Bringing back the “theater of retail” is a priority for Jason Buechel, the new chief executive officer of Whole Foods Market, Austin, Texas, a business unit of Amazon.com, Inc., who spoke at the Groceryshop conference held Sept. 19-22 in Las Vegas.
More than 100 emerging brands will be featured at Pop Up Grocer when the monthlong retail concept opens Sept. 30 in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood. Colorado-based businesses include Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha and Byte Bars, alongside national brands including Christie’s Chips, The Hampton Grocer and Courtside.
Rachel Dreskin came to the Plant Based Foods Association about a year and a half ago with a background in animal welfare, having served as executive director for Compassion in World Farming. After spending time with PBFA members, she noticed how they showed interest in other areas like animal welfare and sustainable agriculture.
Designed to deliver as many innovations and jam as much information and research into four days as possible, PACK EXPO International 2022 is set for Oct. 23-26 in Chicago, where new features and pavilions will be among the perks for attendees.
US agriculture breathed a collective sigh of relief on Sept. 15 as President Joe Biden announced that a tentative railway labor agreement was reached just hours before a strike was scheduled to begin.