While the number of new product introductions has fallen during the first two years of the pandemic – with private brands introducing nearly 34 percent fewer products in 2020 and 54 percent fewer products in 2021 – new national CPG Brands dropped substantially more – down 46 percent and 65 percent respectively – compared to […]
Category: Grocery Industry
KeHE Expands Distribution Partnership With Publix Supermarkets
KeHE Distributors will expand its distribution of natural and specialty products for Lakeland, Florida-based Publix Supermarkets. “With a rewarding and longstanding partnership with Publix, we are delighted to increase KeHE’s distribution of natural and specialty items for Publix,” stated Lisa Burke, VP of sales for Publix at KeHE. “This enhanced partnership will allow us to better serve […]
Where To Buy Announces Launch Of CPG Store Locator Software
Where to Buy announces its launch of an advanced, data-rich store locator solution for the food and beverage industry, with actual in-store and online grocery location data. The company says that the Where to Buy software sets the standard as the most feature-rich, affordable store locator solution by zeroing in on the food and beverage industry. The […]
Rethinking Pandemic Trends To Drive 2022 Marketing
Sponsored content Food retailers need to test and experiment to meet the changing needs of shoppers by Amichay Oren The pandemic is still with us, but its impact on marketing is different as we move into 2022. In the early days of the pandemic, marketing took a back seat to more urgent matters. Food retailers […]
Zero100 Introduces Platform For Operations Leaders And Their Teams
Zero100 has launched a new community-based education and research platform to connect, inform and inspire a new generation of leaders inventing “Zero Percent Carbon, 100 percent Digital” supply chains. Founding members of Zero100 are pioneers in their industries, bound by a shared purpose to reimagine the production, distribution and consumption of physical goods around the […]
Kroger Expands Fulfillment Network To Louisville, Kentucky
The Kroger Co. will offer delivery options through the addition of a spoke facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The center, powered by the Ocado Group, will combine vertical integration, machine learning and robotics to provide a food delivery service. “We’re proud to expand the Kroger fulfillment network to Louisville,” said Gabriel Arreaga, Kroger’s SVP and chief supply […]
Albertsons Companies Selects Afresh Technologies AI Platform
Albertsons Companies will enhance its fresh offerings with San Francisco, California-based Afresh Technologies’ AI-powered predictive ordering and inventory solutions to reduce waste and offer the freshest products for customers. Afresh will help Albertsons’ optimize fresh forecasting, inventory, ordering, merchandising and operations. Afresh Technologies enables Albertsons Cos. to deploy an AI technology platform in all its stores […]
ADUSA Supply Chain’s ADvantage Program Celebrates First Year
Scarborough, Maine-based ADvantage, ADUSA Supply Chain’s supplier collaboration program, is turning 1 year old this year. The program now includes more than 200 consumer packaged goods suppliers partnering with Ahold Delhaize USA companies to innovate supply chain management practices and ensure customers of Ahold Delhaize USA’s local brands can access the products they need through […]
