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Published February 22, 2021, 12:33 AM
WALA LANG
Seniors old enough remember cannon booms, smoke, and flashes of light reaching Dewey Boulevard from across the bay, from Bataan and Corregidor where Filipino and American soldiers were making a stand against Japanese invaders. That was exactly 79 years ago in February 1942.
Manila and Clark Field were bombed by the Japanese on the same day as the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 8, 1941. War had begun and President
Manuel L. Quezon and Gen.
Douglas MacArthur evacuated government and the military high command to Corregidor on Dec. 26, just before the Japanese entered Manila the following week on Jan. 2.
In Transparency We Trust
Armed with their smartphones and the web, today’s grocery shoppers are more knowledgeable and hungry for information than ever before. A growing desire to know how foods are manufactured, where and by whom, has made product transparency the new norm. For retailers and food companies, taking the lead in guiding consumers down a path of greater understanding is vital.
“Consumers are taking more interest in how animals are raised and slaughtered, and how meat is processed. As a result, authenticity and transparency are also under the microscope,” noted the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s “What’s in Store 2016” report. “This is where an educated staff can make a difference. Educating consumers about deli meat producers and the products can build a connection for them and help them to feel invested in their purchase.”
KOS brand took off like a green, leafy rocket; a consumer embrace exemplified by
KOS rapid expansion across e-commerce and retail channels, by the young company s restless, ongoing innovation, and by 2020 s $2.1 million finance round lead by Springdale Ventures; Whole Foods CEO Walter Robb, and Horizon Bank s chair, Jim Schneider. Also, in 2020,
KOS added humane heft to its conscious nourishment mission entering into a partnership to attack domestic food insecurity alongside time-tested hunger-fighter Feeding America
®. Per this arrangement, every KOS unit purchased means one meal donated to their regional food bank; a robust One-for-One agreement that to date has resulted in