Fast Company has named Berkely, California-based Upcycled Foods to its second annual “The Next Big Things in Tech” list. Recognized as one of four innovators in the food and agriculture sector, recipients are selected as they’ve reached key milestones in order to have a proven impact in the next five years. The company powers the B2B upcycled food […]
Category: Grocery Industry
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Technology Platform Expands To Support Prepared Foods
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based eGrowcery, developer of a retail food industry white-label e-commerce platform, is extending its technology to provide the capabilities needed for digital foodservice operations. These include features that help shoppers and retailers manage order lead time requirements, order sizing, upselling, optional “made to order” preferences and other fullfillment efficiencies. Further, retailers can use the […]
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1836 Farms Debuts Environmentally-Friendly Glass Bottles
1836 Farms, a family-owned organic creamery based in Terrell, Texas, is offering products bottled in custom Texas designed glass, reusable bottles. The milk glasses can be returned to the point of purchase for deposit refund or applied to new purchases. They are returned to the creamery to be rinsed, sanitized and refilled. Bottled the old-fashioned way, all 1836 […]
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Catalina Index Tracks Price Hikes Across CPG Categories
To gauge the impact of inflation on grocery prices in the U.S., Catalina has updated its Shopping Basket Index to compare the price of 10 popular CPG categories during the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. This latest report also offers retailers and marketers strategies for finetuning an omni-channel marketing […]
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AdAdapted Brings Consumer Insights To Alcohol Advertisers
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based AdAdapted has joined with Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, to provide CPG brands with enhanced demographic insights and beer, wine and spirit advertisers confirmation that the AdAdapted network is legal drinking age compliant. “At AdAdapted, we are always continuing to invest in capabilities to better serve our growing […]
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Revol Greens Uses Blue Radix To Support Autonomous Growing
Austin, Texas-based Revol Greens has chosen Blue Radix, an independent Dutch autonomous growing specialist, to provide technology services to all of its U.S.-based greenhouses. Blue Radix will offer artificial intelligence technology and services for Revol Green’s daily greenhouse operations including climate control, irrigation and energy management. Revol Greens’ investment in AI technology will increase crop yield […]
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Kraft Heinz Releases Lunchables Holiday Packs For Parents
Chicago-based Kraft Heinz has launched Lunchables Holiday Packs. The lunch kits contain products kids will recognize rewrapped in a “parents-only” holiday sleeve with stickers. “Parents are our biggest partners in continuing our mission to fuel kids’ creativity and imaginations,” said Erin Fitzgerald, brand manager, Lunchables. “This holiday season, it is time for us to help power […]