Whole Foods Market Recognizes ‘Supplier Award’ Honorees

April 20, 2018 Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market celebrated the winners of its sixth annual Supplier Awards last night, spotlighting producers that exemplify the grocer’s mission and core values through their commitment to quality, environmental stewardship, ethical sourcing, and culinary innovation.

Giant Food Launches Taste Of Inspirations Premium Product Line

Giant Food of Landover, Md. is launching Taste of Inspirations, its newest line of deliciously convenient and distinctive premium food products. Including more than 85 exceptional tasting and handcrafted items, Taste of Inspirations products are now available at all 166 Giant stores.

Amazon Prime Is Gobbling Up Whole Foods' Rewards Program

April 20, 2018 Roger Cheng, CNET

Whole Foods has sent emails to its rewards program customers that their digital coupons and ability to log on to WholeFoodsMarket.com will no longer work after May 1."Stay tuned — we're cooking up something great with Amazon and can't wait to tell you about it," the note said.

Amazon's US Packaged Food Sales Increased 48% In Quarter

The world’s largest online retailer sold $650 million worth of consumer packaged food items in the first quarter, a 48 percent increase over the same period a year earlier, research firm One Click Retail said in a note released Thursday. Packaged food items include coffee, salad dressings, baby food, cereal bars, energy drinks and soda.

Meijer Unveils New ‘Shop & Scan’ App To Speed Up Checkout Time

The Midwest retailer has unveiled a streamlined shopping checkout program, called “Shop & Scan” that lets customers scan barcodes and bag their groceries as they shop.