Crave Expanding Crave Express Fast-Casual Dining in Walmart
Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ is launching its Crave Express Model within Walmart locations. Crave has expanded nationally with brick and mortar units as well as food trucks. The brand aims to provide Walmart shoppers with convenient access to Crave’s signature hot dogs, BBQ, and other delicious offerings, enhancing their shopping experience. The restaurants will be serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.
The Crave Express Model is designed for fast-casual dining, making it easier than ever for customers to enjoy their favorite meals while shopping. The brand will also offer 3rd party services from the restaurant such as grubhub and doordash. The restaurants will be featured as you enter select Walmart locations throughout the U.S.
“We are thrilled to parter with Walmart for Craves expansion,” said Samantha Rincione, CEO and Co-Founder of Crave. “This new venture allows us to offer quick and delicious dining, and we’re excited to see the positive impact it will have on the community.” The brand has a handful of units currently in development and plans to expand to over 100 units over the course of the next year.
The menu will feature a variety of hot dogs, BBQ sandwiches, sliders, bowls, breakfast and desserts. Crave prides itself on its delicious modern menu, great customer service and inviting atmosphere. The Express Model’s integration with the Crave app further enhances the customer experience. Through the app, customers can order ahead, ensuring their meals are ready when they arrive. The app also provides access to secret menu items and exclusive deals. New users will receive a 10% discount on their first purchase, encouraging them to explore all that Crave has to offer.
Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ is committed to providing a unique and enjoyable dining experience for every customer. For more details about Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ, visit www.iwantcrave.com or contact info@iwantcrave.com.
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Kroger Adds Field & Vine to Our Brands Offerings
Field & Vine is a fresh produce line grown by U.S. farmers in California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon and Washington.
The Kroger Co. is expanding its Our Brands portfolio with the addition of Field & Vine, a fresh produce line grown by U.S. farmers in California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon and Washington. The brand currently includes blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries.
“Field & Vine features berries grown in the fields of American farmers that are picked, packed and delivered in stores during peak seasonality,” said Dan De La Rosa, Kroger’s group vice president of Fresh Merchandising. “Harvesting at just the right time during the U.S. growing season allows us to provide our customers with an enhanced fresh experience, offering the highest-quality, best-tasting berries possible. We are thrilled to launch Field & Vine in collaboration with local farmers who enable Kroger to feed families across America every day.”
“Working with Kroger has been great for getting our Georgia blackberries to customers when they are at the very best of the season,” said Matthew Giddings chief operating officer of Always Fresh Family Farms. “By identifying where our berries are grown—right here in the U.S.A—customers can feel good about supporting their local growers and they are getting fresh and in season fruits, harvested at a time when fully ripe and ready to eat.”
Grown exclusively in the United States, Field & Vine is a limited-time, annual best of season experience, promising optimal freshness. Through local sourcing, Kroger decreases transit time delivering enhanced freshness and quality.
“Adding Field & Vine to the Our Brands portfolio brings together Kroger’s expertise in fresh with our commitment to deliver customers the products they want, backed by our fresh guarantee,” said Juan De Paoli, Kroger’s vice president of Our Brands.
To learn more about Kroger’s Our Brands, visit here.
For even more fresh products and everyday savings, visit Kroger.com or the Kroger app, offering more than $600 in savings available weekly in digital coupons. With more than 30,000 mouthwatering possibilities, customers are a swipe away from inspiration to reality. Kroger is worth it every time.
Customers can shop Field & Vine berries and more in-store or through Kroger Pickup and Delivery, offering the same products at the same low prices no matter how they shop. Save even more with Boost by Kroger Plus, the delivery membership that can save customers up to $1,000 per year on fuel and grocery delivery. Eligible customers can now try the Boost membership with a free 30-day trial and subscribe on a monthly basis for as little as $7.99.
Kroger Family of Companies Rewards World Elite Mastercard eligible card members may now redeem a free one-year, next-day Boost membership or cardholders who are current annual Boost members may receive a free one-year extension of their next-day Boost membership. To learn more and redeem this Kroger Rewards World Elite Mastercard cardmember offer visit the Boost Membership Benefits page.
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Casey’s Commences Cash for Classrooms Fundraising
Casey’s announced the start of the annual giving campaign to support education. Through Sept. 3, Casey’s invites guests to round up their purchases at the register or make donations when ordering online, benefiting its Cash for Classrooms Grant Program. This initiative helps fund grants for K-12 public and nonprofit, private schools in Casey’s Country.
“Casey’s is here to make a positive impact in our communities and for guests who visit our stores every day. Our guests’ generosity helps us provide grants to local schools across Casey’s Country,” said Katie Petru, Director of Communications and Community. “Guests can round up their purchases every time they shop at Casey’s, which means getting your favorite pizza, daily fountain drink or on-the-go snack is an opportunity to give back.”
Thanks to guests and support from supplier partners like LIFEWTR, Casey’s has raised more than $4 million for students and educators. Each year, Casey’s awards grants up to $50,000 to schools, and since 2020, more than 300 schools across its 17-state footprint have benefited from the program.
Casey’s is committed to supporting education – preparing children for a bright future and helping create a skilled workforce. Cash for Classrooms grants support physical improvements, material needs, teacher support and community engagement initiatives. In 2024, 60 grants were distributed to K-12 public and nonprofit, private schools in Casey’s Country, including:
- Better and more accessible equipment: Burlingame Public School in Kansas, Oliver Springs Elementary School in Arkansas and Richards Elementary in Missouri all received funding to improve their playground structures.
- Building foundations for bright futures: Central High School in Tennessee received funding to create a College and Career Center, providing students with dedicated space to plan their futures.
- Literary resources: Des Moines Independent Community School District in Iowa and Indian Creek Elementary School in Indiana received funding for book vending machines.
- Updated technology: Phelps County Christian Inc. and St. Mary’s School Endowment Fund Inc. in Nebraska, St. Anthony of Padua School in Ohio and Hope Academy Inc. in Minnesota received funding for new computers and related resources.
- Safety equipment: Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation in Oklahoma and St. Joseph School in Wisconsin received funds to improve safety with emergency alert systems and door safety devices.
The Cash for Classrooms grant application for the 2024-25 school year opens in October. To learn more, visit Casey’s community page.
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