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PackIt® And Kroger Work With Los Angeles Regional Food Bank To Distribute Fresh Meals To Those In Need
AGOURA HILLS, CA– May 7, 2025– PackIt®, the makers of solutions-oriented products that empower customers to make healthy lifestyle choices, and Kroger, a national grocery chain retailer with more than 2,700 stores throughout the U.S., is donating over 1,200 of their co-branded Totes to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. The custom PackIt Fresh & Kroger ECOFREEZE Pro Plus Totes are freezable, stackable containers designed to keep perishables cool for hours, making them an ideal way to deliver fresh food to those in need. “We are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Kroger on this donation to the LA Food Bank,” said Laci Wilson, VP of Product ...

Private Label Industry Prepares for Second Annual Store Brands Month
NEW YORK (May 15, 2025) – Extensive promotional plans across all retail formats are underway for the second annual national Store Brands Month in January 2026. Retailers, manufacturers and service providers are developing engaging in-store events and social media content to promote the quality, value and uniqueness of private label products directly to consumers. The Store Brands Month committee has met to outline strategies. Plus, PLMA hosted an informational webinar last week and PLMA is assisting with promotional ideas, social media content, logos/graphics and more at www.storebrandsmonth.com. Store Brands Month is a month-long celebration to increase consumer attention to the positive attributes of store brands ...

Home vs Hunger’s “Party with a Purpose” Raises Money for World Central Kitchen at High Point Market
May 14, 2025, High Point, NC... Gift for Life’s Home vs Hunger team wrapped up another heartfelt edition of its “Party with a Purpose” fundraiser during the Spring 2025 High Point Market, raising $10,300 in support of World Central Kitchen’s ongoing hunger relief efforts. Held on Sunday, April 27, at the vibrant Eichholtz showroom — and themed around the Netherlands’ joyful King’s Day — the event welcomed 200+ industry guests who gathered in a sea of orange, the official color of hunger relief, to show unity and commitment to crisis-affected communities around the world. In a reminder to revelers that the “Party with a Purpose” ...