UK retailer Sainsbury’s has announced it is removing plastic trays from its by Sainsbury’s-owned Brand steak range, replacing them with a cardboard alternative that uses 70% less plastic. The new trays will launch across 10 products in the range which became available in all stores and online from July 5th. They can be recycled
GET YOUR $795 EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW! EARLY BIRD RATE EXPIRES FRIDAY 7.14.2023 The Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit, Early Bird pass, is on sale through Friday, and we want to make sure you take advantage of it. We’ve picked the top retail executives, sustainability thought leaders, and solution partners to come and share actionable
According to Kantar's Global Omnichannel Report private brand is surging ahead of brands. The CPG industry is, as ever, evolving. This time, the movement is a noticeable swing towards Retailer-owned Brands or, as Kantar continues to call them, private labels. It’s not that manufacturer brands haven’t also grown, but it has been a humble increase
Late last week, Kroger shared that Home Chef, their Kroger-owned meal solutions Brand, is celebrating its 10th birthday. "For a decade, Home Chef has provided customers with easy, convenient meal solutions to make cooking at home an experience that is simple and delicious," said Dan De La Rosa, Kroger's group vice president of fresh
Job LocationUS-AZ-Phoenix Position Type Full-Time Requisition ID JREQ-262016 Overview The primary responsibility of the Sustainability Coordinator is to assist the Sustainability / Environmental Compliance team with the execution and administration of the company’s organization-wide environmental, social, and governance (ESG) / sustainability program. This is an excellent opportunity to assist in developing and implementing Sprouts’
GET YOUR $795 EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW! EARLY BIRD RATE EXPIRES FRIDAY 7.14.2023 In this fourth edition of the Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit, we laser focus on Retailer-owned Brand (Private Brand) and Sustainability. The Sustainability Summit is designed to bring the industry together to accelerate Sustainability, share best practices, and explore the future. Join
British grocer Waitrose has released its annual Cooking Report on the United Kingdoms' cooking habits. The report has revealed that the UK is a nation of quietly confident cooks with more than one-third (35%) rating themselves as ‘very good’ or ‘excellent cooks’, and a more modest 45% rate themselves as ‘fairly good cooks’. One-third of
Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), the parent company of retailers Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket, and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, announces its new, Retailer-owned Brand (private brand) Know & Love – designed to offer customers a wide range of affordable, clean label products made with ingredients they “know,” to create the everyday products they’ll “love.” SEG’s
Albertsons Companies, Inc. today announced the launch of its Albertson’s-owned Brand O Organics “Fight Hunger, Serve Hope” initiative to combat hunger during the summer months when households with school-aged children face higher rates of food insecurity. Now through August 1, the retailer’s brand will donate one meal for every O Organics product purchased,
The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, which was held June 15-18, 2023, is more than just a golf tournament. In its ninth year of play, the tournament raised $1.25 million for Simply Give, the Meijer hunger relief program that feeds families by stocking the shelves of more than 450 pantries across the Midwest
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