Costco and Uber Technologies Inc. have entered a delivery pilot with 25 locations across the state of Texas where Costco members could have their groceries delivered within hours, if not minutes, with Uber and Uber Eats. Over the coming weeks, seven additional Costco warehouses will be available to Uber users via Uber and Uber Eats mobile apps. This is Uber's first pilot with a food wholesaler in the United States.

This news follows Uber's recent announcement of its first national grocery partnership in the U.S., with Albertson's Co., which more than doubled the availability of Uber's grocery

The same year that Avocados From Mexico made the list of the 50 Most Innovative Companies, the trailblazing organization seeks to strengthen from within. With the strategic promotion of two of its executives, the company prepares for a transformative future driven by high-performing innovation.

AFM isn't just changing the way people consider and consume avocados. It embodies a performance mindset, rooted in innovation and diversity, as a workplace. With just 34 employees — and 60 percent of them women — the organization now also has a gender balanced leadership team, an accomplishment that's

Naturipe, a leading global producer of nutritious berries for more than 100 years, is launching its new Berry Parfaits featuring Chobani Yogurt and Naturipe fresh berries — with thoughtful packaging designed for consumers on-the-go.
 
The Berry Parfaits are the latest new product offering from Naturipe, which kicked off their “Summer of Snacking” campaign last month, as the company continues to grow its value-added and Naturipe Snacks line.
 
“At Naturipe, we pride ourselves on our 100-year history of bringing all your favorite fresh, great-tasting berries, and we wanted a partner that held

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Ringer & Son Brokerage Co. Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The company, operating from Colorado, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to nine produce sellers in the amount of $278,943 from May 2019 through December 2019.

Ringer & Son Brokerage Co. Inc. will have an opportunity to request a hearing. Should USDA find that the company committed repeated and flagrant violations, it would be barred from the produce industry as a licensee for three years, or two years

Grocery retailer and distributor SpartanNash announced plans to open its first SpartanNash Micro-Fulfillment Center in Caledonia, MI. The 55,000-square-foot facility will hold 16,000 products and pick and pack Fast Lane orders for 24 Ada Fresh Market, D&W Fresh Market, Family Fare and Forest Hills Foods stores throughout West Michigan, primarily in the Grand Rapids and Holland area.

"Fast Lane has been a tremendous value-add for our store guests as the pandemic heightened the importance of safe, efficient grocery shopping, pickup and delivery," said SpartanNash President and CEO Tony Sarsam.

Mering, a company of The Shipyard, launched a new round of its “California Grown” campaign.

Three highly stylized, comedic “portrait” spots will launch online — one each for each of California’s leafy greens, avocados and olive oil.  Each humorous vignette celebrates the joy and quirky obsessions of those who eat and cook with the items. The work was shot by highly acclaimed comedy director Mike Bernstein.

“Our ‘Grown to be Great’ campaign uses humor, hyperbole, and a fresh bold look to both champion our commodities and playfully demonstrate just how obsessed some people can get about