La Brea Bakery Investing in Bakery Operations to Meet Increased Customer Demand

September 23, 2020 La Brea Bakery

La Brea Bakery announced that it will be introducing new automation processes to help support its brand growth and expansion. La Brea Bakery distributes its popular breads to grocery stores nationwide.

Calorie-Counters Complain in Lawsuit About Fresh Market’s Bakery

September 23, 2020 Legal Newsline

An Alabama lawyer has filed a class action lawsuit against a grocery store chain because food in its bakeries doesn’t come with nutrition labels.

FMI Commends the House for Extending Children’s Feeding Program

September 23, 2020 FMI

FMI – The Food Industry Association commends the House for extending the very successful P-EBT children’s feeding program in its bipartisan FY21 continuing resolution stop-gap funding bill, which passed overwhelmingly with a 359-to-57 vote. FMI’s Vice President of Political Affairs, Hannah Walker, offered the following statement:

Walmart Scraps One-Way Aisles that U.S. Shoppers Mostly Ignored

September 23, 2020 Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg News

Walmart Inc. is removing the one-way aisles it had imposed in its stores at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a move likely to be welcomed by customers who largely ignored the rule anyway.

New York City Partners with Mercato to Equip Independent Grocers with Online Ordering & Delivery Capabilities

September 23, 2020 Mercato

Mercato has been selected by the City of New York to become the eCommerce marketplace that will connect underserved NYC communities to local grocery stores. Through this partnership, select stores in all five boroughs will begin offering their inventory online and via local delivery – a functionality these stores weren’t previously equipped with.