Tartine Closes Los Angeles Manufactory 10 Days Before Christmas

December 27, 2019 Amy Graff, SFGATE

The wholesale bakery operation, which supplies Tartine’s cafe in Hollywood and Southern California Whole Foods stores, is all that remains in the 40,000-square-foot space in the so-called ROW DTLA development.

VC Satisfies Its Sweet Tooth By Giving Insomnia Cookies $ 3.93M In Capital

Insomnia Cookies, a mainstay on college campuses for late night warm, gooey cookie delivery, has raised $ 3.93 million in equity-based financing, according to a Form D filing. This is the company’s first known venture capital funding to date. Insomnia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Chatham Launches Baker Training Program with Funding from Bank of America

December 27, 2019 Chatham University

Chatham University’s Center for Regional Agriculture, Food, and Transformation (CRAFT) announces the creation of a new Baker Training Program (BTP) that will combine practical baking training and education with targeted entrepreneurial development and strategic food systems planning.

GIANT Introduces New Augmented Reality Experience in Harrisburg Area Stores

December 27, 2019 GIANT Food Stores

GIANT Food Stores is introducing a kid-friendly augmented reality (AR) experience in 15 Harrisburg, Pa., area stores this holiday season. Customers can use their smartphones at select stores to play GIANT’S Snowflake Search, a new interactive game designed to engage and entertain children during their visit to the grocery store.

The Rise of ‘Grocerants’: Grocery Stores That Cook You Dinner

“The grocerant game is something that almost every retailer with larger stores should be playing,” said Diana Sheehan, vice president at marketing research firm Incontext Solutions. “Restaurants have become one of the most successful ways for retailers to stand apart.”