Shoppers’ expectations rise in hunt for better quality and pricing by Eric Pereira/ content creator John Ross, president and CEO of IGA, noticed how during the COVID-19 pandemic that shoppers retrenched with the brands they trust. “Wherever shoppers are under pressure, they default to things that relieve stress in their lives. National brands certainly did […]
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Kellogg’s, AWG Donate Thousands To Feeding America Food Banks
Kellogg Company and Associated Wholesale Grocers donated $22,000 to Feeding America network food banks, with the donation being made through AWG Cares, the employee-managed charitable foundation of AWG. “We share Associated Wholesale Grocers and its member retailers’ commitment to ensure families are fed and fulfilled, and we’re proud to stand alongside them to support our […]
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RAGÚ Unveils Relaunch With ‘Cook Like a Mother’ Campaign
RAGÚ, the pasta sauce brand that has been in the U.S. for more than 80 years, announced a major brand relaunch. This includes a packaging redesign across the entire range of RAGÚ varieties, sizes and packaging formats as well as a new marketing campaign. The campaign plays off the brand’s heritage and the cap on […]
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Sales Strong But Labor Looms Large For Independent Grocer
by Greg Ferrara / NGA president and CEO Alongside the important role in feeding America’s communities, the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the agility and resiliency of independent community grocers. Additional support for this comes via the 2021 edition of the Independent Grocers Financial Survey, an annual joint study between NGA and FMS Solutions. From crisis […]
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CBA Forecasts Continued High Demand, More Pressure On Supply Chain
The Consumer Brands Association has released its CPG Economic Pulse: Q3 Review and Cost Forecast, which predicts elevated demand will continue and costs will moderate, albeit slightly, for the consumer packaged goods industry in the months ahead. A Consumer Brands analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data found that CPG demand in the third quarter of […]
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USDA Task Force Offers Tips On Streamlining WIC Redemption
The WIC Task Force on Supplemental Foods Delivery has submitted a report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture identifying recommendations to streamline the redemption of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children benefits in a manner that promotes convenience, safety and equitable access for program participants. Established by USDA as required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act […]
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Tesco Taps RangeMe To Connect With More Suppliers
The UK’s largest grocer, Tesco, has partnered with the world’s largest product sourcing platform, RangeMe, to support its product buying teams with access to the most relevant products their customers demand. Tesco will leverage RangeMe to help its buyers scale product sourcing efforts with streamlined submissions and simplified discovery tools. Buyers can filter searches to find brands […]
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IGA Honors Retailer Awards Of Excellence Winners
The Independent Grocers Alliance recently announced Bob Rybick, owner of Geissler’s Supermarket IGA in Somers, Connecticut, has been named IGA International Retailer of the Year. The awards process began in the fall of 2019, when IGA USA Licensed Distribution Companies were each asked to submit a candidate for IGA USA International Retailer of the Year. […]
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What’s Next In Grocery: Quantitative Easing, Interest Rates And Inflation
by John Ross / president and CEO of IGA Let’s say you are the federal government and you want to stimulate the economy to make sure it grows. What can you do? In normal times, the Federal Reserve has a few tools to keep the economy strong without stock market crashes, crazy inflation or other […]
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How To Apply For HFFI Targeted Small Grants Program
by Jim Dudlicek / NGA director, communications and external affairs The latest round of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Targeted Small Grants Program is open. At least $4 million in federal government funding is available for innovative fresh food retail and food system enterprises that seek to improve access to healthy food in underserved areas. […]
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Farmstead and Halla Help Grocers Predict What Digital Shoppers Want
Farmstead and Halla have formed a new partnership intended to help grocers better personalize their e-commerce offerings by using Halla’s Taste Intelligence engine along with Farmstead’s Grocery OS platform. Farmstead’s Grocery OS solution includes everything a grocer or retailer needs to get a dark-store delivery operation up and running in two to three weeks, from […]
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FMI Welcomes Judicial Stay On OSHA ETS
On Nov. 12, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ issued a stay on the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 vaccination and testing. FMI – The Food Industry Association President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin released the following statement following the court’s action: “FMI is pleased the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued […]
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Ahold Delhaize Brings Net-Zero Target Forward To 2040
Ahold Delhaize and its brands commit to reach net-zero carbon emissions across their operations by no later than 2040 (scope 1 and 2) and to becoming net-zero businesses across its entire supply chain, products and services no later than by 2050 (scope 3). Further, the Netherlands-based company has joined the Business Ambition for 1.5°C, a […]
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U.S. Online Grocery Sales Total $8.1B In October As KPIs Stabilize
The U.S. online grocery market generated $8.1 billion in sales during October, driven by $6.4 billion from the pickup/delivery segment and $1.7 billion from ship-to-home, reported the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey, fielded Oct. 29-30. “As the number of new COVID-19 cases in October continued to decline, key performance indicators (KPIs) for monthly active users, order […]
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Bentz Joins Consumer Brands As EVP Of Public Affairs
Rhonda Bentz is joining Consumer Brands Association’s senior leadership team as EVP of public affairs. In her role, Bentz will oversee federal and state government affairs and communications and research. Most recently, Bentz served as VP of paid media and strategic initiatives at the American Petroleum Institute, where she oversaw advocacy campaigns, message research and […]
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NFRA Elects 2022 Officers And Directors
The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association elected its association officers and members of the board of directors for 2021-22 at its annual board of directors meeting, held virtually on Oct. 20. Kevin Schwab, EVP/CCO of sales and marketing for The Pictsweet Co., has been elected to serve as chairman of the board. He has served on […]
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NACS Sues OSHA To Block Vaccine Mandate
NACS joined state and national trade associations in suing the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration over its COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard for employers with 100 or more employees. The lawsuit was filed on Nov. 9 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. NACS will host a webinar at 1 p.m. EST on […]
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IHA, Tastemaker Conference Partner For The Inspired Home Show 2022
The International Housewares Association is collaborating with Tastemaker Conference to bring together home and housewares suppliers with food-focused influencer marketing content creators during The Inspired Home Show 2022. The Tastemaker Conference will take place March 3-4 in Chicago, just before The Inspired Home Show on March 5-8 at McCormick Place. It will provide an opportunity […]
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UVD Robots Move Into The Supermarket Aisle
After receiving the second order of 100 more robots from the European Commission in September, following the first order of 200 robots in November 2020, Odense, Denmark-based UVD Robots has entered a global partnership agreement with OCC Commercial Consulting to combat COVID-19 and high-risk pathogens commonly found in grocery, food service and retail environments. The partnership enables OCC to […]
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CPG Slow Job Growth Signals Continued Supply Chain Challenges
The Nov. 5 jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows strong overall improvement from September’s dismal number but fails to make significant gains in key segments that are critical to alleviating the nation’s supply chain crisis. According to the Consumer Brands Association’s analysis of the October BLS data, the consumer packaged goods industry […]