THE FRESH FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE (FFFI), the Pennsylvania program that has sparked development of supermarkets throughout the state, encompasses a cross-section of private and public funding. It started in 2004...
Over the past few years, a handful of supermarket companies have been trying out a novel way to generate electrical and heat power in their stores fuel cells. Fuel cell technology dates back many decades and has been...
LANDOVER, Md. Whole Foods Market is not only testing fuel cells in stores, but in a distribution center as well. At its DC here, Whole Foods plans to use fuel cells from Plug Power, Latham, N.Y., this year to power a...
OXNARD, Calif. Gills Onions here, the nation's largest fresh onion processor, used to pay a lot of money to get rid of onion waste. Now the waste is being used to produce energy. Since last summer, Gills has been...
TORRINGTON, Conn. — Stop & Shop, Quincy, Mass., plans to use a 400-kilowatt fuel cell to generate power and heat in a new store opening here in late April. The fuel cell, provided by UTC Power, South Windsor...
More than 450 janitors who clean Safeway supermarkets in Northern California voted late last month to ratify a tentative collective bargaining agreement with four janitorial services contractors employed by Safeway...
A new industry initiative has been launched to change the way CPG products are packaged by manufacturers and stocked on store shelves. The initiative aims to promote the use of retail-ready packaging, including ready...
The Food Marketing Institute supports working with President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in understanding the challenges retailers face when trying to enter an underserved rural or urban area, said Jennifer...
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Food Marketing Institute here supports working with President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in understanding the challenges retailers face when trying to enter an underserved rural or...
WASHINGTON When it comes to ensuring that its stores are following proper hygienic and food safety practices, Safeway relies on three separate assessments and none are conducted by Safeway employees. We want...