Little Rock-based Edwards Food Giant is able to add the personalization without a separate integration or an additional vendor.
Category: Grocery Industry
Utz To Go Private In $2.9B Deal With Germany’s Intersnack
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 […]
Joseph’s Classic Market Debuts Loyalty Program Built On Catapult
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 […]
Brand Builders, Investors Agree On What Separates Winning CPG Brands
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 […]
Schnucks, VitalityIP To Launch Personalized AI Shopping Assistant
By end of summer, Schnucks shoppers will be able to access an AI-powered shopping assistant that will offer personalized nutrition guidance, meal ideas and product recommendations.
Northgate González Market Wraps World Cup ‘Familia Futbol’ Campaign
Northgate González Market concluded its months-long Familia Futbol World Cup campaign, celebrating Southern California Latino families through food, culture and soccer.
AppCard Launches Grocer-Branded Card With Neighborhood Fresh
AppCard has launched a grocer-branded credit card program with Neighborhood Fresh, bringing payment-linked rewards once limited to national chains to independent grocers.
Survey: 55 Percent Of Consumers Are Buying Less Beef
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 […]
