Hormel Foods Corp. soon will open its newest production facility, Papillion Foods, located in Papillion, Nebraska, which will make dry sausage products for the company. “We are excited to be opening up this facility to not only help meet the demand for our branded sausage products, but also provide fantastic career opportunities in our community,” said Ed […]
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Will Growth Of E-Commerce Change In-Store Experience?
by Cindy Sorensen / founder, The Grocery Group Unless you were living under a rock in 2020, it was impossible to go an entire day without seeing an article or newsclip about the role of e-commerce in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic – and shoppers’ reluctance to fulfill their grocery needs through a brick-and-mortar […]
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Vie-Del Acquires Constellation Brands And Canandaigua Concentrate
Vie-Del Co., the oldest family-owned grape processor and supplier of bulk juices, concentrates, brandy, wine and spirits in California, has announced the completion of the acquisition of the Canandaigua Concentrate High-Color Concentrate and standard grape concentrate business lines from Constellation Brands U.S. Operations Inc. The transaction was approved by the Federal Trade Commission on Dec. […]
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FMI Commends Release Of 2020-25 Dietary Guidelines
FMI – The Food Industry Association released a statement Dec. 29 from FMI Director of Health and Well-being Krystal Register, MS, RDN, LDN, regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Health and Human Services release of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. “The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans are designed to provide the framework for all Americans to […]
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Freshop Committed To ‘Learning, Living And Breathing Grocery’
Focus includes self-checkout, touchless store environments by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer Freshop is an e-commerce solution for grocery and retail. And as one might expect, CEO Brian Moyer said the platform has grown an incredible amount in 2020, acquiring thousands of new stores. But why Freshop? According to Moyer, retail partners say the company “really knows […]
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Consumers Stockpiling More Now Than in March Due To Covid Surge
COVID-19 cases are surging in record-breaking numbers across the country. As a result, consumers are again adjusting their shopping habits. Nearly half of Americans (48 percent) are more concerned about the pandemic now than just a month ago, leading shoppers to stockpile essentials at higher rates than at the start of the pandemic. Shopkick, a shopping […]
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NGA Foundation Joins Campaign To Attract Essential Grocery Workers
The NGA Foundation is investing in a multichannel campaign to attract workers from other industries displaced due to the pandemic to new careers in the grocery industry. At a time when foodservice and other channels of retail have pared down their workforces because of pandemic-related restrictions on their operations, grocers – deemed an essential business […]
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NGA: COVID Relief Package Misses Mark On Liability Protections
The National Grocers Association, the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, offered a statement in response to the COVID relief package Congress passed the night of Dec. 21. “While we appreciate the bipartisan effort to provide much-needed economic relief to the American people, the bill unfortunately falls short of the needed liability protections critical […]
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Dunnhumby: U.S. Grocery Shoppers Pulling Back On Holiday Spending
Dunnhumby has released findings from the sixth wave of its Consumer Pulse Survey, a study of the impact of Covid-19 on customer behavior and attitudes across 21 countries. The survey found that U.S. consumers plan on spending 25 percent less on food and 36 percent less on gifts this year, compared to 2019. Ten percent […]
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Aldi, Instacart Expand EBT SNAP Online To 23 States And D.C.
Instacart, a leading online grocery platform in North America, will be expanding its Electronic Benefit Transfer and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (EBT SNAP) integration in partnership with Aldi. EBT SNAP online payment will be available at nearly 90 percent of Aldi stores across 23 states and Washington, D.C. This expansion follows the USDA Food and Nutrition Service’s […]
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Marquee Brands And Mediacast Holdings Launch Martha Stewart Kitchen
Marquee Brands and Mediacast Holdings held the initial launch of Martha Stewart Kitchen, a new retail brand of frozen and prepared food products called MSK Foods from Stewart. The initial limited offering from the line is currently comprised of 24 appetizers, side dishes and desserts, offered at grocery outlets throughout the Northeast and Midwest. As […]
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Nielsen Study Finds Today’s Online Shopper Driving E-Commerce Momentum
One of the clear outcomes of changing consumer behaviors amidst COVID-19 this year has been a shift to online grocery shopping. Lockdowns drove many shoppers’ heightened demand for the online channel, but they also drove buyers to shop online. And Nielsen found that those buyers have kept their online habits. Recent findings from Nielsen’s global e-commerce […]
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Data Shows 35% Of Consumers Prefer Contactless In-Store Payments
New data from ACI Worldwide and PYMNTS.com shows 35 percent of consumers would be willing to leave their preferred grocers for others that allow them to pay in-store in a contactless manner. The survey of more than 2,000 adult U.S. consumers, which addressed grocery shopping habits since the pandemic, also showed that contactless credit cards (43 […]
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United Fresh’s BrandStorm Marketing Conference Goes Virtual
United Fresh’s sixth annual BrandStorm event will take place online from March 9-11. The signature marketing conference will gather produce marketers for strategic and tactical education, idea-sharing and innovative dialogue with peers and colleagues across the globe. BrandStorm, a project of United Fresh’s Produce Marketing and Merchandising Council, has been developed to engage all levels […]
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PMA Caps Off 2020 Virtual Town Hall With Insights From Industry Leaders
Produce Marketing Association will cap off this year’s Virtual Town Hall Series with a candid conversation featuring Bruce Taylor of Taylor Farms and John Anderson of The Oppenheimer Group. PMA CEO Cathy Burns will host this fireside chat, providing a forum for all three leaders to share their insights and perspectives on 2020 and how […]
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FMI Calls On Congress To Pass Limited Liability Protections
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, Congress is considering a new stimulus bill. One of the sticking points in the negotiations, however, is limited liability protections for businesses. On behalf of the food industry, FMI’s Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO, offered the following statement on the need for limited liability protections: “As Congress works […]
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United Fresh Releases Q3 2020 Freshfacts On Retail Report
United Fresh Produce Association’s third quarter 2020 issue of FreshFacts on Retail report is now available. The report explores consumer preferences for packaged and bulk produce. While growth in packaged produce continues to outpace bulk, this is due to retained produce buyers increasing consumption of packaged produce versus consumers shifting from bulk to packaged items. […]
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IRI And 1010data Partner To Develop New Data Democratizing Solutions
IRI and 1010data, a provider of analytical intelligence to the financial, retail and consumer goods markets, will partner to focus on democratizing data-driven analytics across organizations in the CPG ecosystem. As part of the partnership, IRI and 1010data will be investing in a joint program office that will develop innovative new products and solutions that […]
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NGA Invests In Campaign To Attract Displaced Workers To New Career
The NGA Foundation is investing in a multichannel campaign to attract workers from other industries displaced due to the pandemic to new careers in the grocery industry. At a time when foodservice and other channels of retail have pared down their workforces because of pandemic-related restrictions on their operations, grocers – deemed an essential business […]
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Consumer Demand Leads Zespri To Plan Year-Round Supply Of Kiwifruit
Since the launch of Zespri’s SunGold Kiwifruit into the American market six years ago, demand has made it one of the fastest growing fruits in the fruit bowl. A combination of creative sampling, a new vertically designed package and an effective consumer campaign has contributed to a sales increase of more than 31 percent in […]