Kroger Health Announces Expansion of Free Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Sites in Additional States and Pilots Associate Testing at Select Sites
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., announced the expansion of free COVID-19 testing sites to Colorado, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, joining existing sites in Kentucky and Tennessee, […]
Read MoreInstacart Plan to Hire Additional 250,000 Workers
During the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery retailers have opened various positions in an effort to help and support communities and individuals alike. Instacart originally opened 300,000 positions in March and has […]
Read MoreUS Foods Completes Acquisition of Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores
US Foods announced that it has successfully completed the previously announced $970 million all cash acquisition of Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores. The transaction that closed today excludes the Smart & […]
Read MoreFood Tech Company Introduces Nutritionally Complete Base Bread Product
Base Food, a Tokyo-based food tech company that creates nutritionally complete pantry staples, launched a new product called Base Bread on April 22 at an auspicious time, given grocery store […]
Read MoreBrighter Bites Launches Emergency Initiative to Feed Families, in Partnership with H-E-B and Winn-Dixie Stores
Not-for-profit organization Brighter Bites announced this week a new, emergency initiative aimed at ensuring that all families who are currently enrolled in Brighter Bites around the US have the opportunity to […]
Read MoreShopRite Recognizes 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, ShopRite reaffirms its own longstanding commitment to helping the environment and supporting sustainability in the communities where ShopRite stores operate. ShopRite has […]
Read MoreUSDA Increases Monthly SNAP Benefits by 40 Percent
The US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced emergency benefit increases have reached $2 billion per month for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households across all 50 states and three territories to […]
Read MoreWalmart and Nextdoor Launch New ‘Neighbors Helping Neighbors’ Program
Walmart and Nextdoor announced the launch of their “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” program, an effort to make it easier for neighbors across the country to help one another during the COVID-19 […]
Read MoreUnited Fresh Names 25 Retail Produce Manager Award Honorees
Marking its 16th year recognizing exceptional retail produce managers, United Fresh Produce Association has announced the honorees of its 2020 Retail Produce Manager Awards Program. The group of 25 produce […]
Read MorePublix Launches Initiative to Help Farmers During Pandemic
Publix announced a new initiative to purchase fresh produce and milk to assist farmers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Publix will donate these products directly to Feeding America member food […]
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