Cub Foods Starts Its Own Online Orders Business, With Pickup and Deliveries

November 12, 2021 Gita Sitaramiah, Star Tribune

Cub Foods is starting its own online pickup and delivery services, a sign they have become integral to the grocery shopping experience.

Cub Foods Supports Honeybear Brands Pollinator Program

September 27, 2021 Honeybear Brands

Cub Foods, a Midwest retailer, has jumped into the Honeybear Brands pollinator program by sponsoring 5 acres and is showcasing their dedication in store to help raise funds for the program. A portion of Fall in-store proceeds are being used to develop additional pollinator habitats.  The pollinator habitats are  planted alongside apple orchards on behalf of the retailer with subsequent social programming being shared with consumers of this collaborative partnership.   

CUB Partners with Afresh to Bring Fresher Produce to Customers

September 10, 2021 Afresh Technologies   

Afresh Technologies, an AI-driven technology company building solutions that are transforming the fresh food supply chain, and CUB, one of the nation’s first discount grocery stores, have partnered to bring Afresh’s Fresh Operating System into select stores across the greater Minneapolis–Saint Paul area. The partnership will help optimize produce operations, allowing them to reduce shrink, increase sales, and deliver fresher produce to their consumers.  

UNFI sells the real estate of 15 Cub Foods locations

March 23, 2020 John Ewoldt, Star Tribune

Unable so far to sell the 79 Cub Foods stores it owns, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has found an alternative to glean cash from the supermarket chain.

Cub Foods Opens First Urban-Format Store this Week — but will There be Another?

Cub Foods this week opens its first small-scale store in Minneapolis, a concept tailored for urban neighborhoods and with a focus on prepared foods and quick-service items.