Wal-Mart Stores is reaching out to many industry sectors and people to develop its newly announced Sustainability Index and it even held a meeting with competitor Kroger Co. on this topic. I hope that in working with a very large group of...
EDUCATION OF BOTH CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES is a key component of operating a LEED-certified store, according to Ruben Lemelin, the store manager at the Hannaford Bros. location in Augusta, Maine, that has been certified as LEED platinum, the...
Wegmans Food Markets is working with vendors to develop packaging that is sustainable yet still attractive to customers, Jason Wadsworth, sustainability specialist for the Rochester, N.Y.-based chain, told a workshop audience. Speaking at Food...
The supermarket industry is embracing the green revolution in its store design. Although some chains have long sought Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for their stores, more...
An Albertsons store in La Habra, Calif., is the first by a major grocery retailer to earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for a remodel, according to the company, which is a division of Minneapolis-based...
Buehler Food Markets here recently began rolling out a recycling program aimed at getting store employees to recycle magazines, beverage cans and waste paper in the employee lounge.
Buehler Food Markets recently converted one of four tractor trailers — which are used to pick up and deliver local produce — from diesel to waste vegetable oil (WVO), which generates less greenhouse gas emissions than diesel oil.
Wal-Mart Stores is reaching out to many industry sectors and people to develop its newly announced “Sustainability Index” — and it even held a meeting with competitor Kroger Co. on this topic.
Associated Food Stores here, in partnership with the mayor’s office of Salt Lake City, will launch a campaign on Sept. 9 to remind shoppers who have purchased reusable bags to bring them on shopping trips.
The recession has altered the public's commitment to sustainability, but it will hold business accountable in the long run, according to a panel of researchers at the second-ever Sustainability Summit sponsored here by Food Marketing Institute...