January 20, 2022

Texas-Based H-E-B Partners with Crescent Foods to Offer Halal Meat and Poultry Options

A pioneer in premium, Halal hand-cut meat and poultry products, Crescent Foods has announced a strategic partnership with Texas-based retailer, H-E-B. The program includes a wide variety of fresh, Halal hand-cut chicken, beef […]

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January 20, 2022

Vertical Farming Leader Fifth Season Builds Second Farm, Invests in Leadership Hires

Fifth Season is expanding to build its second robotic vertical farm in Columbus, OH, to fulfill the demand for fresher greens and Fifth Season ready-to-eat salads at major retailers like […]

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January 20, 2022

Bellwether Farms Makes Whole Milk Basket Ricotta Available Through Hungryroot

Bellwether Farms, a Sonoma, CA-based family creamery, has entered into a nationwide partnership with grocery delivery company Hungryroot. After a successful test limited to the West Coast, this newly expanded collaboration […]

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January 20, 2022

Meijer Expands Third Supplier Diversity Event in Search of Diverse-Owned Merchandise Brands and Service Suppliers

Meijer announced today that it will expand its third Supplier Diversity event to include diverse-owned service providers, as well as retail-ready products for its shelves. The March 29-31 event will give diverse-owned […]

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January 20, 2022

Ultrafast Grocery Buyk Rolls Out Private Label

Buyk, the real-time grocery service delivering in 15 minutes or less, has rolled out its new range of high-quality, affordable private label products – a first for the ultrafast grocery […]

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January 20, 2022

Gorillas Appoint Luanne Calvert as CMO

Gorillas starts the new year by strengthening its leadership team with another high-profile addition. As of today, Luanne Calvert will serve as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and will be based […]

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January 18, 2022

Peet’s Coffee Achieves 100 Percent Water Processing for Decaf Coffees

Peet’s Coffee has fully transitioned to water processing across its entire line of decaffeinated roasted beans, K-Cup pods and handcrafted decaf coffee beverages available in Peet’s coffee bars. This process is […]

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January 18, 2022

Bennett Morgan Named Senior VP and CMO for SpartanNash

SpartanNash has hired Bennett Morgan as Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer, effective Jan. 24. Morgan will be reporting to SpartanNash President and CEO Tony Sarsam. “SpartanNash continues to recruit top […]

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January 18, 2022

NASDA Outlines Policy Focus for 2022

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) members, the state commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture, have hand-selected nine issues to serve as the organization’s primary policy focus for […]

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January 18, 2022

Meijer Commits to 50 Percent Carbon Emission Reduction Goal by 2025

Midwestern retailer Meijer announced today an ambitious goal to reduce absolute carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2025. Rooted in the company’s mission to be a good neighbor, Meijer integrates […]

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