by John Ross / president and CEO of IGA In the past year, we have seen evidence of what happens when trust is lost. From the sanctity of the church to the integrity of a local election, it seems everything is suspect. And this includes food. Americans today are more cautious about what they eat, and […]
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Task Force To Bring Visibility, Collaboration To Supply Chain Challenges
The Consumer Brands Association has announced the creation of a new Supply Chain Health and Performance Task Force aimed at increasing visibility and easing supply chain pressures felt across the CPG industry. The task force is comprised of 15 CPG companies working in partnership with real-time supply chain visibility platform FourKites. The task force will leverage […]
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Avocados From Peru Available Now In U.S. Markets
With the ability to significantly increase its footprint in the U.S. market this summer season, the first shipments of Avocados from Peru have arrived and are available in promotional volumes now until late September. “As customary, Peru’s fruit will be heavily promoted from Memorial Day to Labor Day in the U.S.,” said Xavier Equihua, president […]
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IRI And The Female Quotient Publish Research Related To Gen Z
IRI and The Female Quotient, an organization advancing equality in the workplace through cross-industry collaboration, have published a new paper, “Understand Me, Don’t Define Me.” The paper discusses insights and recommendations for marketers on how to prepare to win with Gen Z, a new, powerful generation of shoppers that account for 20 percent of all U.S. […]
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Industry Leader Kantor Joins NACS As General Counsel
Doug Kantor has joined NACS (National Association of Convenience Stores) as general counsel. Kantor most recently served as a partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP. In this role, he worked with the NACS government relations team to define effective policy-based solutions to public policy issues ranging from fuels to financial services. Kantor also established and administered […]
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Does Your Meat Case Reflect Diversity Of Multicultural Consumer Base?
Sponsored content by Michael Uetz / Managing Principal, Midan Marketing, strategic meat marketing, research and creative communications agency With each new generation, the population of the United States is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse. Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that about 60 percent of Americans today identified as non-Hispanic White in 2019. […]
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Instacart Releases New ‘Plant Power’ Trends Report
Instacart has released its “Plant Power” report, a new data-driven examination of the mainstream consumer migration to plant-based alternatives. According to Instacart sales data, one in three Instacart customers has purchased a plant-based meat or milk product. Further, according to a recent Instacart survey conducted by The Harris Poll, when asked about the grocery and food […]
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NGA, FMI Members Talk Policy Issues With Congress
‘Significant concerns’ shared during ‘Day in Washington’ by Eric Pereira / staff writer Hundreds of grocers and wholesalers from across the nation recently connected virtually with members of Congress to share some of the day-to-day challenges they’re facing and to advocate for key policy issues impacting the supermarket industry. In a recent recap call, officials […]