Meijer's President Leaving For Texas-Based Outdoor Retailer

September 30, 2015 Shandra Martinez, MLive

Nearly three years after being named Meijer Inc.'s youngest company president, James Kevin "J.K." Symancyk is leaving to take the helm of Houston, Texas-based retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors.

Conscious And Healthy Eating Is In, Stocking Pantries Is Out

September 30, 2015 Acosta

Acosta, a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, today released the 12th edition of The Why? Behind The Buy™ report, analyzing how Americans grocery shop and what drives their purchase decisions. The latest edition of the report found that shoppers are increasingly conscious about their food choices, stocking their pantries less and willing to spend slightly more money and time to make healthy meals.

Walmart Doubles Down On Online Grocery Shopping With Curbside Pickup

September 30, 2015 Sarah Perez, TechCrunch

Walmart today is announcing an expansion of its online grocery shopping service with launches in eight additional markets, as well as plans for a continued rollout to several more regions in the months ahead. The news comes at a time when a number of startups and larger companies, including Amazon, are vying to become consumers’ preferred online grocery delivery service.

Honeywell's New Supermarket Refrigerant Named R&D 100 Award Finalist

Honeywell announced today that its new Solstice® refrigerant for supermarket refrigeration has been named a finalist for the R&D 100 Awards, sponsored by R&D Magazine.

The CEO Of Bolthouse Farms On Making Carrots Cool

How do you make carrots cool? In 2008, when I became the CEO of Bolthouse Farms, that was the question we needed to answer. Like most agricultural businesses, the company had been preoccupied for much of its 93-year history with supply: getting its products—primarily carrots but also juices and dressings—from the field and the factory to the family dinner table. We liked steady, predictable demand, of course, but no one was seeking step-change growth.