Publix reached a milestone of more than $100 million donated to March of Dimes since 1995. Funds raised during Publix’s annual March of Dimes campaign help improve the health of moms and babies. 

This year alone, the Publix campaign raised nearly $6.4 million, earning the prestigious honor as March of Dimes’ No. 1 corporate partner for the eighth year in a row. 

“This incredible milestone is only possible because of our generous customers and dedicated associates,” said Publix Director of Community Relations Dwaine Stevens. “It’s a privilege to be able to support a nonprofit organization

The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce published the results of its survey conducted in the spring of 2023 to highlight the increasing costs of fruits and vegetable production around the world and their impacts on the whole produce industry and end consumers.

“We conducted this global survey to shed light on the challenges experienced by the fresh produce supply chain worldwide,” said Ron Lemaire, Global Coalition of Fresh Produce chair. “The narrative highlighted in this report will help the industry, its partners, and all government levels understand the current impact of the increase in

H-E-B has opened a new eCommerce fulfillment center in Plano, TX, a project that expands the retailer’s commitment to integrate innovative technologies that drive omnichannel growth and provide a more convenient and better shopping experience for Texans.  

The 55,000-square-foot facility will support H-E-B Curbside and Home Delivery orders throughout Plano and for surrounding stores such as Frisco H-E-B as well as stores in McKinney and Allen, which are expected to open later this year. Building on the multi-format retailer’s longstanding presence in the area, the move reinforces the H-E-B’s

As part of its ongoing nutrition advocacy work and in response to a bill that would strip fruit and vegetable Cash Value Benefits from the Special Supplementary Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, more than 70 allied associations and members of the International Fresh Produce Association joined with the organization in a sign-on letter opposing these cuts. The letter was sent to Capitol Hill prior to the House Appropriations Committee voting on the bill on June 14 and the Senate Appropriations subcommittee voting on June 22.

IFPA also joined as a signatory with the National WIC

The past couple of years have been eating away at profits and some companies are struggling to make ends meet. When profits fail to increase, it drags down business growth, and that isn’t very healthy for the future of any establishment.

Does your profit and loss statement have management sweating it out every quarter to keep the company above water? Too often, company executives get embroiled in the same idolized routines that suppress organizational profits and productivity. The first and most popular priority is to make reckless cuts to try to save the company instead of implementing

Walmart recently celebrated the grand opening of a new 2.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center 20 miles northeast of Indianapolis. This next-generation facility is Walmart’s largest fulfillment center to date.

The McCordsville fulfillment center is the second of four next-generation facilities that brings the powerful combination of people, technology and machine learning together to achieve faster shipping and delivery, while increasing Walmart.com order fulfillment capacity.

The space is designed to expand access to the retailer’s next- or two-day shipping. Combined with the rest of