Wakefern Food Corp. has added more Caper Carts at its supermarket banners, expanding to four ShopRite stores in the Philadelphia area. The carts are also planned for a new ShopRite store expected to open in Mount Kisco, NY, later this year.

In May 2024, the AI-powered shopping carts arrived at the ShopRite in Hoboken, NJ, and customers there have embraced the technology. To date, 11 ShopRite stores have added the smart shopping carts as another option for customers, and Wakefern expects more of its members to adopt the technology over the next year.

Caper Carts offer an interactive screen

The U.S. Department of Agriculture imposed sanctions on four produce businesses — Global Import With MK LLC, Marlon Abarca, J. Mendez Produce Inc. and Bonimex Produce NYC Corp. — for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators of the businesses from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

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Titan Farms, a leading agricultural enterprise, has announced a strategic partnership with CarbonCents, a pioneering technology firm specializing in carbon footprint tracking and reduction solutions. The collaboration marks a significant milestone in Titan Farms' commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability. The decision to join forces with CarbonCents stems from Titan Farms' dedication to understanding and mitigating its carbon footprint.

There is nothing better in the summer than seeing large colorful displays of stone fruit, grapes, berries and melons in the produce departments. Melons are always a summer favorite for shoppers who have backyard cookouts and parties — or just for personal eating enjoyment.

If you want to sell plenty of melons, it will take a massive type of display to do the job. Wherever space allows the best way to sell plenty of melons is to set up a free-standing display in an open spot. This way, the customers can easily shop around it.

The western weather has been excellent with high heat temperatures

Food Lion  launched its Summers Without Hunger initiative, aimed at addressing childhood food insecurity and increasing access to nutritious food during the summer. The annual campaign encourages customers to be catalysts for change and join the fight to tackle food insecurity by purchasing specially designed reusable bags for three dollars at any Food Lion store. Since the campaign began in 2019, customers have helped provide more than 57 million meals.

The campaign, which runs June 26–July 23, benefits Feeding America and local partner food banks throughout Food Lion’s 10-state operating

Taylor Farms announced more than $600,000 is being awarded to recipients of this year’s annual scholarship program. With a new format, including the addition of an employee scholarship, the program is now divided into three categories: The Extraordinary Scholarship, the Innovative Scholarship and the Employee Scholarship.

A total of 37 new scholarships were awarded this year:

• The Extraordinary Scholarship is designed for students attending a four-year university. 25 outstanding individuals were awarded in this category.
• The Innovative Scholarship is designed for junior college and trade