Waconia, Minnesota-based Mackenthun’s Fine Foods is upgrading its e-commerce experience for shoppers through eGrowcery, a developer of a retail food industry platform for grocers. Mackenthun’s looks to benefit from the system’s customized search functions, integrated prepared food and catering, fulfillment approach, integrated loyalty experience and eGrowcery’s client support. “We were looking to dramatically upgrade our […]
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Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
UNFI, Crisp Platform Providing Retail Insights To CPGs
Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. has launched UNFI Insights, an open data platform developed with Crisp for the consumer goods industry. The platform is designed to provide suppliers with comprehensive and cohesive sales, inventory and deduction data across natural and conventional channels. Building on the companies’ relationship formed in summer 2021, it provides […]
Posted inPackaging News, National, Sustainability News
Kraft Heinz Shares New Goals To Reduce Virgin Plastic Use
The Kraft Heinz Co. has announced a new goal to reduce the use of virgin plastic in its global packaging portfolio by 20 percent by 2030. This is a step in decreasing its use of fossil fuels and finding more sustainable product packaging options. The change is estimated to reduce the use of about 100 […]
Posted inPackaging News, West
Harpak-ULMA Opens Customer Experience Center
Harpak-ULMA has opened a new customer experience center in Costa Mesa, California. The center is accessible from the western U.S., located 10 minutes from Orange County’s John Wayne Airport. The new facility will enhance Harpak-ULMA’s presence in the West, offering a variety of customer-focused experiences and services available at the company’s flagship customer experience center […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, West
Foodland Launches CitrusAd-Powered Retail Media Network
Foodland, Hawaii’s largest and oldest grocery chain, is launching its first retail media network utilizing technology from CitrusAd. The retail media network will combine Foodland’s privacy-protected first-party data and CitrusAd’s relevancy algorithm to match brand compatibility and shopper history with the most suitable audiences. Both large and local brands can engage with Foodland shoppers and […]
Posted inAlbertsons, Beverage News, Online Grocery Technology, West
Safeway, Albertsons Uncork Vine & Cellar Wine Delivery
Safeway and Albertsons have introduced Vine & Cellar, a collection of curated wines available online with home delivery in one to three business days. Offered only in California, Vine & Cellar features an expanded assortment of wine varietals and global wine regions selected by Curtis Mann, master of wine and group VP of alcohol for […]
Posted inDollar General, Packaging News, Private Label Brands, Southeast
Dollar General Invests In ‘Clover Valley’ Private Brand Line
Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based Dollar General is expanding its private label brand, Clover Valley, to include new on-trend national brand alternatives, debuting more than 100 new items for 2023. This expansion will include a larger selection of sauces, condiments, entrees, sides and snacks, with many featuring new packaging designs. “We have made significant enhancements to our private brands […]
Posted inGrocery Store Equipment, Southeast
NCR Unveils New Business Names As Separation Nears
Ahead of its planned separation, which is expected in the fourth quarter of 2023, Atlanta-based NCR Corp. has announced the names for the two independent, publicly traded companies that will emerge – NCR Voyix and NCR Atleos “The digital commerce business will be called NCR Voyix, which is a nod to the ever-present vision, innovation […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Midwest
TPN Selects AdAdapted To Drive Digital Conversions
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based AdAdapted, an advertising technology solution, has announced that TPN, a creative commerce agency specializing in CPG and shopper marketing, has selected the adtech solution provider to drive conversions for its CPG clients in the food and household cleaning categories. TPN chose AdAdapted to improve how its clients reach consumers during the pre-shop planning phase. […]
Posted inPackaging News, Midwest
Keebler Introduces Looney Tunes Fudge Stripe Packaging
Battle Creek, Michigan-based Keebler, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, has launched new packaging for its Fudge Stripe cookies. The collaboration celebrates Warner Bros. 100-year anniversary. Keebler’s Fudge Stripes feature a coat of fudge on top of shortbread cookies. The updated limited-time packaging will mimic Looney Tunes characters with a Warner Bros. […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Midwest
Schnucks Deploys Instacart Caper Carts In Select Stores
St. Louis-based Schnucks Markets Inc. and Instacart will expand their omnichannel partnership by deploying Caper Carts, Instacart’s smart carts, in select stores. Caper Carts can identify items as they are added to the cart using computer vision and artificial intelligence, allowing customers to bag as they shop, skip the line and checkout on the cart […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest, Sustainability News
Tyson Ventures Spotlights Sustainability Entrepreneurs
Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods, recently held its second startup-targeted pitch event, Tyson Demo Day 2023, selecting four firms – GenoTwin, NetZro, SuperGround and ZwitterCo – to receive mentorship and other partnership opportunities. Focused on the theme of upcycling and sustainability, Tyson Ventures’ event on July 11 drew 11 innovators and entrepreneurs […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Report: Strategic Fulfillment Can Drive Digital Profitability
Recent research by Incisiv, conducted in collaboration with FMI – The Food Industry Association and in partnership with RELEX, highlights the importance of strategic fulfillment in achieving digital profitability. With 69 percent of grocery sales in 2023 being digitally influenced, the grocery shopping experience has become firmly omnichannel. However, despite this boom, profitability […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
June Online Grocery Sales Slip From Last Year
The U.S. online grocery market finished June with $7.1 billion in total sales, down 1.2 percent compared to last year’s $7.2 billion, according to the latest monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey. Although more households bought groceries online in June than last year, these users completed fewer orders during the month and average order […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Northeast
Tastewise Introduces Generative AI Solution, TasteGPT
Tastewise, an AI-powered market intelligence platform based in New York, is launching TasteGPT, its next evolution of generative AI solutions. While Tastewise already incorporates generative AI to help users at companies like Nestlé, Campbell’s, Mars, Givaudan and PepsiCo discover dish concepts, validate new product ideas and generate market research reports, the company is expanding its […]
Posted inMarketing News, National
C.A. Fortune Boosts West Coast Presence With Navigator Sales & Marketing
C.A. Fortune, a consumer brands agency headquartered in Chicago, has announced the addition of Navigator Sales & Marketing to enhance its West Coast customer connectivity and retail activation capabilities. Founded in 2012, Navigator Sales & Marketing is a regional sales and marketing agency based in Southern California. The transaction closed July 17. Navigator has aimed to […]
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, National
Research Reveals Changes In Online Shopper Behavior
Palo Alto, California-based SymphonyAI Retail CPG has released new global shopper research that highlights a rapid decline in online grocery shopping behavior. The analysis of more than 58 million shopper baskets of purchase data across the U.S. and Europe found that 52 percent of e-commerce grocery shoppers left the online channel over the last year. […]
Posted inPackaging News, National
Resource Label Group Acquires TQL Packaging Solutions
Franklin, Tennessee-based Resource Label Group LLC, a full-service provider of label and packaging solutions, has acquired Dallas, Texas-based TQL Packaging Solutions. “I am proud to welcome the talented team at TQL Packaging Solutions to the Resource Label Group family,” Mike Apperson, president and CEO of Resource Label Group, said in a statement. “Their focus on innovation […]
Posted inSupply Chain News, Midwest
Kraft Heinz Invests In Automated CPG Distribution Centers
The Kraft Heinz Co. will invest more than $400 million to build one of the largest automated CPG distribution centers in North America. Located in DeKalb, Illinois, the 775,000-square-foot national distribution facility will feature automation technology and national railway access, enabling Kraft Heinz to drive greater supply chain efficiencies and distribute its products to retail and […]
Posted inPackaging News, Midwest
Wheaties Names New Champions On Cereal Box
Minneapolis-based Wheaties has named professional football athletes and brothers J.J. Watt and T.J. Watt as the new champions to be featured on its orange box. The Watt brothers have always prioritized family and community throughout their football careers, making them “ideal Wheaties Champions and first-ever brother pair to be featured on the Wheaties box,” according to […]