Grocery Industry News: Retail & Supply Chain Updates

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Utz To Go Private In $2.9B Deal With Germany’s Intersnack

by Shelby Team

Utz Brands will be taken private in a deal valuing the salty snack maker at approximately $2.9 billion, with Germany’s Intersnack Group acquiring all outstanding Class A common stock for $14.25 per share in cash. The price represents a premium of roughly 91 percent over the July 20 closing price. When the transaction closes, expected […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Independent Store News, News, Southeast

Joseph’s Classic Market Debuts Loyalty Program Built On Catapult

by Shelby Team

Joseph’s Classic Market, a family-owned gourmet grocer in South Florida, has launched the Joseph’s Loyalty Program, a customer rewards initiative designed to deepen relationships with shoppers while preserving its hospitality-first experience. Powered by ECRS’ Catapult unified transaction platform, Joseph’s program was implemented in all four of its stores, giving shoppers a way to earn rewards […]

Posted inNational, Association News, Feature, Finance News, Marketing News, News, West

Brand Builders, Investors Agree On What Separates Winning CPG Brands

by Shelby Team

Two panels, two very different rooms, but one message. At the CPG Convergence Conference, hosted June 25 by the Navigator Lighthouse Foundation and Mission Matters at Verizon’s 5G Labs in Playa Vista, California, a panel of brand strategists and a panel of investors took the stage hours apart. They never coordinated, but they arrived at […]

Posted inGrocery Research, Featured News, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, National, News

Survey: 55 Percent Of Consumers Are Buying Less Beef

by Shelby Team

Fifty-five percent of U.S. consumers are buying less beef or have stopped entirely amid rising prices, the New World screwworm outbreak and global trade disruptions, according to the 2026 Consumer Grocery and Protein Trends survey released July 21 by Blue Yonder. At the same time, one-third of consumers have increased their overall protein purchases in […]

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Delivery Leads As Online Grocery Growing Again, Coresight Finds

by Treva Bennett

Online grocery shopping returned to growth in 2026, with 56.3 percent of U.S. consumers purchasing groceries online in the past 12 months, up from 53.6 percent in 2025, according to Coresight Research‘s ninth annual US Online Grocery Survey. The increase reverses two consecutive years of decline, and 58.7 percent of respondents said they expect to […]

Posted inHealth & Wellness, Featured News, Grocery Research, National, News

Survey: Convenience Bigger Concern Than Health For U.S. Shoppers

by Shelby Team

For the first time in the 21-year history of the IFIC Food & Health Survey, convenience has overtaken healthfulness as a driver of what Americans put in their carts, according to new research from the International Food Information Council. Taste (88 percent) and price (78 percent) remain the top two factors shaping food and beverage […]

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Brand Study: Walmart Still Tops, But Aldi, Kroger Gaining Traction

by Shelby Team

Walmart maintained the top position across every major brand-tracking metric this spring, according to new data from the Conjointly Brand Tracker released July 13. The metrics include the brand’s awareness, consideration, purchase and preferred status. Aldi and Kroger, meanwhile, posted the strongest awareness-to-preference conversion rates among mid-size to large chains. The findings came out of […]