The U.S. Apple Association today announced it has donated funding from its grant program, Apples4Ed, to the School Nutrition Foundation’s “Help Feed School Kids Now!” emergency feeding campaign. The $20,000 donation will aid SNF’s frontline work to ensure that students who depend on the National School Lunch Program do not go hungry while in-person classrooms remain closed due to COVID-19. 

The Apples4Ed donation will help SNF provide grants to school districts across the country so more kids can be fed. Money will help purchase food and packaging for grab-and-go meals, mobile carts and

Wakefern Food Corp. reported retail sales of $18.3 billion for the 53-week fiscal year ending Oct. 3, a 9.75 percent increase from the prior year. One of the largest retailer-owned cooperatives in the United States, Wakefern opened four new ShopRite stores, welcomed a new banner, Manhattan-based Fairway Market, and added a new member, the Maniaci family, during the same period. Nicholas Supermarkets, founded by the Maniaci family in 1943, now operates four new Fresh Grocer supermarkets in northern New Jersey.

Hundreds of associates from across the cooperative tuned into the annual meeting

Naturipe’s berry experts are daring consumers to get creative with cranberries this holiday season — and beyond — with the launch of the company’s first downloadable cookbook, Reimagining Cranberries. Available for free at naturipefarms.com, Naturipe’s cranberry cookbook features 17 sweet, savory, and even spicy recipes to inspire experienced chefs and provide step-by-step instructions for kitchen beginners. 

With more than 100 years’ experience growing premium berries, Naturipe is a leading global producer of all your favorite fresh-tasting berries. It gathered a diverse group of experts

Index Fresh, a California-based global avocado marketer, recently announced John Dmytriw as its vice president of business development. Dmytriw previously held the position of senior business specialist and has been with the company since 2008.

“John’s 20 years in the global avocado industry have primed him to manage Index’s existing relationships and to provide leadership in expanding our account base,” said Todd Elder, vice president of sales and marketing. “We’re excited to have John in a position to further develop new partnerships across the globe.”

Dmytriw’s new responsibilities focus

Innovation and stewardship are two of Stemilt’s values and were recently demonstrated during the company’s first Equitable Food Initiative project taken on by Stemilt’s Quincy, WA, EFI leadership team. Stemilt achieved EFI certification at Quincy in September and is now applying the problem-solving process, which is a key component of the EFI program, to continuously improve operations and fulfill the company’s mission to cultivate people and delight consumers. West Mathison, president of Stemilt, is thrilled with the team’s initiative to tackle challenges in order to improve their day-to-day

Food Lion is adding to-go grocery pick up services at 32 new stores in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Customers can use the Food Lion To-Go website or the Food Lion To-Go app to confirm availability and place orders.

“Expanding this convenient service to additional Food Lion stores is more important than ever,” said Evan Harding, director of digital and e-commerce marketing at Food Lion. “We want to give local neighbors the option to shop through the channel they prefer, in-store or online, while still ensuring they have access to the freshest groceries at