US: Meal Ticket announces CEO transition
Meal Ticket reported: "Meal Ticket, a leading software provider for the foodservice supply chain, announced that Sheryl Hoskins will join the company as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately".
Source: businesswire.com
US: ShopRite will have smart carts at three more locations
ShopRite will add more AI-powered shopping carts to its fleet, the retailer announced. Stores in Flemington, Clinton, and Greenwich, New Jersey, will introduce the tech-enhanced carts by the end of September.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: Walmart highlights commitment to local farmers with Midwest tours
Walmart store managers are touring farms across the Midwest to strengthen supply chain transparency and prioritize local suppliers during harvest. Jeff Stone, with Corporate Affairs and Community Relations at Walmart, tells Brownfield the "Grow with Us" tours highlight how farmers and local communities grow with the company.
Source: brownfieldagnews.com
US: Afresh rolls out Fresh Store Suite
Tech company Afresh announced the launch of the Fresh Store Suite, a collection of solutions that provides grocery teams with a unified system for managing tasks related to fresh food. According to Afresh, the suite represents the largest product launch in the company's history. It supports tasks such as inventory management, demand forecasting, ordering, and production planning across departments, including produce, meat, seafood, deli, bakery, and prepared foods.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: Price Rite Marketplace to open new store in Connecticut
Price Rite Marketplace, a Wakefern Food Corp. banner known for its everyday low prices and shopper-friendly format, will open its newest store, in Waterbury, Connecticut, on Wednesday, October 1. Located in the Waterbury Shopping Center at 881 Wolcott Street, the 34,000-square-foot store will offer a produce department packed with fresh vegetables and fruits.
Source: progressivegrocer.com
US: Wegmans and Tops sell melons from farm owned by Josh Allen's family
If you're looking for some fruit for your next Buffalo Bills party, Wegmans and Tops are both selling some with a special connection to MVP quarterback Josh Allen. The grocery stores are selling cantaloupes and honeydew melons from the farm owned by Josh Allen's family. For over three decades, Allen's family has grown melons in California's Central Valley, carrying on a generations-long tradition. Now, the family is selling under a new label, "JA17 Allen Family Farms", after the quarterback's number.
Source: whec.com
Canada: Loblaw expands rollout of autonomous trucks
Loblaw and autonomous-trucking company Gatik have reached a five-year agreement for the Canadian grocery retailer to expand its fleet of driverless delivery trucks. In the first phase of the partnership, Loblaw said it plans to roll out 20 autonomous trucks this year and 30 next year in the greater Toronto area. The agreement represents the largest-ever planned deployment of autonomous trucks in North America, Loblaw said.
Source: supermarketnews.com
Amazon UK plans increased focus on online grocery delivery, including expanding partnerships with Morrisons, Co-op, and Iceland
Amazon UK reported: "Amazon continues to invest and innovate to further expand online delivery of everyday essentials and fresh groceries through Amazon.co.uk, Amazon Fresh, and third-party partners. The company proposes closing 14 stores under the Amazon Fresh brand and converting five to the Whole Foods Market brand. By early next year, we plan to more than double the number of Amazon UK Prime members who have access to three or more online grocery delivery options through our partners Morrisons, Iceland, Co-op, and Gopuff, allowing them more ways to shop".
Source: aboutamazon.co.uk
Lidl boosts investments in Spain
Lidl made purchases of over €7.9bln from Spanish suppliers, or 6% more year-on-year, spending approximately €3.3bln on fruit and vegetables and emerging as the top buyer of Spanish produce. More than half of these purchases worth more than €4bln were exported to about 30 countries.
Source: esmmagazine.com
UK: 'Cute-cumbers' and 'Velvet Tennis Balls' are now in Tesco as kids give fruit and veg aisle an adorable glow-up
Tesco has decided to use the weird and wonderful ways that kids describe fruits and vegetables to inspire others to try them. From "Happy Cactus" (pineapple, reimagined by six-year-old Ella), "Velvet Tennis Balls" (peaches, renamed by Gwen, seven), "Green Water Drumsticks" (cucumber, renamed by Layla Grace, seven) and "Unicorn Horns (baby corn, as interpreted by Emilia, six), the pupils at participating schools did such a great job with the descriptions that Tesco has added them to signage in their local stores. The rebrand marks the launch of the 2nd year of the Tesco Fruit and Veg for Schools programme, which was developed in partnership with the British Nutrition Foundation.
Source: walesonline.co.uk
This biz delivers farm-fresh produce from South Korea in 72 hours
When Martine Shin moved from South Korea to Singapore four years ago, she was struck by how underwhelming supermarket fruits often were - sometimes overripe, sometimes unripe, and always a gamble when it came to taste. Determined to bring higher quality fruits to Singapore, Martine launched Timo & Farmers in Jul 2022, a business that sources directly from small-scale farms all over South Korea. She now brings fresh organic blueberries from Cheolwon, tangerines from Jeju, peaches, shine muscat grapes, and more straight to Singapore tables within 48 to 72 hours.
Source: vulcanpost.com
SPAR Netherlands wins award as the best retail chain in convenience
SPAR Netherlands has been named the winner in the newly introduced Convenience Retail category of the ABN AMRO Best Retail Chain of the Netherlands 2025-2026 awards. Ruud van Munster, CEO of SPAR Netherlands, commented: "We are incredibly proud of this award. Being nominated in the new convenience category was a huge compliment".
Source: spar-international.com
French court blocks retailer Auchan's plan to cut 2,400 jobs
A French court blocked French supermarket retailer Auchan's plan to cut 2,400 jobs, citing procedural irregularities. The Lille Administrative Court said the redundancy plan should have been agreed with the trade union representatives of each of the five components of the group.
Source: reuters.com
Top 10 supermarket brands in India
Indian Retailer reported: "1. Reliance Fresh - Reliance Retail runs over 2,700 Reliance Fresh stores and sells around 200 metric tonnes of fruits and 300 metric tonnes of vegetables every day; 2. Smart Bazaar (formerly Big Bazaar); 3. More Retail - It is known for selling dairy, packaged foods, personal care products, and fresh produce; 4. DMart; 5. Spencer's Retail - The supermarket chain offers groceries, fresh produce, gourmet foods, international products, and premium offerings like ready-to-eat meals, bakery items, and organic foods; 6. Nature's Basket - Part of Godrej Group, Nature's Basket operates as a premium supermarket chain which offers gourmet foods, organic produce, fresh fruits, and imported products; 7. Foodhall; 8. Ratnadeep Supermarket - With a retail presence spanning over 140 stores, the brand specializes in offering a variety of groceries, fresh produce, dairy, bakery items, household essentials, gourmet foods, and imported products; 9. 24 Seven; 10. Heritage Fresh - Heritage Fresh, part of Heritage Foods, is a chain of supermarkets and hypermarkets which sell fresh fruits, vegetables, groceries, and household essentials".
Source: indianretailer.com
Colruyt family invests in Italian nut producer
Through its investment company Korys, the family behind Belgium's biggest supermarket chain Colruyt has acquired a minority stake in Italian food producer Euro Company. The aim is to accelerate the company's international expansion.
Source: retaildetail.eu