Dollar General To Open Stores In Maine, Rhode Island & Oregon

June 23, 2014 Dollar General Corp.

Dollar General announced plans to expand its nationwide presence into three new states within the next year, increasing the company’s presence to 43 states across the country. The major discount retailer will begin construction on stores in Maine and Rhode Island this fall with plans to expand into Oregon in early 2015.

Fresh & Easy Reintroduces Itself To Customers With Marketing Campaign

June 23, 2014 Fresh & Easy

Fresh & Easy this week is launching a full-scale marketing campaign inviting customers to discover an all-new Fresh & Easy. Since transferring to new ownership in November, the company has reinvigorated the brand and its stores with the aim of being the anytime, anyway, anywhere solution for getting healthy, convenient and affordable food.

GS1 US Grocery Initiative Aims To Address Supply Chain & Regulatory Challenges

June 23, 2014 GS1 US

A new Retail Grocery Initiative facilitated by GS1 US aims to address industry challenges with broad adoption and implementation of GS1 Standards, the most widely used supply chain standards in the world. Uniting suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, solution providers and industry associations, the GS1 US Retail Grocery Initiative gathered industry stakeholders for its inaugural meeting on June 10, 2014 during the GS1 Connect 2014 conference.

New Produce Treatment System From BioSafe Systems – The Sonic Fresh

June 23, 2014 BioSafe Systems, LLC

BioSafe Systems has recently launched a new piece of equipment designed to treat post-harvest fruits and vegetables. The Sonic Fresh Produce Treatment System helps achieve higher standards of food safety and extends produce shelf life. The unit works in conjunction with BioSafe Systems’ line of activated peroxygen treatments, including StorOx 2.0 bactericide/fungicide and SaniDate 5.0 sanitizer/disinfectant.

NatureSweet Tomatoes: A Tasty Success At United Fresh

June 23, 2014 NatureSweet®

United Fresh held its annual convention from June 10th to the 13th, and NatureSweet® Tomatoes made an impressive appearance to showcase its growing variety of nature’s sweetest snack: small tomatoes. United Fresh guests were excited to see NatureSweet’s stand-out booth and taste the products of the nation’s number one producer of premium, branded and best-tasting tomatoes.