UNFI sets emissions targets to help curtail global warming
United Natural Foods Inc., the nation’s largest public grocery distributor, has established science-based emissions reduction goals for its operations and supply chain to help lessen the impact of worldwide climate change.
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Walmart to pilot all-electric self-driving delivery in 2021
Beginning in 2021, Walmart will launch a pilot in Scottsdale, Ariz., with self-driving car company Cruise to operate an entire fleet of all-electric delivery vehicles powered with 100% renewable energy. The project will support the retail giant’s initiative to reach zero emissions by 2040.
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Kroger sees family meals as catalyst for reducing food waste
As part of its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative, The Kroger Co. is zeroing in on the family meal in the push to reduce food waste. The retailer said that a national shopper survey by 84.51˚, its data analytics subsidiary, found that food waste prevention is a focus for many families as they eat more meals together at home amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Retail coalition formed to find options to single-use plastic bags
Albertsons achieves sustainable sourcing for own-brand seafood
All seafood in Albertsons Cos.’ waterfront BISTRO and Open Nature private brands will display the Responsible Choice logo for sustainable sourcing. Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons said the Responsible Choice Logo will be on more than 100 seafood products in the waterfront BISTRO and Open Nature lines. The items are sold at over 2,200 Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Tom Thumb, Shaw’s, Star Market, Acme Markets, Randalls, Haggen supermarkets, as well as other store banners.
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Giant Food rolls out electric vehicle charging stations
Ahold Delhaize USA’s Giant Food has begun installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in its Mid-Atlantic market area and plans to deploy them across its store base.
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Food retailers fortify hunger relief efforts
Supermarkets around the country have stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic to help redistribute a bounty of produce and other products that in many cases had had been intended for the foodservice industry.
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How Imperfect Foods adapted to doubled demand during coronavirus
Thanks to its ability to quickly scale, Imperfect Foods has seen immense growth throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Since January, the San Francisco-based food subscription service says that its weekly order volumes have doubled and they are “on track” to save more than 200 million pounds of food from going to waste in 2020.
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Thrive Market keeps up with demand during COVID-19 crisis
As the number of reported COVID-19 cases has increased, so too has the number of orders being placed on the member-based natural and organic online retailer Thrive Market's platform.
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KeHE to add renewable natural gas-powered trucks to fleet
KeHE Distributors plans to add low-carbon emission trucks fueled with renewable natural gas (RNG) to its California fleet via a partnership with Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
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Supermarket delis offer sustainability to-go
Food retailers have been taking some tentative steps toward offering more environmentally friendly takeout packaging in their foodservice operations, although significant challenges remain.
“Today's consumers are looking for products that are sustainable, and that is impacting the packaging of those products as well,” said Eric Richard, education coordinator at the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association, Madison, Wis. “In some instances, a consumer’s decision as to whether or not to purchase a product may come down to the packaging itself.”
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Walmart, Sam’s Club set goal to source beef more sustainably
As part of its commitment to sourcing 20 key commodities more sustainably by 2025, Bentonville, Ark.-based Walmart, operator of Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club stores, announced a new set of aspirations to help the company meet its goal of sourcing beef products more sustainably.
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Fresh produce shoppers look to reduce carbon footprint by buying local
A new survey from Forager shows that increasingly, consumers are looking for the freshest produce with the lowest carbon footprint — and that means local. The Forager digital platform streamlines the connection between farmers and grocers to create more widespread availability of local food
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Kroger to migrate all Our Brands products to sustainable packaging
The Kroger Co. unveiled a new sustainable packaging commitment for its Our Brands private-label portfolio, increased investment in minority- and women-owned businesses and reduced retail food waste in releasing its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.
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