Instacart data shows variety pack snacks up 41 percent for back-to-school, with Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Honey Nut Cheerios in a tight cereal race.
Category: Industry News
Posted inPharmacy, Health & Wellness, Marketing News, Southeast, Suppliers
Acosta Clients Have Path Into Independent Pharmacy With New Partnership
The alliance is designed to ease manufacturers’ entry into a new growth channel, Acosta says.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Featured News, Finance News, Ingles Markets, News, Southeast
Ingles Q3 Sales Up, Net Income Slips Due To Higher Expenses
Operating and administrative expenses were up nearly $8 million for the quarter.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Finance News, West
Costco’s July Sales Up 10.7 Percent; Fresh Foods Up Mid-Single Digits
Comparable store sales in U.S. clubs were up 10.3 percent during the month when including gasoline prices and foreign exchange.
Posted inSustainability News, News, Northeast, Supply Chain News, Wholesaler/Distributor News
UNFI Joins U.S. Food Waste Pact As 4th Distribution Signatory
The Rhode Island-based company has set a goal of zero waste to landfill by 2030.
Posted inCorporate Store News, Ahold Delhaize, Finance News, News, Northeast, Southeast
Ahold Delhaize U.S. Sales Rise 1.4% In Q2; Online Up 14.5%
U.S. comp sales up, but pharmacy rules, egg prices and SNAP program changes impacted their growth.
Posted inPerishables, Aisle Watch, International Foods, News, Suppliers
PepsiCo’s Chilled Gazpacho Gets Placement At Select Whole Foods
The company said the introduction “marks a continued step in the company’s expansion into fresh, meal-adjacent foods and the growing chilled category.”
Posted inProduce News, Association News, National, News, Supply Chain News
IFPA Urges CDC To Weigh Factors Outside Food In Cyclospora Probe
The association encourages the agency to consider drinking water, recreational water and occupational exposures.
Posted inSupply Chain News, Grocery Research, National, News, Organic Natural, Suppliers
Report: Transition To Natural Food Dyes Means Supply Chain Overhaul
“The ingredients, agricultural capacity, manufacturing systems and infrastructure needed to support this transition cannot be built overnight,” says NCA’s John Downs.
Posted inFinance News, Corporate Store News, Featured News, News, Northeast, Pharmacy, Weis Markets
Weis Markets’ Q2 Revenue Up, Net Income Down Sharply
Pharmacy revenue took a hit of more than $10 million related to Medicare rules that took effect Jan. 1.
Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Albertsons, Corporate Store News, Featured News, News, West
Albertsons Launches Safeway Plug-In In ChatGPT
Shoppers can discover products, reorder weekly lists and build carts through natural language requests.
Posted inInternational Foods, Association News, Marketing News, Midwest, News, Northeast, Suppliers
Food Export USA Program To Help MW, NE Companies Grow Abroad
During the ’27 program, Food Export plans to share more supplier success stories to encourage others.
Posted inSupply Chain News, Equipment & Technology, Northeast, Wholesaler/Distributor News
Associated Grocers Northeast Selects Traceability Program Partner
The ReposiTrak solution is designed to allow AG Northeast and its suppliers to exchange traceability records in a secure, scalable environment.
Posted inPharmacy, Corporate Store News, Featured News, Harris Teeter, Online Grocery Technology, Southeast
Harris Teeter Adds Prescription Delivery Through Instacart
Customers now can have their eligible prescriptions delivered alongside their grocery orders.
Posted inFinance News, Featured News, Independent Store News, News, Publix Super Markets, Southeast
Publix Reports Sales Up In Q2, Half; Comps Slightly Down
Medicare changes and economic headwinds contributed to the comp-store decreases.
Posted inMarketing News, Grocery Research, Health & Wellness, National, News
Curious Plot Finds 74% Of Early Food Adopters Use AI For Food Decisions
Nearly three-quarters of early food adopters now use AI for food-related decisions, up from 55 percent a year earlier, the largest single-year jump recorded in the four years of Curious Plot‘s Consumer Curiosity Report. The Minneapolis-based food, agriculture and animal nutrition marketing agency released its fourth annual report July 29. It tracks early food adopters, […]
Posted inSustainability News, Featured News, Guest Contributors, National, News
Hidden Profit: The Revenue Stream Hiding In Your Trash
Because grocery stores generate FFPs as a byproduct of their operations, it effectively becomes a revenue source.
Posted inMarketing News, Ahold Delhaize, Corporate Store News, News, Northeast, The Giant Company
The Giant Co. Named Official Grocery Partner Of Penn State Athletics
The Carlisle-based retailer also will serve as the first cornerstone partner of the renovated West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium when it opens in fall 2027.
Posted inFinance News, Corporate Store News, Featured News, News, Organic Natural, West
Sprouts Sales Up, Comps Down In Q2; New Store Pace To Grow In Q3
The Phoenix-based grocer expects to open at least 15 stores in the third quarter – its largest quarterly cadence to date.
Posted inRetail Media, Marketing News, National, News, Online Grocery Technology
Grocery TV, Esri Partner To Bring Data-Driven Targeting To In-Store Media
The collaboration allows brands and agencies to plan in-store campaigns using the behavioral segments they rely on for TV and digital buys.