Food

The retailer saw digital sales grow by 282% in the quarter and 258% for fiscal 2020, while it also expects own brands to continue to grow its market penetration.

Producer of private brand and branded cakes and desserts will keep leadership in place after the deal.

Steve Jungmann will take the reigns of the maker of plant-based specialty dough products, joining the company from the top job at Convenience Valet.

The East-Coast retailer is working with Convergent Energy + Power to provide a renewable energy source at 75 stores and provided results from its Flashfood app partnership, resulting in millions of pounds of food diverted from landfills.

The April issue cover story goes in-depth on the fast-growing retailer’s continued acceleration through e-commerce and exclusive brands.

In recognition of Earth Day, ShopRite highlighted its efforts to focus on sustainability and ecological protection.

The only retailer with a TerraCycle partnership dedicated to store brands, Kroger expanded the program that started with Simple Truth products to include all of its qualifying Our Brands products.

Retailer added its name to the Science Based Targets Initiative that supports the United Nations’ Paris Agreement to reduce carbon emissions.