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Retailers

Meijer continues its commitment to local and diverse-owned businesses

 By Diane Adam on Aug. 29, 2022

The Midwest grocer will host an upcoming general merchandise and apparel supplier event this fall as it seeks submissions from underrepresented business owners.

Industry Partners

FDA Seeks to Bolster Formula Supply Chain Beyond Fall

 By Diane Adam on Jul. 07, 2022

The agency said it wants to "provide a pathway" for companies selling foreign-made formula in the U.S. under temporary FDA measures to continue supplying formula past November.

Inflation

With Food Prices Rising, Schools Get New Purchasing Aid

By Diane Adam on Jul. 05, 2022

The USDA will provide nearly $1 billion in additional funding to schools to support the purchase of American-grown foods for their meal programs.

Inflation

Inflation Blame Shifts From Pandemic to Supply Chain: Consumer Brands, Ipsos Poll

By Kristina Hurtig on Jun. 24, 2022

Additionally, 72% of respondents say rising grocery prices are having a very or somewhat significant effect on their household budgets.

Kroger

Kroger Fulfillment Network Expands to Colorado

By Diane Adam on Jun. 21, 2022

The 300,000-square-foot customer fulfillment center will be located in the Denver metro area.

Kroger

Kroger Enlists Unique Logistics International as a Ocean Transport, Logistics Provider

By Diane Adam on Jun. 20, 2022

Under the terms of the agreement, Unique Logistics International said it will serve as an ocean transport and logistics provider for the grocery retailer from the Asia Pacific region to North America through April 2023.

CPG

Sprouts, Pod Foods Partnership Aims to Circumvent Supply Chain Delays

By Diane Adam on Jun. 17, 2022

Pod Foods' warehouse in Florida will service the 130 Sprouts locations—spanning from Tennessee to Florida—that have joined its network.

Inflation

Transportation Costs Soared as Wholesale Inflation Landed at 10.8% in May

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jun. 14, 2022

Prices for freight transportation by truck jumped almost 26% year over year, the BLS reported, and prices for final-demand foods were up 13% vs. the year-ago period.

Fresh Food

How Will the Supply Chain Affect the Future of Specialty Foods?

By Diane Adam on Jun. 10, 2022

"Growth will continue, but at a slower pace than the industry experienced during the 2020 pandemic-influenced whirlwind of grocery shopping and at-home meal preparation," says Denise Purcell of the Specialty Food Association.

Kroger

Kroger Delivery Now Available in South Florida

By Diane Adam on Jun. 08, 2022

The grocer's 60,000-square-foot facility in Miami will employ up to 200 associates and will collaborate with its fulfillment hub in Groveland, Fla.

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