Throughout most of 2017, it was clear that increased consumer focus on vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets was influencing trends industrywide. But if 2017 was the year of plant-based proteins, market research firm Packaged Facts predicts that 2018 will be the year animal-based protein makes a push to reclaim space on America’s center plate. Packaged […]
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New Mass. Whole Foods Market Features In-Store Restaurant
Whole Foods Market opened the doors to a new store in the central Massachusetts town of Shrewsbury on Jan. 30. The new location offers a coffee bar and an in-store restaurant, “The Borgatti Bar.” The store is the first Massachusetts Whole Foods location to host an in-store restaurant. The Borgatti Bar, located on the second level […]
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Yogurt Sales Approach $9B At Retail, Growth Expected Through 2022
In its new report, “The Yogurt Market and Yogurt Innovation, 3rd Edition,” market research firm Packaged Facts estimates retail dollar sales in the U.S. yogurt industry were just shy of $9 billion in 2017. Sales increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2 percent between 2012 and 2017. In recent years, U.S. consumers have embraced […]
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Amazon’s Treasure Truck Coming To Select Whole Foods Stores
Amazon’s Treasure Truck is popping up at various Whole Foods Market locations across the country with new offers and incentives. The Treasure Truck “handpicks new, trending, local or delicious items, loads them on the truck, and cruises around town spreading joy for everyone with a smartphone and an appetite for fun.” Yesterday, the Treasure Truck […]
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Food Lion Opens New Wake Forest, North Carolina, Store
Food Lion is celebrating the grand opening of its newest North Carolina store, located at 161 Crenshaw Corners Drive, in Wake Forest, today. The new store will employ about 90 associates, creating approximately 25 new jobs in the Wake Forest community. The store opened to the public at 8:00 a.m., following a 7:45 a.m. ribbon-cutting […]
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Tyson Foods Invests In ‘Cultured Meat’ Startup Memphis Meats
“Clean meat” or “cultured meat” company Memphis Meats, which focuses on producing real meat directly from animal cells, without the need to raise or process animals, has received an investment from the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods Inc. Tyson Foods joins a number of other investors in Memphis Meats, including DFJ, Atomico, Cargill, Bill […]
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Earth Fare Opens Eighth Florida Store In Lakewood Ranch
Earth Fare, a specialty organic and natural foods grocer, opened its newest location at 11525 State Road 70 E. in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, on Saturday. The grand opening celebration began with a ribbon cutting and a $3,000 donation made to Lakewood Ranch Community Services to fund local school gardens. Throughout the day, Earth Fare offered […]
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Kings Launches Power Bowls To Offer Customers Customized Nutrition
by Mike Berger/editor–Northeast Kings Food Markets has launched Power Bowls in four of its New Jersey stores. The bowls, sold in the stores’ ready-to-eat food departments called Market Square, allow customers to build their own bowls of “power foods”—choosing from fresh greens, grain blends, protein of choice, and roasted or raw vegetables, topped off with […]
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KDP Will Be Formed By Merger of Keurig, Dr Pepper Snapple
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) and Keurig Green Mountain announced a merger agreement on Jan. 29. The new company will be Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP). A completed merger would create a company comprising beverage brands Dr Pepper, 7UP, Snapple, A&W, Mott’s, Sunkist and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters; the Keurig single-serve coffee system; and more than […]
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Bradshaw International And Butler Home To Become Bradshaw Home
Bradshaw International and Butler Home Products will unify as Rancho Cucamonga, California-based Bradshaw Home as of March 1. The move brings the assets and industry knowledge of both companies, players in the kitchenware and cleaning categories, respectively, together under one fully integrated business. Company Co-Presidents Brett Bradshaw and Rob Michelson will continue to head the […]
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Stop & Shop, Western Beef Bring ‘Healthy Savings’ To New York, New Jersey
Eligible UnitedHealthcare and Oxford health plan participants and their dependents in New York and New Jersey soon will be able to buy healthy foods at discounted prices through the Healthy Savings program at more than 180 Stop & Shop and Western Beef store locations. UnitedHealthcare is distributing Healthy Savings cards in the mail this week […]
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New Hannaford Loyalty Program Rewards Store Brand Purchases
Hannaford Supermarkets has launched My Hannaford Rewards, a loyalty program that adds rewards for store-brand items. Shoppers who choose to participate earn a 2 percent reward on every store brand item purchase, including fresh meat, seafood and deli items, as well as thousands of packaged products across the store. About 5,200 fresh and center store items […]
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Tops Friendly Markets Slims Down Its Bulk Department
According to Tops Friendly Markets, as Americans are becoming more and more health-conscious, retailers are finding customers are buying fewer food items in bulk and are becoming more conservative in their portion sizes. In an effort to not only adapt to the changing needs of the customer but to also stay abreast of the latest […]
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McCormick & Co. Makes Most Sustainable Corporation List
McCormick & Co. Inc. is the 23rd most sustainable corporation, according to the 2018 Corporate Knights Global 100 Sustainability Index released at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. McCormick also was ranked number one in the Food Products Industry category for the second year on the list, which annually is released by Corporate Knights, a Canadian market research company. […]
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Free The Grapes Takes On ‘Winery Lockout’ In Indiana
While Indiana is one of 44 states that allow legal direct to consumer shipments from wineries, the Hoosier State stands out from the other 43 states in one big way: Indiana is the only state that prohibits wineries from carrying both a legal direct shipping license and a relationship with a wholesaler. According to Free […]
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Kroger Implements Pharmacist eCare Plan In North Carolina
Kroger and AssureCare, a privately held healthcare technology company, have achieved Level III capability from Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) for their “Pharmacist eCare Plan” initiative. Using AssureCare’s MedCompass solution, Kroger pharmacies in North Carolina can share care plans electronically, support care coordination and actively participate with CCNC and its patient-centered medical home and […]
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Albertsons Cos. Commits To Responsibly Sourcing Sushi By 2022
As part of its ongoing efforts to advance the sustainability of the seafood offerings at its approximately 2,300 stores, Albertsons Cos. is making a public commitment that guarantees its sushi will be sourced sustainably and responsibly. The company’s sushi commitment is focused on ensuring the top five wild and farmed-raised seafood species used for sushi […]
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Harps Food Stores Using AI Platform To Support Merchandising Decisions
Springdale, Arkansas-based Harps Food Stores Inc. has implemented an AI (artificial intelligence) platform from Daisy Intelligence Corp., a software-as-a-service company, to “improve and optimize” decision-making around pricing and promotions. According to Daisy, Harps chose it to analyze data and determine which products should be featured in its frequent circulars. Harps launched the partnership with Daisy […]
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Publix Launches First Telehealth Centers With BayCare
Publix and BayCare Health System have teamed up to launch “Walk-In Care provided by BayCare” telehealth centers that will be available at 26 in-store Publix pharmacy locations by the end of the year. Each center features a private room where shoppers can receive non-urgent medical care from board-certified physicians through teleconferencing and medical diagnostic equipment. […]
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Two Whole Foods Market Veterans Join High Road Ice Cream
High Road Ice Cream, a maker of “premium” ice cream, has made new hires after growing by 70 percent in 2017. Stephen Corradini, formerly VP of Whole Foods Market South Region, has joined the company as chief people and strategy officer, and Arthur Reynolds, formerly an associate coordinator of grocery at Whole Foods, has joined […]