Feed Your Family, Restore The Planet
10/27/09
Organic Valley Partners with Ray’s Food Place Stores,
Giving Shoppers Opportunities to Support Local Environmental Stewardship
LA FARGE, Wis. -- October 22, 2009 -- Starting today, an Organic Valley purchase at Ray's Food Place presents an opportunity to play a role in the restoration of waterways and protection of the local environment. Organic Valley and Ray’s Food Place are proud to launch a program with EcoUnit, a new shopper rewards program that awards customers with EcoUnit credits that can be redeemed to support local stewardship projects like tree planting, river restoration, removal of invasive species and watershed clean-up.
“We believe this partnership is a great fit for our company and our commitment to supporting the communities that we are a part of,” remarked Greg Sandeno, vice president and COO of C&K Market, Inc., parent company of Ray’s Food Place. “Together with Organic Valley and EcoUnit, Ray’s is doing its part to work towards a sustainable future for our families.”
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C&K Runs Environmental Promo
10/08/09
Supermarket News October 8, 2009
BROOKINGS, Ore. — C&K Markets here tested its first product promotion tied to its new environmental rewards initiative.
Two of its 48 Ray’s Food Place Stores ran a one-week test earlier this month in which anyone who purchased an organic salad mix received five EcoUnit credits which can be used to support local environmental projects, ranging from tree planting to river conservation.
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