The Hershey Company has been building a “snacking powerhouse” over the last few years, featuring both sweet and salty options, and innovation will continue to be a focus for the company in 2024. Allison Mason, Hershey’s strategic communications manager, talked with The Griffin Report of the Northeast’s Maggie Kaeppel during the recent Sweets & Snacks […]
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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. […]
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Foundation Awareness Week Highlights NGAF’s Offerings
As part of Foundation Awareness Week, the National Grocers Association Foundation highlighted its initiatives to advance diversity, leadership development and careers in the independent grocery industry. The campaign July 10-14 focused on a different pillar of foundation priorities each day, with targeted content shared though member communications and social media posts, including testimonials by key […]
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NGA Honors DeMarco With Spirit Of America Award
The National Grocers Association has presented Paul DeMarco with its Spirit of America Award, recognizing his commitment to the independent grocery industry. DeMarco, general counsel to the Alabama Grocers Association and a former member of the Alabama House of Representatives, received the award July 11 during AGA’s annual show at the Sandestin Golf and Beach […]
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Accepting Medicare Advantage Healthy Benefit Cards: Payment Technology Considerations For Independent Grocers
by Ted Mason / Retail Technology Consultant Medicare Advantage healthy benefit cards offer a convenient way for eligible individuals to access their healthcare benefits, such as monthly allotments for the purchase of groceries and health-related products. More than 30 million Americans are now enrolled in Medicare Advantage programs, and at least 5 million participants are […]
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The Evolving Landscape Of SNAP
by Pat Jones / Project Coordinator, NGAF TA Center The National Grocers Association Foundation Technical Assistance Center (NGAF TA Center) and the SNAP EBT Modernization Technical Assistance Center (SEMTAC, also administered by the NGA Foundation), partnered with Miriam Seidel, a food systems and nutrition expert, to host a recent webinar, “The Evolving Landscape of SNAP.” […]
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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 […]
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FMI Report: Firms Investing To Future-Proof Business
How are food retailers and suppliers reacting to inflation, as well as a myriad other challenges in this post-pandemic era? FMI–The Food Industry Association’s 74th annual The Food Retailing Industry Speaks report looks at what’s happening in the industry to better understand the issues, challenges and goals of its member companies in the industry as […]