Month: May 2024

TIPA and Viva Fresh Open Honor Craig Fox with Posthumous $25,000 Scholarship in His Name

May 13, 2024 Viva Fresh

During this year’s Viva Fresh the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) celebrated the vibrant spirit of the fresh produce industry while also paying tribute in memoriam to Texas produce icon, Craig Fox of Fox Packaging. The Viva Fresh Open golf tournament, presented by BEBO Distributing and H-E-B, posthumously honored Craig with a $25,000 scholarship in his name. Funds were raised through registrations from the annual golf tournament, which was held this year at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble, TX. The scholarship is open to employees of TIPA member companies and their immediate family members.  …

Invafresh Strengthens Capabilities of its AI-Enhanced Fresh Retail Platform Solution

May 9, 2024 Invafresh

Invafresh, the industry leading fresh grocery platform, announced the addition of new capabilities to the Recipe Manager product in its AI-enhanced Fresh Retail Platform. These features will help grocery retailers to improve traceability of ingredients and products throughout the entire supply chain, implement robust quality control measures and develop nutrition ingredient food labels that are compliant with industry regulations. …

Dollar Store Entry Affects Rural Grocery Stores More Than Urban

May 9, 2024 Keenan Marchesi, Sandro Steinbach, and Rigoberto A. Lopez, USDA - Amber Waves

Economists from ERS, North Dakota State University, and the University of Connecticut recently investigated the implications of the growth of dollar stores for more traditional, independent grocery stores using proprietary data from the National Establishment Time Series (NETS) database and the ERS Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Codes. …

Box Tops for Education and Walmart Partner to Make it Even Easier to Support Teachers

May 9, 2024 Walmart

This Teacher Appreciation Week, Box Tops for Education and Walmart are making it easier than ever for families to support teachers through the new Connected Accounts app feature. Shoppers can now give back to their school of choice by connecting their Walmart account within the Box Tops app to earn cash for schools, without needing to scan or submit receipts. Families can earn when they download the app, connect their account and buy beloved Box Tops participating products at Walmart in-store or online – including General Mills favorites like Big G Cereals, Fruit Roll-Ups™, Betty Crocker™, Annie’s™ Mac & Cheese and more! …

Houchens Food Group Recognized by Save A Lot as Retail Partner of the Year

May 9, 2024 Save A Lot

Led by Vice President of Retail Operations Danny Wilson, Houchens Food Group are Retail Partners committed to providing fresh, full, friendly and clean stores for the 88 communities where their Save A Lot stores operate. Their ongoing investment in their people and their fleet of stores continues to pay off with their customers. In 2023 they finished full remodels of their stores and saw fantastic customer support across each grand re-opening.   …