Former Manitoba Grand Chief Files $1B Class-Action Suit Over Bread Price-Fixing

January 9, 2018 Kelly Malone, CBC News

Derek Nepinak, the former grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, has filed a $1 billion class-action lawsuit against multiple Canadian grocers after Loblaw Companies said it participated in industry-wide bread price-fixing for 14 years.

Gryphon Investors‘ Dessert Holdings Acquires Atlanta Cheesecake Company

January 9, 2018 Gryphon Investors

Dessert Holdings announced that it has acquired Atlanta Cheesecake Company (“ACC”, “the Company”). Dessert Holdings is the holding company formed by private equity firm Gryphon Investors to house its premium dessert brands platform. Atlanta Cheesecake Company, founded in 1988, is based in Kennesaw, GA. 

Whole Food Market Appoints Nicole Wescoe As President Of The Northeast Region

January 9, 2018 Whole Foods Market

In her new role, Nicole will oversee 41 stores located across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in addition to the East Coast’s first Whole Foods Market 365 store, opening in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood in January, and a new Whole Foods Market in Bridgewater, N.J. opening in March.

Robomart Is The Latest Startup To Try & Unseat The Local Supermarket

The startup assault on the humble neighborhood store continues to intensify. Now there’s Robomart, which wants to bring the groceries, baked goods and prepared foods of the supermarket aisle to your doorstep with a white-labeled service for wholesalers and big box retailers.

Kroger Expands Fair Trade Certified Offerings

January 9, 2018 Kroger

Kroger, in partnership with Fair Trade USA, announced today that its Simple Truth® brand will expand in 2018 to offer more Fair Trade Certified™ products. The Simple Truth® brand's current portfolio of Fair Trade products spans multiple commodities, including coffee, cocoa, coconut, tea, sugar and agave, and leads the private label grocery industry in Fair Trade offerings.