CHICAGO — Sweet potato pancake mix from Giant Eagle, cauliflower-crust pizza from Albertsons and potstickers from Amazon are among PLMA’s 2023 Salute to Excellence award winners for store brand innovation. They join nearly 100 Salute to Excellence winners announced today at PLMA’s 2023 Private Label Trade Show here. Created in 1986, the annual awards program
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance is once again making leadership changes and trimming its corporate staff. In yet another round of layoffs, 267 corporate level workers will lose their jobs, representing 5% of the company’s total corporate workforce, according to a memo obtained by Crain’s Chicago Business. Luke Rauch, chief merchandising officer; Kevin Ban, WBA’s
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced that it has sold shares of Cencora, Inc. common stock pursuant to variable prepaid forward transactions executed in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for current proceeds of approximately $424 million and, depending on the stock price at the time, potentially
ETTERS, Pa. – A total of 40 children’s hospitals across 14 states have received funding this fall through Rite Aid Healthy Futures’ Connecting Communities grant program, which will support food-security programs at a time when children are increasingly facing the harsh realities and stressors of inadequate access to nutritious food and alarming rates of related
SEATTLE — Amazon announced it is making grocery delivery and free pickup available to all customers in all U.S. cities and towns where Amazon Fresh is available for Prime members. This service expansion, previously available only to Prime members, makes it easier for all customers to get their grocery needs met both in-store and online. “We’re always looking
WASHINGTON —The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Eli Lilly’s blockbuster drug tirzepatide for weight loss, paving the way for even wider use of the treatment in the U.S. The active ingredient in the drug, tirzepatide, has already been approved for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes under the name Mounjaro since May 2022. But the FDA’s new approval means
SAN DIEGO — Veriteque USA, Inc., the manufacturer of Verifique powered by SwabTek at home drug testing kits, announced Wednesday that it has expanded nationwide distribution to Walgreens. Verifique’s flagship kits Verifique Cannabis Detection and Verifique Cocaine Detection will be available in Walgreens stores, with Verifique Fentanyl+ Detection launching online at Walgreens.com. The widespread distribution at Walgreens will allow Verifique powered by SwabTek™
ARLINGTON, Va. — National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) president and CEO Steven Anderson released the following statement Wednesday after a U.S. Senate Finance Committee markup on a legislative package containing significant PBM reforms in Medicare and Medicaid: “NACDS applauds the Senate Finance Committee for advancing this legislation on a strong bipartisan vote of
WASHINGTON – An alliance of influential online communities with a combined social media following of more than 300,000 individuals is teaming up to support the launch of a new worker empowerment project called The Pharmacy Guild. The effort aims to unite pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to address unsafe staffing levels and dangerously high workloads throughout
WASHINGTON— The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) issued the following statement on today’s vote in the Senate Finance Committee to advance legislation impacting the Medicare Part D program and pharmacy benefit companies, or PBMs, that threatens to undermine the successful Part D program. “The Senate Finance Committee’s legislation would add significantly more uncertainty for Medicare
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — RedSail Technologies announced PioneerRx, QS/1, and PowerLine have earned certified status by HITRUST for information security. HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certified status demonstrates that the organization’s Shreveport, LA; Irving, TX; Ashburn, VA; and Spartanburg, SC Data Centers, and its Microsoft Azure environment, have met demanding regulatory compliance and industry-defined requirements and is
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health Foundation has announced it has awarded $3 million in grants over five years to advance mental health equity to Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County in Florida, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute in Texas and the Rosecrance Foundation in Chicago. Each grant is focused on simplifying the process of accessing
ARLINGTON, Va. — Despite concerns over high prices, shoppers across the country remain surprisingly upbeat about their financial outlook and their ability to provide food for their families this holiday season. According to the latest U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report by FMI—The Food Industry Association, consumers are finding creative ways to make ends meet and
SEATTLE — As part of its effort to make it easier for customers to get and stay healthy, Amazon announced on Wednesday a new Prime membership benefit that brings high-quality care from One Medical to Prime members. It’s a health care experience designed around customers, with a care team that’s on call and ready for
