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Corporate Responsibility

A collection of news, articles and other featured content about Corporate Responsibility.

Tyson Open Prairie Natural Meats Openness Promise

The Open Prairie® Natural Meats brand team is opening the barn door to be transparent about everything that goes into creating our Never Ever pork and Angus beef. In every step of our production processes, we are giving our customers a behind the scenes look. Click to learn more.

Stew Leonard’s Comes to Paramus, NJ

Celebration for 1st Garden State store includes naming live cow after Martha Stewart

Southeastern Grocers Hosting Mobile Food Pantries

Southeastern Grocers Hosting Mobile Food Pantries

Grocery chain partners with Feeding America to fight hunger

Tops Signs on to Clean Up Its Communities

Grocer to offer weekend of environmentally focused events

Peggy Wegman Dead at 91

Peggy Wegman Dead at 91

2nd wife of grocery patriarch was noted philanthropist

Walmart's Pollinator Gardens

Walmart Pilots Pollinator Gardens at Stores in 3 States

Initiative aims to increase populations of threatened bees, butterflies

Kroger Funds Innovators Preventing Food Waste, Hunger

Kroger Funds Innovators Preventing Food Waste, Hunger

7 recipients in $1M inaugural cohort

Dollar General Expanding to Washington, Wyoming

Retailer plans to operate in 46 states next year

Natural Grocers Marks Organic Harvest Month

Natural Grocers Marks Organic Harvest Month

Retailer offering events, promos, giveaways, activities all September

Target Seeking 130K Seasonal Workers

125K to work in stores; 8K at distribution, fulfillment centers

Food Lion Feeds

Food Lion Unveils ‘Bold’ Reinvention of Hunger Relief Initiative

New and expanded partnerships, updated meal donation goal included in plans

Kroger Zero Waste

Kroger Slashes Overall Food Waste by 9%

Stat part of grocer’s 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

KeHE partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking

KeHE Focuses on Fighting Human Trafficking

Partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking

Sprouts Farmers market

6 More Sprouts Stores Earn Grocery Stewardship Certification

Total number of grocer’s locations in program now 90

Kroger mobile marketplace

Kroger Brings Grocery Store on Wheels to Louisville Neighborhoods

Zero Hunger Mobile Market visits areas with limited access to fresh food

Food Safety

Grocers Join Fight Against Foodborne Illness

Meijer, Publix among those spreading safety message

Food Lion

Food Lion Reopening 23 Renovated VA Stores

Revamped Charlottesville, Harrisonburg-area locations debut July 31

Stop & Shop reusable bag

Stop & Shop Getting Rid of Single-Use Plastic Bags in CT

Grocer to offer free reusable bags to customers who recycle

Albertsons

Albertsons Makes Online Grocery Delivery Sites, Apps More Accessible

Improvements will benefit visually impaired shoppers

Chickens

Consumers Want Humane Certification on Packaging, Research Shows

Shoppers are willing to pay more, too

Disability Inclusion

Walmart, Amazon, Meijer Among Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion

Annual index measures key performance indicators

SNAP

SCOTUS Rules in FMI’s Favor in SNAP Case

High court reversed lower court’s ruling, concluding SNAP data is ‘confidential’

Giant Food

Giant Food Rolls Out Community Reusable Bag Program

Nonprofit-supporting initiative powered by Bags 4 My Cause program

Publix Seafood

Publix Ups In-Store Transparent Seafood Practices

Shelf icons help customers ID responsibly, sustainably sourced products