San Francisco, CA-based sustainable online grocer Imperfect Foods, announced its Series D commitment will total $110M, a $15M increase from the previously-announced January commitment of $95m. The Series D round now includes two new investors, private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane and Blisce. Led by CEO Philip Behn, Imperfect Foods is a grocery delivery platform
Today, a non-profit ag & food tech incubator AgStart is announced that Raley’s, the family-owned regional grocery chain, will sponsor the Raley’s Food Lab at The Lab@AgStart incubator in Woodland, California. The Raley’s Food Lab will be a certified food facility where innovators can develop new food products, ingredients, and recipes for taste testing, sampling, and small-volume sales.
True to its proud history of innovation and customer service, South African convenience store retailer Engen has launched an exciting new private brand Quickshop & Co. Braai with all products in the range locally sourced and offering good quality at a great price. South Africans have come to expect constant innovation from South Africa’s favorite
Emerald Brand is announcing a newly formed partnership with Daymon. This partnership will expand Emerald Brand’s Tree-Free, American Made licensing program to retailers across the United States. “When it comes to sustainability, it’s no longer a binary decision. Consumers are demanding more environmental options in every category from finished goods to their product’s packaging. This
It’s been a year since Target rolled out activewear private brand All in Motion — and what a year it’s been. The brand provided a solution for the whole family at a time when comfort and value were (and still are) so important. As families started spending more time at home than ever before, activewear
British retailer Marks & Spencer M&S is announcing two additions to its Clothing & Home Leadership Team led by Richard Price. These hires will both play an important role in M&S’s Never the Same Again program, which is focused on being more relevant, more often to customers both now and post-Covid - from relevant &
MPB Careers: Ulta - VP Private Label Locations: Bolingbrook, Illinois Career Area: Merchandising Position Type: Full Time Req ID: 69813 OVERVIEW Experience professional empowerment. With over 1,200 stores throughout the U.S., designs to expand internationally, and a thriving E-Commerce platform, Ulta Beauty provides its merchandise associates the bandwidth needed to set new trends, identify potential, and
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UK grocer Co-op is removing the plastic packaging from its Easter eggs, as part of its commitment to eliminate unnecessary plastic from its private brand ranges. The retailer is eradicating the use of plastic inner packaging and windows for all five of its hollow Fairtrade Easter eggs, which will save over 14 tons of unnecessary plastic.
X5 Retail Group, one of the largest Russian retail groups asked agency CBA NVM to develop the new cheese private brand Montarell. The agency was asked to create the name, identity and packaging design for the entire brand. Montarell currently includes 3 types of cheeses: Brie, Camembert, and Goat cheese. First, the agency created with
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