Month: January 2014

It all seems so simple: Hit the "place order" button online and get a head of lettuce, a dozen eggs, or a gallon of milk delivered to your doorstep within 24 hours. But behind the scenes, the burgeoning market of online grocery delivery involves a surprisingly delicate dance to ensure that perishable food gets from producer to consumer in just enough time to avoid (quite literally) a spoiled delivery. …

After years of bitter legislative fights over efforts to allow Tennessee grocery stores to sell wine, groups representing liquor stores and supermarkets are nearing an agreement that would give the measure its best ever chances of becoming law. …

Moreno Valley officials have approved changes to a proposed warehouse project, clearing the way for discount grocer Aldi to move ahead with its regional headquarters in the city. …

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is sponsoring its 3rd Annual Food Business Conference Feb. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the McKimmon Center. The event is geared for food businesses, and will include presentations on using Google analytics to help market your business, understanding how to reach buyers to get your product on the shelf, using Facebook to market your business and building an online food business. …

Happy, healthy employees are essential to a company’s wellness and success. That is the inspiration behind Full Spoon, the new business-to-business venture by Whole Foods Market, created to support employee wellness at work. Currently, Full Spoon is available only in the company’s Northern California & Reno region. …