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Grocery Business

Retailers

Grocers Rally to Support Uvalde

 By Jeniece Drake on May 31, 2022

Brookshire Grocery Co. launches a donations campaign, and Hy-Vee donates $100,000 to H-E-B's Spirit of Giving Fund.

Retailers

Meijer Makes $2M Donation to Maximize Food Bank Space

 By Diane Adam on May 19, 2022

Feeding America West Michigan launched its Nourish Tomorrow campaign—a $6 million advancement campaign aimed to move the food bank’s headquarters and distribution center from Comstock Park to 3070 Shaffer Avenue, SE in Kentwood, Mich.—because the food bank’s current Comstock Park facility is operating beyond its functional capacity.

Retailers

UNFI Deepens Its Commitment to Reducing Food Waste

By Jeniece Drake on May 10, 2022

UNFI said customers in more markets this year will be able to reserve bags of surplus and soon-to-expire foods at steep discounts through its expanded collaboration with Too Good To Go.

Industry Partners

Mood at Blue Apron Remains High Despite Dip in Q1 Profits

By Diane Adam on May 09, 2022

"The first quarter was another period of strong execution for the Blue Apron team, and we expect to continue to grow customers in the second quarter," said President and CEO Linda Findley.

Fresh Food

Wholesale Price Inflation Rose to 11.2% in March

By Christine LaFave Grace on Apr. 13, 2022

Grains and vegetables saw sharp spikes in wholesale prices as the Producer Price Index moved higher again last month.

Wellness

Southeastern Grocers to Overhaul Its Own Brand Products With Sustainable Packaging

By Diane Adam on Apr. 05, 2022

As part of its pledge toward sustainability, the retailer said it will eliminate the use of polystyrene, which is commonly used in food packaging.

Retailers

Grocery Hiring Accelerated as Unemployment Fell to 3.6% in March

By Christine LaFave Grace on Apr. 01, 2022

The unemployment rate edged down 0.2 percentage points again in March as U.S. employers added 431,000 jobs in the month—17,800 of them at food and beverage stores.

Retailers

Weis Markets Appoints Mike Gross to VP of Center Store Sales, Merchandising

By Diane Adam on Mar. 16, 2022

The former Cubs director will oversee category management, merchandising and pricing for the company’s grocery, dairy, frozen, HBC/GM and adult beverage departments.

Industry Partners

Americans Beef Up Online Meat Shopping: 2022 Power of Meat Report

By Diane Adam on Mar. 08, 2022

Not only are 98.5% of Americans households purchasing meat, but online meat engagement grew as 35% of consumers bought refrigerated meat and poultry online—up 14% from 2019.

Industry Partners

Instacart Remains a Growth Driver in Grocery: 1010data

By Diane Adam on Feb. 11, 2022

1010data and Coresight Research reveal insights of grocery delivery performance for 2021 vs. the prior year.

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