Editor’s note: Last month, The Shelby Report published part one of our coverage of a presentation given by Neil Stern, a senior partner at retail consultancy firm McMillanDoolittle LLP, at the Annual Meat Conference entitled “Maintaining Relevancy: Retail Trends Impacting Today’s World and Beyond.” In part one, Stern laid out demographic and consumer behavior trends, […]
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Plant-Based Meat Company Beyond Meat Plans Global Expansion
Beyond Meat’s plant-based burgers are heading abroad with plans for expanded distribution and availability across six continents this summer. The mission driven company which aims to positively impact human health, the environment and animal welfare by replacing the protein at the center of the plate with “plant-based meat,” will work with distribution and food service […]
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Fresh Del Monte Invests $4M In Plant-Based Meal Kit Company
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. has invested $4 million into Purple Carrot of Needham, Massachusetts, a plant-based meal kit company. The infusion of capital will help Purple Carrot to optimize its supply chain efficiency, gain access to the developing retail channel and pursue opportunities for category expansion, the company says. “Securing this strategic investment from […]
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Krause’s Market Wins Its Third ‘Beef Stampede’ Championship
Krause’s Market’s Garrison, North Dakota, store topped nearly 400 grocery retailers from across the nation during Supervalu Inc.’s annual “Beef Stampede” merchandising contest. Scoring a perfect 75 out of 75 possible points, the retailer clinched its third win in the past four years. The Beef Stampede is held every fall to showcase beef as the […]
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Survey: Parents Unsure How Much Calcium Children Need
The Dairy Alliance (formerly the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association) surveyed more than 1,000 parents in the Southeast to learn about their family’s milk, yogurt and cheese consumption habits to understand the most pervasive myths about dairy in honor of May’s National Osteoporosis Awareness Month. Allison+Partners Research + Insights surveyed adults in Alabama, Louisiana, North […]
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Fruit Flavors Take Top Honors At Innovative Ice Cream Contest
Several fruity flavors of ice cream—either newly introduced or yet to be released—captured the attention of judges at the International Dairy Foods Association‘s (IDFA) annual Innovative Ice Cream Flavor Competition in Fort Myers, Florida, with the favorites earning first-place finishes in all three categories. Signature Reserve Brazilian Guava Cheesecake ice cream, Spicy Mango Raspberry Fiesta […]
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NECCO Reportedly Facing Bankruptcy Auction May 23
Revere, Massachusetts-based New England Confectionery Co., or NECCO, reportedly is facing a bankruptcy auction on May 23. The Boston Globe reported that Boston liquidator Gordon Brothers plans to commit to operate the company through November if it has the winning bid at auction. To qualify, cash bids must be at least $13.9 million and be filed by […]
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Nestlé Enters $7B ‘Alliance’ To Sell Starbucks Coffee
Starbucks Corp. is forming a “global coffee alliance” with Nestlé S.A. in an effort to accelerate and grow the global reach of Starbucks brands in the consumer packaged goods and foodservice categories. Nestlé will obtain the rights to market, sell and distribute Starbucks, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Starbucks Reserve, Teavana, Starbucks VIA and Torrefazione Italia packaged […]
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Food Lion Investing $168M In Virginia, Will Remodel 105 Stores This Year
Food Lion plans to remodel 105 stores in the greater Norfolk, Virginia, market in 2018. The $168 million capital investment will go toward remodeling the stores, lowering prices, expanding the assortment of products, hiring approximately 5,000 new associates and promoting current associates as well as additional community partnerships through Food Lion’s hunger-relief initiative Food Lion Feeds. […]
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Cash&Carry Smart Foodservice Is Now Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores
Cash&Carry Smart Foodservice, a chain of warehouse-format stores catering to the foodservice industry based in Portland, Oregon, is rebranding to Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores. The change reflects more than sixty years of evolution in the foodservice industry, the company says, adding that the new name will allow it to better communicate its mission of selling quality […]
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Amazon Dominates Retail Industry In 2018 Brand Intimacy Report
Amazon continues to dominate the retail industry, according to marketing agency MBLM’s Brand Intimacy 2018 Report, a study of brands based on emotions. The retail industry ranked third overall in the study, following the media & entertainment and automotive industries, which placed first and second, respectively. In the retail category, Amazon was followed by Target and Whole Foods. […]
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The Pain Points Of Prepared Foods
Sponsored content by Tyson Foods Inc. Shoppers in Tyson Foods Inc.’s Unconventional Shopper Connections experiment discussed their issues with the prepared foods shopping experience. “Purchasing prepared foods from the supermarket should be a convenience, but it is often viewed more as a compromise by the people who do it,” said Eric LeBlanc, director of channel […]
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Albertsons Market Unveils Remodeled ‘Next-Gen’ Albuquerque Store
Albertsons Market on May 2 celebrated the completion of a large-scale remodel of its Albuquerque, New Mexico, store located at 10131 Coors Boulevard. As part of the festivities, the retailer presented a $10,000 donation to Special Olympics New Mexico during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “For more than 100 years, our company has operated on the foundational principle that […]
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Instacart Delivery From Sprouts Reaches Denver, Sacramento And San Diego
Residents in select zip codes in Denver, Colorado, and Sacramento and San Diego, California, now can order Sprouts groceries for delivery through Instacart. Areas included in this latest expansion are: Denver area—Boulder, Broomfield, Longmont and Parker; Sacramento area—Elk Grove and Roseville; and San Diego area—Carlsbad, El Cajon and La Jolla. The service now is available in all of […]
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Schnucks Opening First Warrenton, Missouri, Store This Fall
Schnuck Markets Inc. will open a new 37,000-s.f. store in Warrenton, Missouri, this fall. Hiring will begin about six weeks prior to opening, with Schnucks adding 71 jobs to the local economy. The store, which is already under construction at Highway 47 and Veterans Parkway, will be the grocer’s first Warrenton location. “The loyalty of […]
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TGCSA Celebrates Sunday Sales Victory Ahead Of June Convention
In April, the Tennessee General Assembly passed, and Gov. Bill Haslam signed, legislation that will allow retail food stores to sell wine on Sundays. The new law, which was sponsored by Sen. Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) and Rep. Gerald McCormick (R-Chattanooga), paves the way for Sunday wine sales in grocery stores beginning in January 2019. When […]
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Brothers Marketplace Opens With Emphasis On Fresh & Local Products
A third Roche Bros. Brothers Marketplace opened in downtown Waltham, Massachusetts, on May 1. The store is described as a “one-stop grocery shopping and dining experience with fresh foods, local and specialty products, meals and grocery essentials.” The 8,500-s.f. market emphasizes local producers and vendors that have been handpicked by store associates, including Iggy’s Breads from […]
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Melville Candy Co. Owners Named Mass. Small Business Persons Of Year
The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Gary and Joseph Melville, father-and-son owners of Melville Candy Co. in Randolph, Massachusetts, as the Massachusetts Small Business Persons of the Year. “We were stunned to get this incredible news,” said Gary Melville, master candy maker. “My uncles started making candy in Boston in the 1940s, and it has […]
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Study Finds Pureed Meat May Be Beneficial For Formula-Fed Infants
Meat can be an important source of much-needed protein in an infant’s diet during the transition to solid foods, according to new research from the University of Colorado published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The first six to 12 months of life is a period of rapid growth when nutrition plays a pivotal role and, for many […]
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KeyMe Partnering With Albertsons Cos. To Expand Kiosk Locations
KeyMe, which operates self-serve key-copying kiosks, has won an exclusive multi-year agreement with Albertsons Cos. to expand the number of kiosks it operates in Albertsons banners to 500 by late July. KeyMe currently has 358 kiosks installed with Albertsons Cos. properties, including Albertsons, Safeway, Acme, Vons, United, Randall’s and Tom Thumb stores. This will bring KeyMe’s […]