Walmart Canada to Build New State-Of-The-Art Distribution Centre in New Brunswick

May 3, 2021 Walmart Canada

Walmart Canada is building its first distribution centre in Atlantic Canada – a brand new, state-of-the-art facility in Moncton, New Brunswick.

GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance Standard is Third-Party Certification for New Walmart U.S. Pollinator Health Commitments

April 29, 2021 GLOBALG.A.P.

Walmart and the IPM Institute of North America have been working with GLOBALG.A.P. to ensure the suitability of the globally applicable Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard for all Crops (including Combinable Crops, Flowers and Ornamentals, Fruit and Vegetables, Hop, and Tea).

La Madeleine, Walmart Announce Groundbreaking Partner

la Madeleine French Bakery & Café announced today that it will be sharing its joie de vivre (joy of living) with more North Texans through its innovative new Express prototype and partnership with Walmart, the world’s largest retailer.

Equitable Food Initiative Named a Qualified Certifying Organization For Walmart U.S.’s New Pollinator Health Commitments

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, announced that it has been recognized as a third-party-verified certification program for Walmart U.S.’s new pollinator health commitments.

Walmart Announces Industry-Leading Policy to Protect Pollinators From Pesticides

April 13, 2021 Friends of the Earth

The new policy seeks to help protect bees and other pollinators that are essential to one in three bites of food production. As the largest U.S. food retailer, Walmart’s commitment will help transform growing practices on thousands of farms globally that supply fresh fruits and vegetables to the retail giant’s U.S. consumers.