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Adult Beverages

Anheuser-Busch Redirects Funds to Aid Coronavirus Fight

What's On Tap: A roundup of news from the beer aisle and the beverage industry.

Industry Partners

Coronavirus Changes Marketing Plans for Many

The coronavirus pandemic has halted business as usual and as a result, organizations such as the California Avocado Commission and Perdue are altering how they address consumers.

Retailers

H-E-B, Natural Grocers Join Masked Movement

By Jennifer Strailey on Apr. 07, 2020

The retailers are the latest to provide all employees with face masks and gloves.

Retailers

Ahold Delhaize Details Costs in COVID-19 Response as Q1 Sales Soar

By Jon Springer on Apr. 07, 2020

The retailer says enhanced store safety measures, pay and benefit increases, and charitable donations are approaching $200 million.

Retailers

U.S. Health Officials Warn Consumers to Avoid Grocery Stores This Week

By Meg Major on Apr. 07, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic predicted to worsen this week, coronavirus task force leaders urge Americans to contain trips to a bare minimum by declaring: "This is the moment to not be going to the grocery store."

Retailers

Coronavirus Changes Sanitation Standards In-Store

By Kat Martin on Apr. 07, 2020

Retailers have made fast adjustments in store practices to ensure employee and customer safety.

Fresh Food

Food Companies, Regionals Continue to Aid Coronavirus Relief Efforts

By WGB Staff on Apr. 07, 2020

Chiquita donates 1 million bananas and NuCal Foods to donate 6 million eggs, while Brookshire, Price Chopper and Hannaford donate large amounts to shelters and food banks.

Retailers

What Happens When Workers Get Sick?

By Jennifer Strailey on Apr. 07, 2020

In the past few weeks, the grocery industry has focused a great deal on preventing the spread of the coronavirus, but in the absence of an official federal mandate, it has been on its own when it comes to addressing worker illnesses.

Industry Partners

NGA Launches #SuperMarketSuperHeroes Campaign

By Kat Martin on Apr. 07, 2020

The campaign is an effort to thank grocery workers and a way for the association to provide valuable resources to the industry.

Retailers

Not Your Average Snow Day

By Meg Major on Apr. 06, 2020

WGB's April editor's letter charts the grocery industry's rapid response to the coronavirus crisis that has thrust the world into unprecedented times and unchartered waters.

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