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Brookshire Grocery Co. to buy 3 Diamond Food Markets in Texas

 By Timothy Inklebarger on Oct. 02, 2023

The Diamond Food Markets locations in Henrietta and Audrey, Texas, will become Spring Market locations, and the Mineral Wells location will join the Brookshire’s banner.

Retail Foodservice

Kitchen United to lean into grocery and catering under new CEO

 By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 02, 2023

Atul Sood sees a lot of opportunity in the company's partnerships with Kroger and Circle K, but not so much in its stand-alone ghost kitchens. “You’ll probably see less of those,” he said.

Kroger

Kroger caters to Hispanic food shoppers with Mercado brand

By Russell Redman on Oct. 02, 2023

Rollout of new private label follows supermarket giant’s recent opening of a “Hispanic concept store” in Houston.

Retailers

Meijer enters health insurance arena

By Diane Adam on Oct. 02, 2023

The Michigan-based retailer partnered with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on a Medicare Advantage plan as it looks to expand its health-and-wellness offering.

Technology

Blue Apron acquired by virtual food hall chain Wonder for $103M

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 29, 2023

The meal kit company sold its production and fulfillment operation to FreshRealm in May, shifting to an “asset-light” model.

Wellness

Costco sweetens membership package with low-cost medical visits

By Russell Redman on Sep. 29, 2023

Partnership with Sesame health care e-marketplace brings member-only discounts on virtual and in-person services.

Technology

Gelson’s becomes food provider for SoCal EV charging stations

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 29, 2023

The Southern California grocer will sell prepared foods, grocery staples and beverages at as many as 20 centers being built by electric vehicle-charging station developer Rove.

Amazon

More to come from Amazon in grocery store retailing

By Russell Redman on Sep. 29, 2023

Fresh Perspectives: Food shoppers’ high frequency offers the e-tail giant a huge opportunity to cross-sell more profitable products and keep consumers in its “ecosystem.”

Technology

NYC's $18 wage for third-party delivery workers allowed to stand

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 29, 2023

A judge blocked efforts by DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub to stop the law, which amounts to a roughly 150% raise.

Nonfood

Grocery museum to open in Joliet, Illinois

By Diane Adam on Sep. 29, 2023

The Local Checkout: The Planinsek Grocery and Meat Market Museum showcases importance of local grocery stores to their communities; IGA's John Ross is the keynote speaker at PLMA Show in November.

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