March 5, 2020

Whole Kids Foundation to Provide 153 New Salad Bars to Schools Across the US

Whole Kids Foundation, a nonprofit focused on children’s nutrition and wellness, announced 153 new salads will be provided to schools in the US this year. The $502,153 investment will ensure […]

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March 4, 2020

Campbell’s Appoints Valerie Oswalt President of Campbell Snacks

Campbell Soup Company this week appointed Valerie Oswalt as evp and President of Campbell Snacks, effective March 9. Oswalt, 47, will report to President and CEO Mark Clouse and will […]

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March 4, 2020

Latino Food Industry Association Appoints Grocery Industry Veteran Lupillo Ramirez as President

The Latino Food Industry Association (LFIA) last week announced the appointment of a Lupillo Ramirez, Sr. Director of Innovation and Product Development at Northgate Gonzalez Markets, to President of the […]

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March 3, 2020

Target and Boar’s Head Team Up

Target is partnering with Boar’s Head to serve up super-convenient, quality grab-and-go food options in select stores such as sandwiches, salads, snacks, premium deli meats and specialty cheeses to name […]

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March 2, 2020

Amazon Opens First Go Grocery Store in Seattle

Amazon this week opened its first physical Amazon Go Grocery store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.  This comes two years after the company first opened several Amazon Go storefronts in […]

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March 2, 2020

The Fresh Market Names Jason Potter as CEO

The Fresh Market this week announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Jason Potter as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing Larry Appel, who has resigned as CEO.  Potter has […]

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February 27, 2020

7-Eleven Expands Evolution Store Concept to Washington D.C. and San Diego

7-Eleven has scaled its Evolution Store concept following the successful opening of its beta store in Dallas last March. These Evolution Stores serve as real-time experiential testing grounds where customers […]

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February 27, 2020

GIANT Food Stores Introduces New Name and Modern Logos

GIANT Food Stores announced a new company name: The GIANT Company. The new name highlights the important role the company, its stores and team members have played in the lives […]

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February 26, 2020

Costco Limiting Food Court Items to Members Only

Fans of Costco’s $2 pizza slice or $1.50 hot dog and soda combo would be wise to ensure their warehouse membership is up-to-date as the company has begun putting signs […]

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February 25, 2020

KeHE Distributors and Northwest Grocers Announce 4-Year Deal

KeHE Distributors announced this week that it has been selected by Washington-based Northwest Grocers as their primary distribution partner for natural, organic and specialty products. More than 90 independent neighborhood […]

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