The Kroger Co. launched Kroger Mercado, a Hispanic-inspired brand joining the retailer's Our Brands' roster of products exclusively sold at Kroger Family of Stores. Kroger Mercado's expansive assortment now offers more than 50 products.

"Kroger Mercado embraces Hispanic culinary heritage with the quality and innovation our customers have come to know and expect from Our Brands," said Juan De Paoli, vice president of Our Brands for Kroger. "We are thrilled to offer authentic products that are accessible and exceptional in quality, creating a brand that fills a void for some customers and

In these inflationary times, consumers are constantly looking for good deals. However, the best way to draw shoppers into the store appears to be the same way it has long been — quality fresh food. At least according to a recent Deloitte survey, Fresh Food at the Intersection of Trust and Transparency.

Over two-thirds (68 percent) of consumers surveyed are willing to pay a premium for fresh food, up 7 percent compared to last year, even as price continues to be the main consideration for fresh food purchases. Surveyed consumers believe in the health benefits of fresh food, as 83 percent think

The Project SEARCH program at Stemilt welcomed four new interns for the 2023-24 school year. After graduating seven interns last year, the Project SEARCH program at Stemilt will continue on helping young adults secure competitive employment by providing real-life work experience and training independent-living skills a second year. This year, members of the Project SEARCH’s Business Advisory Council will be a resource for interns to participate in mock interviews and job shadowing opportunities.  

“Stemilt is all in with Project SEARCH and we are so excited to have these new interns here with

Meijer and its customers have diverted 10 million pounds of potential food waste through the Flashfood app, making it the first retailer nationwide to reach this milestone with Flashfood. According to Flashfood data, the most-purchased item from Meijer via Flashfood is the retailer's produce box filled with various fruits and vegetables.

Since the program's expansion across the Meijer footprint in 2021, customers have purchased 10 million pounds of food on Flashfood, which offers deep discounts on groceries nearing their sell-by dates, preventing it from potentially entering landfills.

"Food

Chiquita recognizes the paramount significance of taking measurable action against climate change. In a strategic, long-term collaboration with KeyGene, MusaRadix and Wageningen University & Research, Chiquita has introduced the groundbreaking Yelloway initiative.

The Yelloway initiative was created with the goal of producing bananas that are resistant to both pathogenic diseases and environmental threats, with a primary focus on Tropical Race 4 and Black Sigatoka, while also reducing carbon emissions. The initiative follows four pathways, beginning with genome mapping, followed by plant

Kroger hosted the first Nourishing Change Summit to continue driving momentum in the Food as Medicine conversation that began during the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. The summit brought together a diverse group of leaders from retail, academia and health organizations focused on food and nutrition, healthy communities and more to discuss ways to create positive change by changing the way America eats.

"We have the unique opportunity to provide customers and patients with the resources they need to make healthier food choices and, ultimately, change their health