Thrive Market & KeHE Distributors' Shared Values Seals Partnership Agreement

September 26, 2018 KeHE Distributors, LLC

KeHE Distributors LLC announced today that it will be Thrive Market's primary strategic distribution partner of natural & organic through 2023.

United Natural Foods Taps Sean Griffin As CEO For Supervalu

September 26, 2018 John Ewoldt, Star Tribune

Sean Griffin was on the verge of retiring from United Natural Foods Inc., but then it bought Supervalu Inc. Now he’ll become chief executive of the Eden Prairie-based firm as a unit of the combined firms.

Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery & Pickup From Whole Foods Market To More Cities

September 26, 2018 Amazon

Amazon and Whole Foods Market today launched delivery of natural and organic products from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Jacksonville, Madison, Milwaukee, Omaha, Orlando, St. Louis, Tampa and Tulsa as well as additional areas of New York City and Seattle.

Smart Checkout Tech To Reach Over $45B Transactions By 2023

September 26, 2018 Juniper Research

A new report from Juniper Research forecasts that retail spend at frictionless payment stores like Amazon Go will grow from an estimated $253 million in 2018 to over $45 billion by 2023. Juniper expects most of these transactions to be in convenience and general stores, with an average transaction value around $30 per visit throughout the forecast period.

Fresh Plate Meal Kits Are Now Available In Retail Stores

September 26, 2018 Fresh Plate

Fresh Plate has announced the roll out of its retail ready fresh meal kit program designed to help time-strapped consumers prepare highquality and nutritious meals in under 10 minutes. Targeted at the consumer who is looking for an easy-to-prepare restaurant quality meal, without requiring advanced culinary skills and with easy to follow recipes, fast meal prep times, and one-pan clean up.