Month: September 2017

Carlos Castro, president of Woodbridge, Va.-based Todos Supermarket, testified before the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access in a hearing titled “Examining the Small Business Labor Market.” Castro testified on behalf of the National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, on the overwhelming number of regulations preventing small businesses from growing. …

Walmart is making grocery shopping across the country a lot easier. The company is opening its 1,000th Online Grocery Pickup location tomorrow. The free service, which was initially piloted in Denver in 2013, enables customers to order groceries online and pick them up at their local Walmart store without leaving their cars, and will open locations 995th through 1000th in Seattle, Washington. …

Raley’s Shelf Guide combines current food trends and leading research to set strict standards for packaged food claims and provide label transparency. The new tool differs from other shelf tag programs by taking a closer look at packaged ingredients, food processing and nutrition. …

Pipeline Foods LLC, the first supply chain solutions company focused on non-GMO and organic food and feed, announced today the launch of its global operations, based in Minneapolis, Minn. …

Months before a Whole Foods distribution center is set to open in Pullman, developers are planning more than a million square feet of distribution space next door. …