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Health and Wellness

Fresh Food

New Players, Price Parity and More Meatless Chicken: Where Plant-Based is Headed Next

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Aug. 13, 2021

Forget the "hot vax summer." It's time for faux-chicken-nugget fall. Plus, where does lab-grown meat stand to gain ground? Look to the seas, says Bloomberg Intelligence's Jennifer Bartashus.

Retailers

Hy-Vee Medicare Aisle Extends Commitment to Health, Wellness

 By WGB Staff on Aug. 03, 2021

The new service, an extension of Hy-Vee Financial Services that launched in June, allows customers to shop and enroll in Medicare plans throughout the retailer’s eight-state region.

Wellness

Grocers Double Down on Health, Well-Being Strategies

By Kristina Hurtig on Jul. 26, 2021

In its latest report, FMI–The Food Industry Association found that 84% of retailers now offer wellness activities for both employees and customers—a considerable increase from 49% in 2019.

Products

8 Products for Today’s Health-Conscious Customer

By Kristina Hurtig on Jul. 21, 2021

New innovations emphasize attributes such as zero sugar, superseeds, immune support, low calories and more.

Retailers

Walmart Resumes In-Person Wellness Days on July 24

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jul. 21, 2021

Walmart is bringing back its quarterly Wellness Days, offering immunizations and free health screenings, ahead of the start of the 2021-2022 school year.

Nonfood

Natural Health, Beauty Products Gain Ground

By Amanda Baltazar on Jul. 19, 2021

Retailers and consumers are paying more attention to nontoxic wellness.

Retailers

Hy-Vee Adds Chief Medical Officer Role to Its Executive Team

By Kristina Hurtig on Jul. 09, 2021

Retailer hires physician Daniel Fick to oversee its existing health and medical initiatives, as well as the development of new services and offerings for its customers and employees.

Retailers

Dollar General Moves to Address Assortment, Partnerships in Healthcare

By Jon Springer on Jul. 07, 2021

The discounter, whose growth has at times accompanied scrutiny over its effects on community health, has hired a chief medical officer and will expand healthcare assortments in what it calls a "major first step" in healthcare.

Fresh Food

Giant Boxes Local Produce to Go

By WGB Staff on Jun. 22, 2021

The Ahold Delhaize brand said the subscription-free boxes would support ambitions to increase healthy offerings and support local farmers.

Retailers

Heinen’s ‘Pharmacy of the Future’

By Amanda Baltazar on Jun. 22, 2021

Heinen's has launched Club Fx, an innovative health and wellness program that includes dietitians who will assess the nutritional value of shoppers' carts and pantries.

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