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Risk/Compliance

UK Grocery Chain Removes ‘Best Before’ Stickers to Reduce Food Waste

Tesco will remove “best before” dates from 70 prepackaged produce products to keep people from throwing away food before it actually goes bad.

Tesco Mielec

Risk/Compliance

Risky Grocers Identified

Bankruptcy filings remind companies that financial risk should be evaluated, and even though the grocery industry is performing well as a whole, risks still exist within stores.

Supervalu

B&G Foods to Raise Prices to Combat Increasing Freight Costs

B&G Foods Inc plans on raising list prices for the first time in three years and curb promotions

B&g

Kroger Acquires Online Grocer Ocado

The grocer agreed to buy a stake in Ocado and license technology that helps other grocers run automated warehouses and deliver groceries.

Kroger

The Case for Plastic Pallets

Reusable plastic pallets are increasingly attractive in the face of a changing food and beverage market.

Orbis Pallet Application Image 1

Novelis Breaks Ground on New Aluminum Facility

The facility is expected to create 125 jobs.

Novelis

Amazon to Match Walmart's Sales in the Next Three Years

Walmart is still topping sales, but Amazon is creeping up quickly behind the retailer to take the top spot.

Walmart And Amazon

Mennel Milling Continues Long Tradition in Flour Production

As the industry fights consolidation at the top, the company's recent expansion into bakery mix, popcorn and warehousing further differentiates them from the pack.

Good Eggs Revived After $50 Million Investment

Bill Gurley's firm, Benchmark, led a $50 million investment in Good Eggs, an online grocer that delivers a wide range of organic and locally sourced produce, meats, meal kits and alcohol to customers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Good Eggs

Amazon Go Moves to Chicago and San Francisco

Since opening its pilot store in Seattle in January, Amazon has been hinting at potential expansion.

Amazon Go

Amazon Drops Third-Party Vendors from Fresh Service

The third-party model acted as a platform for local merchants to sell products to be delivered to members alongside their typical Fresh orders.

Amazon Fresh

North Dakota Gains Food Hub

The state's first food hub will focus on production, distribution and marketing services for local growers.

Farmtastic

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