Month: July 2020

USDA Posts the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Final Report

July 16, 2020 USDA

USDA posted the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s final scientific report, an objective review of the latest available science on specific nutrition topics. The report’s evidence-based findings will inform USDA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as they co-develop the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which will provide recommendations on what to eat and drink to promote health and prevent chronic disease. …

Walmart, Kroger Will Start Requiring Customers in US Stores to Wear Masks

July 16, 2020 CNN

Walmart will require customers at all of its US stores to wear masks beginning next week, becoming the largest retailer to mandate facial coverings as coronavirus cases continue to rise. …

ALDI Earns ‘Grocery Value Leader’ Title for 10th Year Running

July 16, 2020 ALDI

ALDI is proud to announce that for the 10th consecutive year, it has earned the title of Value Leader in the Market Force Information® Grocery Benchmark Study, which surveys thousands of U.S. shoppers about their grocery buying preferences. …

Home Chef Announces Collaboration with Impossible Foods

July 16, 2020 Home Chef

Home Chef, one of the leading meal kit delivery companies with 3.5 million meals delivered each month, announces a new collaboration with Impossible Foods. Each week, Home Chef will offer several recipes where customers can choose to swap out traditional animal-based proteins for the award-winning, plant-based Impossible Burger as part of its “Customize It” feature. …

Instacart Partners With Feeding America to Launch The #GiveFromTheCart Challenge

July 16, 2020 Instacart

The #GiveFromTheCart Challenge invites consumers to turn their grocery carts into good by donating the value of their last grocery cart to Feeding America to help support communities struggling with growing food insecurity. …