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Apr. 23, 2013

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Hannaford Asks Kids to Design Shopping Bag

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Hannaford Bros. has launched its sixth-annual “Design a Reusable Shopping Bag” contest for kids....More
Apr. 22, 2013

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Unified Offering Paperless Invoicing

COMMERCE, Calif. – After experiencing positive results in its Washington operations, Unified Grocers here recently began offering paperless invoicing to all of its retail customers in the Western United States to reduce waste and improve ordering efficiencies....More
Apr. 22, 2013

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Weis Releases 1st Sustainability Report

SUNBURY, Pa. — Weis Markets on Monday released its first corporate sustainability report, outlining the various initiatives the company has enacted to lessen its impact on the environment....More
Apr. 19, 2013

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Stop & Shop Introduces 'Sustainable Choice' Program

PURCHASE, N.Y. — Stop & Shop is introducing a “Sustainable Choice” program, starting with seafood, and rolling out other sustainability initiatives for Earth Day....More
Apr. 19, 2013

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Publix Promotes Shrimp Sustainability

LAKELAND, Fla. — As part of an Earth Day promotion Publix will donate $1 (up to $40,000) to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership for each purchase of a 1-pound bag of Gulf shrimp through April 24. The promotion kicked off April 11....More
Apr. 17, 2013

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New Seasons Declared Zero-Waste Company

PORTLAND, Ore. — New Seasons Market here, which operates 12 stores, announced that a third party analysis shows that the retailer diverts 92% of its waste away from area landfills, effectively making it a “zero-waste company.”...More
Apr. 17, 2013

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Video: IGA Retailers Find Success With Wellness

CHICAGO — A pair of IGA retailers said their stores have turned niche categories into mainstream success by listening to customers and taking swift action to answer their needs....More
Apr. 17, 2013

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Whole Foods Sending Shoppers to Banana Fields

AUSTIN, Texas — To celebrate Earth Month, Whole Foods Market here is giving away two trips for two to the Earth University, a nonprofit institution in Costa Rica that also grows bananas for Whole Foods Market....More
Apr. 17, 2013

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Wegmans, The Fresh Market Sample Organics for Earth Day

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wegmans Food Markets and The Fresh Market plan to sample organic products and host other events for Earth Day this weekend....More
Apr. 16, 2013

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Alfalfa's Launches Up-Cycling Program

BOULDER, Colo. — Alfalfa’s Market here will kick off its second “B’Earthday” celebration by enhancing its recycling program....More
Apr. 15, 2013

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Kroger Commits to Sustainable Palm Oil

CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. here has committed to sourcing sustainable palm oil for the production of its corporate-brand products by the end of 2015, addressing concerns about deforestation in parts of the world....More
Apr. 15, 2013

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Weis Selling Store-Derived Compost

SUNBURY, Pa. – Weis Markets here has begun selling private-label compost created from store-provided food waste at all of its 164 stores....More
Apr. 12, 2013

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Study: MSC Standards Are 'Too Lenient' 1

NEW YORK — The Marine Stewardship Council’s sustainability standards for fisheries are “too lenient and discretionary,” according to a study published in the journal Biological Conservation....More
Apr. 8, 2013

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Kroger Adds Electric-Car Charging Stations

CINCINNATI — Kroger here and ECOtality, San Francisco, announced an expanded partnership that will bring electric-car charging stations to several markets....More
Apr. 5, 2013

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Stop & Shop Cuts Carbon Footprint in Mass.

QUINCY, Mass. — Stop & Shop here, a division of Ahold USA, announced progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts, where it operates 131 stores, part of an initiative to cut its carbon footprint by 20% by 2015....More
Apr. 5, 2013

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LED Lights Cutting Costs for Canadian Retailer

KITCHENER, Ontario — M&M Meat Shops, a specialty retailer here, has selected LED refrigerated display lighting for reach-in cases for its 430 franchise locations across Canada....More
Apr. 2, 2013

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Ahold Cites Six New LEED Stores

CARLISLE, Pa. — Ahold USA here said on Tuesday that six newly constructed supermarkets have received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council....More
Apr. 1, 2013

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Whole Foods Embraces Green Globes, a LEED Alternative

AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market here is leading the food retailing industry in obtaining the “Green Globes” building certification — an alternative to the popular LEED certification....More
Mar. 28, 2013

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EPA Allocates R-22 Refrigerant for 2013-14

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s acting administrator, Bob Perciasepe, signed off on the final rule governing the allocation of R-22 through 2014, allowing more of the refrigerant than was previously expected....More
Mar. 26, 2013

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Smart & Final Selects Waste Management Firm

LOS ANGELES — Smart & Final here has expanded its range of services with Ecova, Spokane, Wash., selecting the company to provide waste management services at nearly 150 stores....More
Mar. 20, 2013

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Caputo’s to Use Transcritical Refrigeration in Hybrid Location

ADDISON, Ill. — Angelo Caputo’s Fresh Markets, a six-store operator here, plans to open a combined warehouse/commissary/retail store this year that will include one of the first environmentally friendly transcritical refrigeration systems to be deployed in a U.S. food facility....More
Mar. 19, 2013

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Delhaize Gets 12th Straight Energy Star Award

SALISBURY, N.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Delhaize America banners Food Lion, Harveys and Reid's with their 12th consecutive Energy Star Sustained Excellence award for superior energy efficiency....More
Mar. 8, 2013

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Walgreens Plans Net-Zero-Energy Store

EVANSTON, Ill.—Walgreens has announced plans to build a store here that the company believes will be the nation’s first net-zero-energy retail store, producing energy equal to or greater than it consumes....More
Mar. 4, 2013

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Whole Foods to Use Transcritical Refrigeration System

AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market here plans to open a store in Brooklyn, N.Y., in November that will be one of the first in the U.S. to deploy an environmentally friendly transcritical refrigeration system that uses only carbon dioxide as its refrigerant....More
Mar. 1, 2013

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Green Globes Certification to Include GreenChill Standards

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative here, which oversees the Green Globes building certification process in the U.S., will release revised building certification tools this year that will incorporate refrigeration standards developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill partnership....More

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