Participation in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program rose in the 2022 fiscal year, marking the first increase in participation in more than a decade, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
Discount grocery retailer Aldi is acquiring approximately 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi from Southeastern Grocers Inc.
Some buyers from the major grocery chains and place small orders several times a week, which in many cases increases costs and does not guarantee freshness, CSX said.
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.