Amazon, Whole Foods limit online grocery customers

Amazon and subsidiary Whole Foods Market have begun limiting the number of online grocery customers because of skyrocketing demand fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. On a temporary basis, AmazonFresh and Whole Foods delivery and pickup customers now must sign up for an invitation to use those online grocery services, Seattle-based Amazon said yesterday. Customers have…

Summer Fancy Food Show Is Canceled

The Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show, scheduled for June 28-30 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York, will not take place as planned due to events outside of the SFA’s control. These include the national and global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, associated travel restrictions, and the Javits Center’s critical service in…