Hot dogs and sausages are consistently among the most ordered food items at Major League Baseball stadiums. And in 2022, the NHDSC – National Hot Dog and Sausage Council – estimates MLB fans will consume 19.1 million hot dogs and about five million sausages at games this season. “Baseball is back and fans are once […]
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FMI Launches First Report From ‘U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends’ Series
FMI – The Food Industry Association has released the first in a six-part “2022 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends” series conducted in partnership with The Hartman Group Inc. The series is designed to explore food shoppers’ journeys and behaviors. Expanding on this annual report, the first analysis focuses on the shopper landscape and finds Americans are balancing a mix […]
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PLMA Private Brands Reports Gains In First Quarter Of 2022
PLMA has announced that private brands experienced sales gains in the first quarter of 2022. According to IRI, store brands gained 6.5 percent in dollar sales, while national brands increased 5.2 percent during the period. Among departments, 15 of 18 experienced store brand dollar growth, with only deli cheese, home care and tobacco declining. Deli prepared […]
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IRI Research Finds Spring Holiday Gatherings Will Return Despite Inflation
According to new research from IRI, consumers will host or attend larger gatherings this spring holiday season, especially households with children, but know they will spend more due to inflation and will be looking for deals. For this new research, IRI tracked price activity on a representative range of food and beverage products and surveyed […]
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NGA Foundation Announces Two New Legacy Scholarships
The NGA Foundation has announced two new legacy scholarships available to college students pursuing a career in the grocery industry, bringing to 13 the number of scholastic awards offered by the foundation. The following NGA legacy scholarships are starting this year: Ronnie Horton Legacy Scholarship The NGA award is being established by Bill Kasko and […]
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AWG Reveals Annual Excellence Award Winners
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. has revealed the winners of several member awards as part of the release of its annual report. Two of AWG’s honorees are Jim Brown of Doc’s Food Stores Inc., who received the Lou Fox Community Service Award, and Donna Madere-Dickerson of Rouse’s Enterprises, who won Store Manager of the Year. Lou […]
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43 Members Of Congress Ask FTC To Address Economic Discrimination
A bipartisan coalition from the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter last week to the Federal Trade Commission requesting the agency investigate and, when appropriate, bring enforcement actions against economic discriminatory action that violates antitrust laws, including the FTC Act and the Robinson-Patman Act. “The antitrust laws were designed to protect against anticompetitive economic […]
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Global Cold Chain Alliance Partners With Cold Chain Federation
The Global Cold Chain Alliance and the Cold Chain Federation have entered into a formal partnership agreement that builds on a 20-plus year affiliation between the two organizations and signals a new commitment to building knowledge, networking opportunities and insights across borders. “We are delighted to partner with Global Cold Chain Alliance in this way, […]