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Report Reveals Opportunities For Private Label, Branded Product Growth

NielsenIQ has released “Finding Harmony on the Shelf: 2025 Global Outlook on Private Label & Branded Products,” a new report that offers an analysis of shifting global consumer attitudes around private label and branded products, catalysts driving these trends and insights for retailers to reach consumers within a fast-moving macroeconomic environment. According to NIQ’s report, […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Association News, Feature, National, News, Private Label Brands

FMI Committees Doing Important Work On Private Brands, AI, Asset Protection

Doug Baker, VP of industry relations for FMI – The Food Industry Association, spoke to The Shelby Report during the association’s recent Midwinter Executive Conference on Marco Island, Florida. Baker touched on three topics that are of interest to FMI’s membership and the food industry as a whole – private brands, technology advancements and asset […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Natural Grocers, Private Label Brands, Southwest

Natural Grocers Debuts Private-Label Organic Mussels

Natural Grocers is expanding its frozen seafood offerings with a new private label product – Natural Grocers Brand Organic Mussels. Sustainably rope-grown in Chile’s waters, the whole-shell mussels are fully cooked, containing protein and other nutrients. They are the latest addition to the Natural Grocers Brand Frozen Seafood line, joining wild-caught cod and shrimp selections. […]

Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Midwest, News

AWG Brands Introduces New Products Focused On Innovation, Health, Convenience

AWG Brands, the private brands program of Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc., has introduced a lineup of new grocery products this quarter that includes an array of flavors, health-focused options and products that cater to convenience and growing consumer trends. The new AWG Best Choice private label products include: Avocado cooking spray – A health-conscious alternative […]

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PLMA Announces 2025 Show Theme: ‘Store Brands Marketplace’

“Store Brands Marketplace” is the 2025 theme for PLMA’s Annual Private Label Trade Show, scheduled for Nov. 16-18 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago. The announcement comes at a time of record-setting sales for the store brands industry. In 2024, private label sales reached $271 billion, an increase of $9 billion from […]

Posted inIndependent Store News, Private Label Brands, West

Market Of Choice Launches New Private Label Line

Market of Choice, Oregon’s largest independent, family-owned grocer, is strengthening its commitment to local producers with Craft & Kitchen, its new private label line. The line includes premium dairy products and center-store pantry staples distinguished by  recipes and flavors created with Oregon makers and Market of Choice chefs. Market of Choice stores have the largest […]

Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Corporate Store News, Independent Store News, National

Circana Report Highlights New Era Of Private Label Transformation

Circana has released two new reports highlighting the continued global momentum of retailers’ private label products. Initially driven by cost-conscious shoppers, private labels have evolved into sought-after options as consumers recognize their quality and variety. Circana’s global research, From Growth to Transformation: A Global Private Label Perspective, explores regional approaches to private brands across the European […]

Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Natural Grocers, Southwest

Natural Grocers Introduces Private Label Organic Raw Tepache, Kombucha

Natural Grocers has introduced organic kombucha and organic raw tepache to its private-label lineup, both brewed with Certified Colorado Rocky Mountain Spring Water and flavored with organic fruit juices. The Natural Grocers Brand Organic Raw Kombucha is fermented with tea sourced from the foothills of the Himalayas and combined with organic evaporated cane sugar and organic […]