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The Shelby Report covers health and wellness for grocery retailers nationwide, from better-for-you products and natural and organic trends to supplements, functional foods and supplier announcements. Updated regularly across our five regional editions.
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Curious Plot Finds 74% Of Early Food Adopters Use AI For Food Decisions

by Shelby Report Staff

Nearly three-quarters of early food adopters now use AI for food-related decisions, up from 55 percent a year earlier, the largest single-year jump recorded in the four years of Curious Plot‘s Consumer Curiosity Report. The Minneapolis-based food, agriculture and animal nutrition marketing agency released its fourth annual report July 29. It tracks early food adopters, […]

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Survey: Convenience Bigger Concern Than Health For U.S. Shoppers

by Shelby Report Staff

For the first time in the 21-year history of the IFIC Food & Health Survey, convenience has overtaken healthfulness as a driver of what Americans put in their carts, according to new research from the International Food Information Council. Taste (88 percent) and price (78 percent) remain the top two factors shaping food and beverage […]

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Wakefern’s Bowl & Basket To Go Dye-Free By January

by Shelby Report Staff

Wakefern Food Corp. is updating its Own Brands food and beverage portfolio and plans to eliminate all synthetic dyes and additional ingredients from Bowl & Basket products by January 2027. The initiative will remove the ingredients from Bowl & Basket food and beverage items sold at Wakefern supermarket banners, reflecting changing customer preferences and supporting […]

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Sam’s Club, Weight Watchers Team Up On Weight Health Programs

by Shelby Report Staff

Sam’s Club and WW International Inc., known as Weight Watchers, are collaborating to give club members discounted access to weight health programs, including clinical weight management options for shoppers taking or considering GLP-1 medications. The initiative offers Weight Watchers’ Core, Core+ and Med+ programs alongside Sam’s Club’s pharmacy services, which include prescription value programs, acceptance […]

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Apple & Eve Kicks Off Summer With Soccer-Inspired Juice Boxes

by Shelby Report Staff

New packaging celebrates summer soccer season with jersey-inspired juice boxes and trivia Apple & Eve, the Cherry Hill, New Jersey-based 100 percent juice box brand, has rolled out soccer-inspired packaging on grocery shelves across the country. The limited-edition Apple, Very Berry and Fruit Punch juice boxes are designed to tap into the excitement surrounding soccer […]

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KinderFarms Launches ‘Kids Deserve Less’ Campaign, Brand Overhaul

by Shelby Report Staff

KinderFarms has launched its “Kids Deserve Less” campaign to communicate the idea that modern parenting and children’s products have “lost the plot” on what actually matters. The Los Angeles-based wellness brand also has undergone a full brand redesign as part of the campaign. According to KinderFarms, the campaign and product redesign are built around one […]