.
The service will deliver ready-to-eat meals from the grocer’s deli to customers in as little as 30 minutes.
The Giant Co. opened a 50,340-square-foot store in Richboro, Pa., with the company’s signature fresh departments, including its farm-fresh produce.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Produce industry professionals participate in the golf outing at the June 9-10 International Fresh Produce Association’s Retail Conference in Schaumburg, Ill.
Apollo Funds has agreed to acquire Cardenas Markets, an Ontario, Calif.-based grocer serving the Hispanic community.
Designed to reduce food waste and support farmers, the Sprouts program will sell discounted imperfect organic produce in 130 stores across California.
Customers will now be able to scan items with their phone as they shop — from loose items like weighted fresh produce to middle aisle products like cereal or canned goods — and pay for them using their mobile phones.
The Giant Co. has added four electric vehicles to its fleet to fulfill Giant Direct customer deliveries — keeping fresh produce fresh in the Philadelphia area — while reducing its environmental footprint.
The dietary shopping filters on ShopRite.com are intended to help shoppers find food and recipes based on their needs — which almost certainly would include fresh produce.
Lidl is launching a private-label produce line called “Peak Harvest,” which will raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in January.
Albertsons Cos. is rolling out a predictive ordering and inventory management platform by Afresh Technologies across almost all of its banner stores nationwide.
The supermarket cooperative has launched an autonomous convenience shop for associates to test at its company offices in New Jersey.
Can a grocery store offer solutions to seemingly almost every errand that a household needs accomplished — with an extensive produce department as well?
On the “Tip of the Iceberg” podcast: Tom Cingari of the Cingari Family ShopRite supermarkets talks store modernization, sustainable changes, produce trends, digital impulse buys. Read about the first two topics here.
Jeff Burt, president and chief operating officer of Caruso USA, highlighted Caruso Foods’ commitment to industry demands, emphasizing quality and innovation in a recent interview with The Packer.
A technology company focused on helping manage fresh-food inventory using artificial intelligence is going to be implemented at Michigan grocery stores as part of a pilot program.
Chris Jorgensen, a produce manager at Food Lion store No. 1472 in Gloucester, Va., is special. Why?