Walmart and Kroger Are Rethinking Stores as the Online Grocery Battle Intensifies

Walmart and Kroger are rethinking their brick-and-mortar store strategies in the face of growing competition from Amazon for shoppers’ online grocery spending.

Kroger and Ocado Name Central Florida City Location of Second High-Tech Customer Fulfillment Center

March 19, 2019 Kroger

The Kroger Co. and Ocado announced Groveland, Lake County, Florida, as the second location for one of their Customer Fulfillment Centers (CFC).

Kroger Ends its Unmanned-Vehicle Grocery Delivery Pilot Program in Arizona

Supermarket giant Kroger said it soon will end a pilot program in which more than 2,000 grocery deliveries were made in self-driving vehicles from a store in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Hormel Health Labs Introduces Meal Kit For People With Swallowing Disorders

March 19, 2019 Hormel Health Labs

Hormel Health Labs, part of the Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) family of companies, has introduced THICK & EASY™ pureed meal kits to provide nutrition solutions for those suffering from dysphagia.

Pork & Mindy’s to Open BBQ Joints Inside 28 Mariano’s This Year

Barbecue joint Pork & Mindy’s plans to open mini restaurants inside 28 Chicago-area Mariano’s this year, a huge expansion for the local sandwich shop and a new kind of partnership for the grocery chain.