San Diego, California-based Bumble Bee Seafoods has introduced a new product line of single-serve cans in a variety of flavors. Bumble Bee Snackers are single-serve 3-ounce cans of flavored and unflavored wild-caught tuna. They come premixed and don’t require any draining, making them a convenient snack meal on the go. “People love flavored tuna, but […]
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FMI Report Highlights Fresh Food Sales Growth, Consumer Preferences
FMI – The Food Industry Association has released “The State of Fresh Foods 2025” report, which demonstrates continued growth in the fresh foods space. The report explores the momentum of fresh food products in 2024 and provides a look at the role the department plays in the advancement of food retail establishments in the coming […]
Posted inProduce News, Brookshire Grocery Co., Deli News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, News, Southwest
Brookshire Grocery Co. Utilizes Afresh To Transform Fresh Operations
Brookshire Grocery Co. has begun a partnership with Afresh to deploy its store ordering and inventory management solutions across the deli, produce and market (meat and seafood) departments at four of its banners – Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods, FRESH by Brookshire’s and Spring Market. Brookshire selected Afresh for its built-for-fresh technology that uses artificial intelligence to address […]
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2025 Butterball Togetherness Report Provides Profitable Insights For Retailers
Butterball has released the Butterball Togetherness Report: Unlocking Retail Potential Through Social Meal Gatherings. The Butterball Togetherness Report reveals consumers’ shopping behaviors and trends when buying groceries for social meals with friends and family outside of the holidays and special occasions. The results highlight the desire for more social meals throughout the year, which according […]
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Prairie Fresh Introduces Bacon Product Line
Prairie Fresh has introduced a line of naturally hardwood-smoked bacon – available in applewood-, hickory and hickory-smoked thick cut varieties – to its portfolio. Backed by a connected food system called the “Prairie Fresh Way” and a legacy in bacon processing, the company is positioned to compete in the $7 billion bacon category, which boasts […]
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Walmart Debuts Case-Ready Beef Facility In Olathe, KS
Walmart’s first owned and operated case-ready beef facility has opened in Olathe, Kansas, packaging and distributing Angus cuts sourced from Sustainable Beef LLC to stores across the Midwest. “The opening of our new facility in Olathe, Kansas, is centered on delivering more of what our customers want – affordable food and quality they can trust,” […]
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ASMI Helps Build Trust, Loyalty In Alaska’s Sustainably Caught Seafood
The Shelby Report recently caught up with Amy Dukes, head of retail marketing for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, to discuss Alaska’s seafood and how grocers can build sales in the category. What key trends should grocers be aware of with Alaska seafood? According to Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s Retail Consumer Research Report, 80 […]
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High Liner Foods Acquires Mrs. Paul’s, Van de Kamp Brands From Conagra
High Liner Foods Inc., a North American frozen seafood company, entered into a purchase agreement June 6 to acquire the Mrs. Paul’s and Van de Kamp’s brands of frozen breaded and battered fish products from Conagra Brands for $55 million, inclusive of about $36 million in inventory. The purchase price is subject to a customary inventory […]