Sensei Farms is introducing new packaging across its line of leafy greens and salad mixes, marking the indoor-grown produce brand’s next step toward a more sustainable future for the food supply. The new design offers the same functional and food safety features retailers and consumers expect from conventional plastic clamshells, but in an eco-friendly form. […]
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Posted inProduce News, Association News, Feature, Meijer, National
Driving Produce Sales As Parents Prepare For 2024-25 School Year
A new study by The Foundation for Fresh Produce reveals most children are not eating enough fruits and vegetables every day. To boost consumption, the foundation has launched a month-long campaign, “Hacks for Healthy Back-to-School Habits.” Designed to promote simple and engaging food, cooking and meal prep “hacks,” the effort aims to instill healthy eating […]
Posted inProduce News, National
Potatoes USA To Boost IGA Members Through Marketing Resources
The Independent Grocers Alliance (IGA) and Potatoes USA have partnered to help independent grocers capitalize on the popularity of potatoes, which account for more than 10 percent of all vegetable sales. Potatoes are a key grocery basket-builder, with a $90.50 average basket with potatoes versus $47.47 without the vegetable, according to an IRI product affinity study. […]
Posted inProduce News, Midwest
AWG, Picadeli Tap Salad Bar Tech To Lift Fresh Food Offerings
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) and Picadeli are working together to implement a salad bar solution that drives consumer engagement and sales growth for AWG member grocery stores, ensuring they can offer high-quality, convenient and healthy meal options that are affordable. Picadeli is an in-supermarket tech-enabled modular salad-bar with fresh food. By leveraging the company’s […]
Posted inBakery News, National
In-Store Bakeries Offer More Than Just Flavor For Consumers
Part two of a series of articles highlighting in-store bakery trends that The Shelby Report will be covering throughout the year. More than just flavor With in-store bakery purchases taste is a top driver but industry experts say retailers should not underestimate the role indulgence plays with in-store bakery purchases. As one expert noted, in-store bakeries […]
Posted inHarris Teeter, Produce News, Southeast
Harris Teeter, Titan Farms Holding ‘Peaches With A Purpose’
Through Aug. 13, Harris Teeter and Titan Farms are holding their 11th “Peaches with a Purpose” campaign at all of the grocer’s North Carolina stores. South Carolina-based Titan Farms will donate a percentage of all peaches purchased to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since its inception, the campaign has […]
Posted inBakery News, Feature, Food Service News, Northeast
Rich’s Highlights Ready Cakes, Portfolio Of Hispanic Products
Rich’s, a family-owned company providing foodservice and retail products to in-store bakery, deli and prepared foods, showcased some of its new products and innovations at the recent IDDBA Show in Houston. Rachel McCrone, director of customer marketing for in-store bakery and deli for Rich’s, talked with The Shelby Report’s Maggie Kaeppel on the show floor. […]
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Irresistible Food Group, The Killer Brownie Co. Partner For Growth
Irresistible Foods Group Inc. (IFG) and the IFG Restaurant Group have formed a strategic partnership with The Killer Brownie Co. to accelerate future growth in the Killer Brownie brand. Killer Brownie is most well-known for the brand’s flavors and textures of its premium brownies. It was founded by Dorothy Lane Market CEO Norman Mayne in 1988 and was […]