Lidl and Avocados from Peru hosted a celebration Sept. 12 at the supermarket’s Merrifield, VA, location to present the keys of the AVO Tesla to Dr. José Jerónimo, a Maryland cancer specialist and the winner of the 2022 Summer Sweepstakes. Lidl also awarded Jerónimo a $500 gift card to use at any of its supermarket locations.

The American Floral Endowment announces the appointment of its new chairman of the board and incoming trustees. The announcement was made during AFE’s annual event, Funding the Future of Floriculture, held on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Orlando, FL, at the SAF Convention.

Lancaster Foods has been a staple in the Baltimore area for decades, operating out of a 220,000-square-foot state-of-the-art distribution and processing center in Jessup, MA, employing more than 700 employees.

“Lancaster Foods was started in 1986 by myself and my brother,” said John Gates, co-founder and president of the company. “We have enjoyed steady growth since inception, but particularly over the last few years.”

Online grocery sales dipped a bit in August compared to last year ($8.5 billion vs. $8.6 billion) according to the most recent Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey. Despite the small dip, ongoing shopper research conducted by Brick Meets Click over the last four years shows how eGrocery sales have remained at significantly elevated levels following the dramatic surge experienced at the onset of the pandemic.

There has been a shift in the way households shop online for groceries, however. 

Bryan Burkhalter has joined Sev-Rend as its new West Coast business development manager.

FirstFruits Farms is about to kick off its 10th year of growing and selling Sweetie apples, which it called Gala’s sweeter, crunchier cousin.

The Sweetie apple variety is unique in that it contains some of the best attributes from the Royal Gala and the Braeburn varieties. Originally discovered in France, the international flair sets Sweetie apart from other apples.