SpartanNash now enables the real-time exchange
of food traceability data across its suppliers, distribution
centers, company stores and independent grocer customers
GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 22,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Food solutions
company SpartanNash (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SPTN) today
announced the launch of the ReposiTrak Traceability
Network®, a food traceability program that advances
efforts to create a safer, more transparent supply chain. Now,
hundreds of the Company's suppliers who harvest or handle products
on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Traceability List
are now required to exchange traceability data with SpartanNash and
the thousands of retailers served by the company.
"From a food safety perspective, there is tremendous value in
knowing exactly where each product and ingredient has been before
it reaches our shelves and consumers," said SpartanNash Vice
President of Environmental Health and Safety Greg Molloy, who is also responsible for the
Company's food safety and quality compliance. "This technology
enables us to collect and, more importantly, exchange this
information for every affected shipment in a highly efficient
manner. SpartanNash is proud to make investments such as these as
part of our broader environmental, social and governance (ESG)
efforts."
The SpartanNash global supply chain network serves wholesale
customers that include independent and chain grocers, national
retail brands, e-commerce platforms, and U.S. military commissaries
and exchanges. Additionally, SpartanNash supplies its own
brick-and-mortar stores, pharmacies and fuel centers. The Company
selected ReposiTrak for its ease of use, transparency, ability to
enable faster and more precise recalls, as well as its insights
that will help reduce food waste. The Company and its suppliers are
now part of the world's largest compliance and risk management
network spanning more than 110,000 facility connections in more
than 100 countries.
About SpartanNash
SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a food solutions company that
delivers the ingredients for a better life. Committed to fostering
a People First culture, the SpartanNash family of Associates is
17,500 and growing. SpartanNash operates two complementary business
segments – food wholesale and grocery retail. Its global supply
chain network serves wholesale customers that include independent
and chain grocers, national retail brands, e-commerce platforms,
and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges. The Company
distributes products for every aisle in the grocery store, from
fresh produce to household goods to its OwnBrands, which include
the Our Family® portfolio of products. On the retail
side, SpartanNash operates 144 brick-and-mortar grocery stores,
primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin's Super Markets
and D&W Fresh Market, in addition to dozens of pharmacies and
fuel centers. Leveraging insights and solutions across its
segments, SpartanNash offers a full suite of support services for
independent grocers. For more information, visit
spartannash.com.
About ReposiTrak
ReposiTrak (NYSE: TRAK),
formerly Park City Group, provides retailers, suppliers and
wholesalers with a robust solution suite consisting of three
product families: food traceability, compliance and risk management
and supply chain solutions. ReposiTrak's integrated,
cloud-based applications are supported by an unparalleled team of
experts. For more information, please
visit https://repositrak.com/.
CONTACT:
Adrienne Chance
SVP, Communications
SpartanNash
press@spartannash.com
Derek Hannum
Chief Customer Officer
ReposiTrak
dhannum@repositrak.com
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