St. Petersburg, Florida-based Catalina has released “The 2022 Ultimate Pricing & Promotion Inflation Guide for CPG Marketers” to help navigate current economic challenges. According to the guide, brand loyalty is being challenged like never before, as more people change their shopping behavior by looking for lower-priced alternatives, including store brands, and seeking more promotions and discounts. […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Posted inPackaging News, Midwest
ShineWater Introduces Kid-Friendly Pouch Packaging
Bay City, Michigan-based ShineWater has introduced new ShineWater Pouches that deliver Vitamin D in a kid-friendly format with bright, fruit flavor infusions. ShineWater Pouches are formulated to include essential nutrients and ingredients with zero grams of added sugar, five milligrams of sodium, one gram of carbohydrates, vitamin D, vitamin B12, zinc, calcium, folate and magnesium, […]
Posted inPackaging News, Southwest
Doritos, Stranger Things Partner For ‘Live From The Upside Down’ Concert
Plano, Texas-based Doritos is partnering with Netflix’s Stranger Things 4 to create a “Live From The Upside Down” virtual concert June 23. The Stranger Things story goes that back in 1986, a tour bus crashed near Hawkins, Indiana, headed to the Doritos Music Fest ’86. The musicians disappeared into another dimension and the show was canceled […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Independent Store News, Northeast
Geissler’s To Begin Accepting Online SNAP Payments Through Rosie
East Windsor, Connecticut-based Geissler’s Supermarket has launched SNAP online payments with its e-commerce service powered by Rosie. Geissler’s customers in Connecticut and Massachusetts can use their SNAP EBT benefits to make purchases online for curbside pick-up and home delivery. This payment type increases access to fresh and local food for members of the community most in […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Southeast
Pete’s of Erie Inc. Adopts Passport Express Lane Self-Checkout
Greensboro, North Carolina-based Pete’s of Erie Inc., a convenience store retailer with 50 stores across Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, has selected Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s Passport Express Lane self-checkout system to elevate the overall customer experience and store efficiency of the “Pete’s” brand. The brand will install Express Lane in all 50 stores along with the CPI […]
Posted inPackaging News, Southeast
Milliken, Invista Partners To Showcase Impact Copolymer Packaging
Spartanburg, South Carolina-based Milliken & Co. is pleased to be exhibiting at IDDBA expo taking place June 5-7 in Atlanta. In Booth No. 2651, the producer of plastic additives and colorants will be highlighting its collaboration with Invista, the U.S. polypropylene resin manufacturer. Together, the partners used Milliken’s DeltaMax performance modifier to develop a new PP […]
Posted inGrocery Store Layout, Southwest
Yesway Opens 3 Allsup’s Stores In Texas
Yesway celebrated the grand opening of three new Allsup’s-branded stores this month in Texas. The stores are located at 410 E. 11th St. in Friona; 1303 East 1st St. in Hereford; and 1590 Northwest Pkwy. in Azle. These are the latest in a previously announced series of rebuilds Yesway is undertaking within the Yesway and […]
Posted inWholesaler/Distributor News, Northeast, Sustainability News
UNFI’s Climate Goals Validated By Science-Based Target Initiative
Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. has announced its emissions reduction targets have been validated and approved by the Science-based Targets Initiative, making the company among the first North American wholesale grocery distributors to adopt these targets. A core element of UNFI’s 2030 Environmental, Social and Governance agenda, Better for All, is a commitment to […]