Kroger and Drone Express: Pilot to offer grocery delivery via autonomous drones US: Quest Proganics comes to retail Dillons Food Stores, a division of The Kroger Co., has rolled out Quest Proganics, a newly developed process designed to deliver significant diversion levels of organic waste away from landfills, at its stores, with the solution set to expand to other Kroger banners. Quest Resource Holding Corp. aims to bring Quest Proganics to grocery stores across the country. US: Sales growth moderates at Publix in Q1 Publix Supermarkets grew revenue and same-store sales in the first quarter even as the grocery sales boom ignited by the coronavirus pandemic wanes. The grocery chain's sales for the 3 months ended March 27 were $11.7bln, a 3.9% increase from $11.2bln in 2020. Same-store sales for quarter increased 2.4%. The company estimates its sales for the quarter and the prior-year quarter increased approximately $0.9bln or 7.8% and $1bln or 10.3%, respectively, due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Excluding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in 2021 and 2020, sales for the three months ended March 27 would have been $10.8bln, compared to $10.2bln in 2020, an increase of 5.5%.