NielsenIQ has announced the recipients of the 2022 NielsenIQ Bases Design Impact Awards for the consumer-packaged goods industry. The global competition recognizes package redesigns and the business impacts they make for their companies. This year’s winners include brands that delivered innovative and creative packaging with design concepts that reflected brand vision while supporting the shopper journey. Sixty brands […]
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FMI Celebrates Winners Of 2022 Community Uplift Awards
FMI – The Food Industry Association has announced the recipients of the 2022 Community Uplift Awards. Out of 14 contest nominees, eight were selected as winners for their standout efforts in addressing food insecurity, neighborhood health needs and youth development. The 2022 winners are Giant Food, Stop & Shop, Hy-Vee Inc., The Giant Company, Schnucks Markets Inc. and Northgate Gonzalez […]
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Kroger Participates In National Convening On Hunger, Nutrition
The Kroger Co. participated July 14 in the National Convening to inform the White House Conference on hunger, nutrition and health at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. The one-day event brought together different viewpoints to identify and discuss solutions for the crises around hunger, nutrition and diet-related chronic disease. “Kroger’s position at the nexus of fresh […]
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Online Grocery Sales For Month Total $7.2B
Total U.S. online grocery sales in June climbed 6 percent year over year to $7.2 billion. For the second quarter, eGrocery posted $22.4 billion in sales, a gain of 1 percent compared to 2021, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey from June 29-30. “Inflation and COVID are creating cross-currents in the market as higher […]
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5 Questions For Rick Brindle
by Jim Dudlicek / NGA Director, Communications and External Affairs Rick Brindle, the VP of industry development at Mondelez International, shares his thoughts on the current state of the industry and what the future holds for independent grocers … The pandemic, a widespread labor shortage, supply chain issues, high fuel prices and conflict in eastern […]
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Why Are Food Prices Still Rising? Look No Further Than Fertilizer
Fertilizer isn’t a glamorous topic. Far from it. But it’s a key player in the game of rising food costs. Plants need nitrogen, potassium and other nutrients to grow. Add more nutrients in the soil and plants grow bigger, vegetable and fruit yields skyrocket and, in turn, land becomes more productive and profitable. Reverse it […]
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Instacart Introduces Shopper Rewards Program
Instacart has announced the introduction of Cart Star, a shopper rewards program that will invite shoppers to get recognized for their work on the platform. The Cart Star program will offer incentives via three tiers: Gold, Platinum or Diamond Cart. Every qualifying shopper in the Cart Star program will receive tailored rewards and offerings through third-party […]
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FMI Welcomes Additional FDA Flexibilities On Infant Formula
FMI has been committed to working with federal agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, throughout the infant formula shortage to identify challenges to and solutions for sourcing infant formula products at grocery stores. In light of FDA’s recent announcement to grant additional flexibilities for increasing the supply of infant formula in the U.S., Leslie G. Sarasin, […]