To document the changing nature of the marketplace, IRI, 210 Analytics and Marriner Marketing have teamed up to continue to bring the latest trends and analysis relative to meat department sales, including fresh and processed items. Easter is typically a big selling season for meat and was the most disrupted of the major holidays in 2020, […]
Category: Grocery News
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Marketing News, Southeast
Midan Marketing Donates Cooked Meals To Ronald McDonald Charities
To provide support for families with children in the hospital, Midan Marketing employees cooked and served meals to residents of Charlotte, North Carolina’s Ronald McDonald House Charities, featuring product donated by Midan clients. From April 11-15, the company’s team members cooked about 150 dinners at the Charlotte Ronald McDonald House. Each meal featured an entrée […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Farmer Focus Celebrates Plant Safety Milestone, New Executive Hire
Harrisonburg, Virginia-based Farmer Focus has announced a safety and operational milestone in its plant: five million hours without an OSHA-lost workday injury. In addition to this accomplishment, Farmer Focus achieved a total recordable injury rate of .80, well below the industry standard of 3.5. Furthermore, Farmer Focus’ commitment to employee safety early in the pandemic […]
Posted inPackaging News, Beverage News, National
BMC Reports Increased Consumer Demand For Bottled Water
Bottled water made history in 2021 by becoming the largest beverage category (by volume), according to new data from the Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC). Bottled water’s total volume in 2021, 15.7 billion gallons, surpassed carbonated soft drinks’ all-time peak of 15.3 billion gallons, which was reached in 2004. Bottled water outsold soft drinks for the first […]
Posted inPackaging News, Snacks Brands, Southwest
Frito-Lay Launches ‘Unbox The Icons’ Variety Pack Sweepstakes
Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay is launching “Unbox the Icons” Variety Packs by joining forces with three celebrities: Mario Lopez, Martha Stewart and Mark Morrison. To kick off the campaign, Frito-Lay Variety Packs partnered with actor and television host Lopez, as well as cookbook author and entrepreneur Stewart to make their signature Frito-Lay Variety Pack “Iconic Boxes” filled with their favorite things, […]
Posted inDairy News, Midwest
Vital Farms Plans On Expansion Of Egg Central Station
Vital Farms has announced the expansion of Egg Central Station, its egg washing and packing facility in Springfield, Missouri. The 150,000-square-foot facility has doubled in size, creating additional capacity that will allow Vital Farms to continue growing its pasture-raised egg business. The expanded facility will create more high-quality jobs for the Springfield community and is […]
Posted inProduce News, Marketing News, Northeast
Ocean Spray Promotes Cranberries Through New Brand Campaign
Boston, Massachusetts-based Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. is launching a brand refresh and new creative campaign. “What will you do with all that power?” uses animation to promote the power of the cranberry, inspired by the farmers, the science and the history of the original superfruit. Ocean Spray’s multichannel campaign explores the positivity and health benefits of […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Tyson Foods Breaks Ground On Childcare Facility In Humboldt, TN
Tyson Foods broke ground April 20 on a new childcare facility at its Humboldt, Tennessee, poultry processing plant that will provide access to affordable childcare for frontline team members employed at the facility. The $3.5 million Humboldt childcare facility, expected to be operational in 2023, will support up to 100 children, 5 years old and […]