SpartanNash is expanding its use of Upshop’s AI-powered Magic application to optimize localized inventory, bolster efficient merchandising strategies, and improve sustainability, according to the company.

With this milestone, Pennsylvania can return to normal international trade practices for the first time since April 2022.

The issue was reported to FSIS after the ground beef product was submitted to a third-party laboratory for microbiological analysis and the sample tested presumptive positive for E. coli O157:H7.

The public health alert was issued due to misbranding and undeclared allergens.

The company’s program, trademarked as Certified Free From (CFF), serves as a third-party evaluation for manufacturers to verify products do not contain any or all of the nine major allergens.

Necessity is usually the mother of invention, and the origin story of many allergen-free foods typically share a common thread.

Without technology, ISO compliance can be daunting, time-consuming and costly.

The company's management platform PLM TrustLink was named a 2023 “Top Food Chain Technology” by Food Chain Digest, the official magazine of Food Shippers of America.