Last updated on February 24th, 2016 at 02:31 pm
Grocery News In Brief…
Wakefern has named executive Cheryl Williams its chief information officer. She will serve as VP of Wakefern’s CISD Division, coordinating cyber-security efforts and technology on both the corporate and retail fronts. Williams was named VP of marketing in 2001 and worked with a variety of divisions to launch consumer marketing and data programs before named VP of digital commerce and innovation in 2012…
Ahold USA says its companies’ private label shell eggs will be 100 percent cage free by 2022. Ahold USA’s retail divisions—Stop & Shop, Giant Food of Landover, Giant Food Stores of Carlisle, Martin’s and online grocer Peapod—now offer cage-free, free-range, organic and traditional egg varieties for its customers. Approximately 80 percent of all eggs sold among Ahold USA companies are sold as “Own Brands” or private label. “Animal welfare is a fundamental part of our responsible retailing program,” said Marissa Nelson, SVP of responsible retailing and healthy living at Ahold USA. “We believe that cage-free environments are a more humane way to treat hens, and we have committed to have all of our private label shell eggs 100 percent cage free, subject to available supply.”…
Rainier Fruit has begun a multi-year relationship with the Boston Athletic Association as an official sponsor of the Boston Marathon. Mark Zirkle, president of Rainier Fruit, said, “We have been in business for 128 years and, as a leading grower of both conventional and organic apples, pears, cherries and blueberries, it makes perfect sense for us to sponsor a legacy event like the oldest, most prestigious running event in the country, The Boston Marathon.”
