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United Fresh Offers New Cornell Certificate Program

Registration is now open for a new United Fresh-Cornell University Executive Education certificate program, “Leading Through Crisis: The Path Forward for the Fresh Produce Industry,” a five-part workshop series to be delivered during United Fresh LIVE!, June 15-19. “Thanks to the Cornell Executive Education team for putting together so quickly such a strong program specifically […]

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Nielsen Global Connect Rolls Out New Analytics Tools

Nielsen Global Connect said it has successfully rolled out its new Retail Pricing Analytics application tools. More than 60 consumer packaged goods (CPG) retailers in the U.S., including Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG), Coborn’s, Smart & Final, ReFuel, Weis Markets and NPC, are powering their strategic pricing decisions through Nielsen’s latest end-to-end pricing and promotion […]

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HR & Benefits: What Does Working After COVID-19 Sheltering Look Like?

HR & Benefits News is a monthly column by Chris Cooley, co-founder of MyHRConcierge and SMB Benefits Advisors. There was no way to predict the change in the workplace landscape that would take place mid-March of 2020. As a grocer, you not only feel financial threat and health fears but also all kinds of new learning, remote and […]

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Data Shows Bottled Water Consumption Continues To Increase

New data from the Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) shows bottled water continues to be America’s favorite drink. Consumers are increasingly choosing bottled water instead of less healthy packaged drinks. The BMC data detail how, since 2010, bottled water has steadily increased in sales volume each year, while consumption of carbonated soft drinks has declined. Bottled […]

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Report Says Pandemic Boosting Popularity Of Cookies

The global cookies market size is anticipated to reach $44 billion by the year 2025, according to a new report by Million Insights. The increasing popularity for snack products like cookies owing to the advantage like on-the-go consumption is the major factor driving the market growth during the forecasted period, 2019 to 2025. Also, the rise in the preference […]

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Nielsen Looks At CPG Dollar Sales Data For Week Ending May 9

The information below, reported by Nielsen, reflects total U.S. in-store measurement, except the total CPG online sales, online department and category break-outs. Unless otherwise noted (where price changes are included), every percentage reflects year-over-year shifts in dollar sales. More details at Nielsen.com microsite: “How Americans Are Shopping During COVID-19” Some key takeaways: At an overall […]