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  • SFA Our Members
    Industry Operations June 10, 2024

    From Hawaii to Massachusetts to Poland, Meet the Newest SFA Members

    During the month of May 2024, the Specialty Food Association welcomed 90 new members from every corner of the United States (aloha, Hawaii!) and nine other countries.
  • Bashas' Donut Contest
    Industry Operations June 06, 2024

    Bashas' Announces Doughnut Flavor Contest Winners

    In anticipation of National Doughnut Day on Friday, Bashas’ held its Donut Flavor Craze contest wherein customers are invited to submit flavors for the grocer’s bakery cases.
  • Dollar Tree Storefront
    Industry Operations June 06, 2024

    Dollar Tree, US Foods Explore Portfolio Divestments

    Wednesday, Dollar Tree revealed plans to review “strategic alternatives” for its Family Dollar portfolio brand, coinciding with US Foods’ decision to do the same to its Chef’Store brand.
  • Gen Z Online Shopping
    Trends and Statistics June 06, 2024

    Zillennials Considered Conscientious Consumers

    Forty-three percent of Zillennials, those born between 1991 and 1999, say it is very important for businesses to provide environmentally sustainable products and locally sourced offerings...
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  • Grocery cart
    Industry Operations June 05, 2024

    Independent Grocers Consider AI

    Today, independent grocers are using tools that harness big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to battle retail giants like Walmart and Amazon...
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  • Walmart InHome
    Industry Operations June 03, 2024

    Walmart Brings InHome to Five More States

    Walmart said Friday it is expanding its InHome delivery service to an additional 10 million U.S. households.
  • Beer
    Industry Operations June 03, 2024

    Chobani Acquires Craft Brewery

    Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya recently purchased San Fransico-based craft brewer Anchor Brewing company for an undisclosed amount...
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  • grocery cart and gavel
    Industry Operations May 31, 2024

    Illinois Senate Advances Budget Which Would Ban Grocery Tax

    The Illinois Senate recently took its first step in passing the $53.1 billion state budget which would also eliminate the state’s current one percent grocery tax.
  • Sustainability
    Industry Operations May 31, 2024

    FDA Announces Reorganization, Waste Reduction Efforts

    The FDA recently approved a reorganization outline involving the creation of a unified Human Foods Program, adoption of a new model for its field operations, and other modernization efforts.
  • Farmers' Market
    Industry Operations May 31, 2024

    CT Improves Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

    Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt said Wednesday that the Connecticut Department of Agriculture Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) will begin Saturday, June 1...
  • Dollar Tree storefront
    Industry Operations May 29, 2024

    Dollar Tree Acquires 99 Cents Only Stores

    Dollar Tree, Inc. said today that it acquired designation rights for 170 leases of 99 Cents Only Stores across Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas.
  • Leafy Greens in grocery

    Grocer to Offer Income-Based Pricing

    Grocery on Broad, a food shopping alternative to traditional grocers offering fresh groceries, will open tomorrow, May 30 in Hartford, Connecticut.
  • Reusable Plastic Bag
    Industry Operations May 28, 2024

    CA Senate Advances Bill That Would Ban Reusable Grocery Bags

    Lawmakers in California recently voted to remove reusable plastic bags from grocery store checkouts following evidence that eliminating single-use plastic bags failed to reduce plastic pollution.
  • Cows in barn
    Industry Operations May 24, 2024

    USDA Supports Bird Flu Containment

    Since the detection of bird flu (H5N1) in dairy cattle in March, USDA has worked to assess the prevalence of the virus in domestic dairy herds...
  • Amazon Fresh

    Amazon Fresh Announces Price Cuts

    Following in Target and Aldi’s footsteps, Amazon Fresh is the latest grocer to slash prices to increase grocery affordability.
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