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Ecommerce Update: Fresh sales

- Produce Blueprints
Early in the pandemic, ecommerce sales focused on canned and packaged foods along with long-lasting pantry vegetables like onions and potatoes. Since then, consumers have become more comfortable purchasing fresh produce items online.

Ecommerce Update: Where are we today?

- Produce Blueprints
Covid, that major disruptor, gave a shot in the arm to online grocery sales. Various consumer surveys show that approximately half of all U.S. adults shop for groceries online at least sometimes.

Mercato launches thriving communities program

- General News
Mercato, the nation's leading eCommerce platform for independent grocers, has announced its new initiative to improve access to healthy foods and foster economic stability in low-income communities.

FreshDirect invests in integrated supply chain solution technology

- General News
FreshDirect, the online grocery shopping pioneer and one of the leading grocery delivery services in the U.S., will partner with RELEX Solutions, provider of unified supply chain and retail planning solutions, to optimize their forecasting and replenishment processes.

Food Lion expands To Go services to 24 more stores

- Retail
With the addition of these 24 stores, Food Lion To Go is now available at more than 600 stores across its 10-state footprint.

Raley’s picks DoorDash for same-day grocery delivery

- Retail
Consumers can now use DoorDash at Raley’s, Bel Air, Nob Hill Foods, Raley’s O-N-E Market, Bashas’, Food City, AJ’s Fine Foods stores.

Online grocer FreshDirect exits Washington, D.C., Philadelphia

- Retail
FreshDirect says it is pulling out of the Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia markets to focus on its core New York metro business, effective Sept. 3.

Sanwa Food Group launches digital ordering platform for foodservice

- General News
Today, Sanwa Food Group announced it has launched a new digital ordering platform for Sanwa Fresh, the foodservice distribution portion of its business.

Associated Wholesale Grocers, DoorDash partner for on-demand delivery for independent grocers

- Retail

KANSAS CITY, Kan., AUGUST 1, 2022 – Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. BB #:101651 today announced it …

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Mr Greens launches web ordering platforms

- General News
Mr Greens, one of the largest produce distributors in the country, announced today that it has launched mobile and web ordering for customers, powered by Pepper, the e-commerce platform for food distributors.