The Kroger Co. and Loop, a circular reuse platform developed by TerraCycle, have launched a selection of products in reusable packaging rather than in single-use plastic. Customers can now walk into one of 25 Kroger-owned Fred Meyer stores in the Portland metro area and purchase more than 20 products from leading consumer brands packaged in […]
Category: Grocery Industry
Hershey’s Releases New Packaging For Women’s History Month
The Pennsylvania-based Hershey’s Company is highlighting the “SHE” at the center of its milk chocolate bar as part of its Women’s History Month celebrations. These limited-edition “Celebrate SHE” bars are now available nationwide. “We are surrounded by women and girls that inspire us every single day. Creating this simple, but powerful and colorful change to our iconic […]
Dawn Foods Names Ardent Mills And Coco Bakery Vendors Of The Year
Jackson, Michigan-based Dawn Foods, through its Dawn Distribution Advantage network, has announced Ardent Mills and Coco Bakery as its North America vendors of the year for 2021. The DDA is a customer-focused buying cooperative consisting of Dawn Foods’ own distribution centers and independent distributor partners. Each year, the DDA recognizes vendors that collaboratively deliver growth and […]
ECRS Appoints Caroline Catoe As President
Boone, North Carolina-based ECRS and its board of directors has announced the appointment of Caroline Catoe to the position of president. She will succeed her father, Pete Catoe, the founder of ECRS, who has held the position for 32 years. Pete Catoe will retain the role of CEO and continue to act as the company […]
84.51° February Consumer Digest Report Shows Inflation Worries
How are shoppers cutting back to fight inflation? And what pandemic behaviors will stick? 84.51°, a Cincinnati-based retail data science company that helps Kroger and its partners, unpacks these insights and more in its February Consumer Digest. Based on real-time insights surveys from February 2022, here’s the latest on shopper trends and behavioral analytics: COVID-19 concern […]
Coke Launches Global Innovation Platform: Coca-Cola Creations
Atlanta-based Coca-Cola has unveiled its new global innovation platform, Coca-Cola Creations, along with its first limited-edition product, Coca-Cola Starlight. Coca-Cola Creations will take the Coca-Cola trademark and lend it to new expressions of collaboration, creativity and cultural connections. Through limited-edition, sequential releases, the beverage company will introduce new products and experiences across physical and digital worlds. Coca-Cola […]
RangeMe Introduces Direct Purchasing To Product Discovery Platform
San Francisco-based RangeMe has expanded its industry standard service offering by giving buyers the ability to purchase products directly from suppliers. This has created the world’s largest wholesale marketplace for retailers by the sheer volume of buyers and suppliers already using RangeMe for product discovery. The capability will boost regional and independent retailers who can now order […]
Acosta Study Reports Consumer Pandemic Shopping Behavior
Jacksonville, Florida-based Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services provider in the consumer packaged goods industry, has released its latest research report, “The Lingering Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. shoppers.” The report examines U.S. shoppers’ behavior nearly two years into the pandemic. According to Acosta’s research, 68 percent of today’s consumers are currently shopping online […]
