Business
First Quality to Fight Childhood Poverty with Diaper Sales
Private Brand diaper manufacturer First Quality Consumer Products has agreed to donate a portion of proceeds from its Cuties diaper sales to support the national nonprofit Cradles to Crayons in its mission to provide essential items to children in need. With operations in Chicagoland, Greater Philadelphia, and Massachusetts, Cradles to Crayons provides children from birth through age 12 living in homeless or low-income situations with the essential items they need to thrive. The organization engages volunteers to collect new and high-quality used children’s goods for distribution through their network of service partners and their innovative, online donation platform, Giving Factory Direct.
Imperfect Foods Extends Series D To $110M to Help Grow Private Brand
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 on a mission to eliminate food waste via scheduled weekly deliveries. The retailer plans to use the funds to increase production capacity, accelerate its private label program, improve the shopping experience, and support farmers, suppliers and communities who are core to the business. In 2020,
Raley’s Food Lab Partners for new Food Lab
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. The facility will be fully outfitted with kitchen and food preparation equipment and will be reservable for use by established and aspiring food entrepreneurs. The Raley’s Food Lab will provide an ideal location for food entrepreneurs to experiment and test new foods and food ingredients
M&S to Revamp Home & Fashion with New Hires
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 & inspiring private brands (such as the extension of Good Move) to relevant & reliable services. More relevant, more often: Inspiring Marketing Showing up to customers as more relevant, more often to change perceptions is critical to the transformation of M&S and Anna Braithwaite will be
Walgreens Appoints Rosalind Brewer CEO
Walgreens Boots Alliance today announced the appointment of Rosalind (Roz) Brewer as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective on March 15, 2021. Brewer will also join the WBA Board of Directors upon assuming the role. She succeeds Stefano Pessina who will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of WBA. Pessina has served as the CEO of the combined company for six years following the merger between Walgreens and Alliance Boots in December 2014. During his tenure, he transformed and modernized the company into a global pharmacy, health and wellness leader, significantly expanding WBA’s retail footprint and
Marks & Spencer Food To Bolster The British Government’s £15 Free School Meal Vouchers To £20
M&S will give extra support to families by funding an additional £5 per week for each £15 lunch voucher redeemed at M&S via the Government’s free school meals scheme in England The additional £5 can be used to provide children with a healthy nutritious breakfast in addition to lunch The announcement is supported by Marcus Rashford MBE The retailer has produced a downloadable weekly meal planner to help parents prepare five simple, nutritious breakfasts and lunches for under £20 (for two children) Today M&S announces it will offer additional support to families receiving free school meals vouchers by adding £5
TreeHouse Foods Appoints 2 New Board Directors
Late last week TreeHouse Foods announced the appointment of two independent directors to its Board: Jill Rahman, an accomplished senior leader with deep consumer packaged goods strategy, marketing, and operating experience; and Ashley Buchanan, an accomplished retail executive leader, with expertise in merchandising and private brands. Gary D. Smith, Chairman of the Board, TreeHouse Foods "We are very pleased to welcome Jill and Ashley to the Board. We look forward to the fresh perspectives and insights they will contribute, as they both bring extensive experience in the food and retail industries that will be valuable as the Company continues
Casey’s Launches 100 New Private Brand 100 New Snacks And Drinks
Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores is starting the new year with an updated selection on store shelves, adding more than 100 new high-quality snack and beverage products under the Casey’s brand. Beginning in January 2021, the expanded assortment of Casey’s private brand products will encompass new snack categories, including chips, jerky, and nuts. It will complement Casey’s updated offerings in water, automotive needs, and its recently launched packaged beverage and packaged bakery items that hit stores in the last two months. Tom Brennan, chief merchandising officer, Casey’s “We are constantly listening to our guests and building on consumer
Kroger Named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index
For the eighth year in a row America's largest traditional grocer, Kroger has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index. The Index is designed to recognize companies that are committed to sustainable business practices. The index consists of North American companies that Sustainable Asset Management determines are leaders. Members are the top 20% of the largest 600 North American companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index, ranked by long-term economic, environmental, and social criteria. Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative and environmental and recycling efforts are among the keys to its ranking. Kroger’s score has
7-Eleven hits $1 Billion in Private Brand Annual Sales
Yesterday Joe DePinto President and CEO of 7-Eleven announce in a post on LinkedIn that the world's largest convenience retailer achieved $1 Billion in Private Brand annual sales just 12 years after beginning their program in 2008. Congratulations!
