Pat Grimes, a longtime Busch’s team member who has led the tours since the beginning, makes the tours an interactive learning experience.
Category: Sustainability News
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Posted inSuppliers, Aisle Watch, Bakery News, Center Store, Private Label Brands, Sustainability News, West
Cairnspring Mills To Open Stone Mill On Tribal Land In Pendleton, OR
The mill’s added volume will generate $22M a year for farmers and create 20-plus local living-wage jobs.
Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Beverage News, Corporate Store News, News, Southeast, Sustainability News
Winn-Dixie Co. Recounts 2026 Awards For Products, Community Impact
The company’s private label product honors covered several categories.
Posted inSustainability News, Big Y Foods, Northeast
Big Y Among 17 Winners Of 2026 Mass Save Impact Awards
The grocer was honored for its participation in Mass Save programs at stores in Massachusetts that allowed it to save energy and improve efficiency.
Posted inOrganic Natural, Featured News, News, Northeast, Produce News, ShopRite, Sustainability News, Wakefern
Organic CEA-Grown Basil Arrives At ShopRites Ahead Of Labor Day
The basil is produced in accordance with USDA National Organic Program standards and independently verified.
Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, National, News, Online Grocery Technology, Sustainability News
Hussmann Relaunches ‘Evolve’ Roadshow To Guide Retailers Through Refrigerant Transition
Hussmann is relaunching its Evolve Experience Roadshow for 2026, bringing hands-on refrigeration training and regulatory guidance directly to retailers.
Posted inSustainability News, Featured News, Independent Store News, News, Publix Super Markets, Southeast
Publix Commits $1M To Nature Conservancy Projects
The funding will go toward projects restoring Florida’s Indian River Lagoon and South Carolina longleaf pine forest.
Posted inFeatured News, Corporate Store News, Natural Grocers, News, Southwest, Sustainability News
Natural Grocers Marks Organic Month With Rodale Institute Fundraiser
Lakewood, Colorado-based Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will raise money for Rodale Institute‘s Farmer Training and Veteran Farmer Training programs through September, with a goal of $100,000 by Sept. 30. The fundraiser marks Organic Month at the retailer. Customers can contribute $1, $5 or $10 at checkout at Natural Grocers stores nationwide. The company will […]
Posted inSustainability News, Corporate Store News, Featured News, Hannaford Supermarkets, News, Northeast
Hannaford Gives $500K To Northeast Farmers Fund
An initiative of a Maine-based nonprofit, the program will promote regenerative practices in four states.
Posted inProduce News, News, Supply Chain News, Sustainability News
Avocado Certification Program Now Covers 90 Percent Of U.S.-Bound Mexican Exports
The certification means the avocados do not come from orchards that have been deforested since 2018 or have unresolved environmental fines or administrative orders.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Featured News, Meijer, Midwest, News, Sustainability News
EVgo Opens Flagship Charging Station At Metro Detroit Meijer Near GM
The station has the capability of delivering a full charge in as little as 15 minutes, depending on the vehicle.
Posted inSustainability News, Featured News, Independent Store News, News, Rouses Market, Southeast
Rouses Markets, FV Recycling Turn Cardboard Into Revenue Source
According to Rouses VP of Facilities Ozzie Osborne, “OCC revenue impacts our P&L.”
Posted inCorporate Store News, Dairy News, Featured News, News, Northeast, Sustainability News
Giant Food Donates $85K To Bay Alliance As MD Remodel Unveiled
Part of the grocer’s Clean Water Partnership, the funds will support sustainability at Maola dairy farms in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Posted inSustainability News, News, Northeast, Supply Chain News, Wholesaler/Distributor News
UNFI Joins U.S. Food Waste Pact As 4th Distribution Signatory
The Rhode Island-based company has set a goal of zero waste to landfill by 2030.
Posted inSustainability News, Featured News, Guest Contributors, National, News
Hidden Profit: The Revenue Stream Hiding In Your Trash
Because grocery stores generate FFPs as a byproduct of their operations, it effectively becomes a revenue source.
Posted inSustainability News, Costco Wholesale, Equipment & Technology, News, Southeast, West
Costco Distribution Center In Florida Gains Off-Grid Capability
The project, completed in conjunction with Trinity Energy, allows the facility to operate off the utility grid when needed.
Posted inBeverage News, News, Sustainability News, West
Sprouts Bringing Klatch Coffee To 11 Additional SoCal Stores
The expansion builds on the initial collaboration that began in 2024, which currently includes 14 cafes in stores across Southern California.
Posted inSustainability News, Midwest, Walmart
Walmart, Constellation Sign Nuclear Power Purchase Deal In IL
Walmart and Constellation have announced a long-term nuclear power purchase agreement for emissions-free electricity from Constellation’s Dresden Clean Energy Center in Illinois. The agreement includes about 176 MW of wholesale supply, including 30 MW of expanded generating capacity, and marks Walmart‘s first nuclear PPA – among the first of its kind between a large retailer and […]
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, News, Northeast, Stop & Shop, Sustainability News
Stop & Shop Supports Shark Conservation With Plushie Fundraiser
AWSC researchers will name the first newly identified great white shark of the season “Marty,” a salute to Stop & Shop’s renewed partnership.
Posted inIndependent Store News, Northeast, Sustainability News
Redner’s Markets Joins Circular Partnership Around Mushroom Soil
Redner’s Markets, Giorgio Fresh Co. and Modern Soils have formed a closed‑loop partnership that transforms byproducts from mushroom cultivation into premium soil products sold at Redner’s, which operates 44 grocery stores in eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. “This is more than a sustainability initiative – it is a blueprint for the future of regenerative agriculture […]