by Greg Ferrara / NGA president and CEO The 2020 NGA Show was one of the last large live food industry events to take place before the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone into the virtual world. For many of our colleagues and associates, it was the last in-person event they attended, some 18 months ago. As […]
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FMI Releases ‘2021 Power Of Foodservice At Retail’ Study
FMI, the food industry association, has released its 2021 Power of Foodservice at Retail analysis, a comprehensive review of shoppers’ perceptions and behaviors regarding prepared foods in grocery. This sixth-annual exploration underscores implications for the industry to capture and expand its pre-pandemic share of the total food dollar. “Grocery foodservice is at a competitive inflection point when we […]
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Independent Grocers Beware, There Is A New Enemy Lurking
by John Ross / president and CEO of IGA You are under surveillance. Your business, its exact location. And the people watching? They’re planning to steal. I don’t mean thieves who plan to break in and make off with groceries. These thieves want something infinitely more valuable: data. Once they have it, they can own […]
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Food Retailers Widen Investments In Health And Well-Being
FMI – The Food Industry Association has released the 2021 Retailer Contributions to Health and Well-Being report, finding that grocery stores have made significant investments to expand their role as community destinations for health and well-being. Eighty-four percent of respondents said their company has an established health and well-being strategy, and this same share of retailers report their company offers health and well-being activities for both employees and customers – an increase from 49 percent in 2019. “We’re seeing a dramatic increase in efforts by […]
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NACS Hires Pappas As New Director Of Marketing
The National Association of Convenience Stores has released that Nancy Pappas has joined NACS as the marketing director. In this role, Pappas will develop integrated campaigns for the association’s membership, global events and research, including the NACS State of the Industry enterprise. Prior to joining NACS, Pappas served as senior marketing manager for MyEyeDr., a network of […]
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Rosie Survey: Most Grocery Shoppers Plan To Continue Ordering Online
Rosie, an e-commerce solution for independent retailers and wholesalers, surveyed more than 5,000 online grocery shoppers in June to gain insight into their shopping habits. According to survey results, 80 percent plan to continue placing grocery orders online at the same rate or more in the coming 12 months. Additionally, the most popular reason customers […]
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ECRM Launches Cross-Category Global Product Sourcing
ECRM is launching its 2021 Global Market: Fall Experience, which will bring together buyers and product suppliers from around the world across all major consumer packaged goods categories to meet virtually Oct. 18-22. “If the success and scale of 2021 Global Market: Food & Beverage told us anything, it was that this is exactly what the industry has […]
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Avocados from Peru Joins NBC, Telemundo TV On Olympic Coverage
The Washington, D.C.-based Peruvian Avocado Commission, under its Avocados from Peru banner, will feature TV, OTT (via the internet) and digital content of the Tokyo Olympics, to be held July 23-Aug. 8. The coverage will run in more than 20 major U.S. markets throughout the duration of the Olympics and the rest of the summer. […]