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 […]

Posted inAssociation News, National, Private Label Brands

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 […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Corporate Store News, Northeast, Private Label Brands

Giant Eagle Achieves Fair Trade Certification For Nature’s Basket Shrimp Line

Giant Eagle has become the first U.S. retailer to achieve Fair Trade certification for an entire private label seafood product line. “The journey to achieve Fair Trade Certification for our Nature’s Basket shrimp has been years in the making,” said Adam Branin, the grocer’s senior director of meat and seafood. “[This achievement] is a testament […]

Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Natural Grocers, Southwest

Natural Grocers Introduces Private Label Organic Coffee Pods

Natural Grocers has added four new varieties of single-use organic coffee pods to the its private label brand. Designed with quality and convenience in mind, the pods are compatible with most single-serve coffee makers. Made with plant-based mesh filters and paper lids, they are certified compostable at industrial composting facilities.  The line is also packaged […]

Posted inPrivate Label Brands, Center Store, Natural Grocers, Southwest

Natural Grocers Introduces Private Label Wheat Pasta, Sauces

Natural Grocers has introduced six organic wheat pastas and five flavors of organic pasta sauces to its collection of house brand products. All six styles of Natural Grocers Brand Organic Pasta begin with organic durum wheat semolina. They are certified organic, vegan, non-GMO and crafted with plant-based and dairy-free ingredients. The line of pasta sauces […]