By Michael Uetz / Managing principal of Midan Marketing Every day, the U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse. In fact, 44 percent of Millennials, the largest living generation, are considered multicultural.1 The traditions and heritage of multicultural consumers – including U.S. Hispanics, African Americans and Asian Americans – lead this audience to shop differently, […]
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FMI Report Finds American Shoppers Continue To Adjust To Pandemic
by Mary Margaret Stewart / staff writer While FMI has tracked trends in food and grocery shopping for decades, its 2020 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report shows the early impact of COVID-19 pandemic, rapidly shifting eating and cooking priorities due to the culture-wide constraints. Following the release of the report, FMI held a webinar […]
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Craft Brew Alliance, Anheuser-Busch Update Expanded Partnership
Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) and Anheuser-Busch (A-B) are moving forward with their proposed expanded partnership announced last November in which A-B agreed to buy the remaining CBA shares it does not already own. To expedite the regulatory review process and alleviate potential regulatory concerns regarding the proposed expanded partnership, CBA and A-B have agreed to […]
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NASRC Launches Innovative Program To Help Grocers Go Green
The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC), a 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit working to advance climate-friendly natural refrigerants in supermarkets, is launching a new pilot program to offset the upfront costs of natural refrigerant technologies. NASRC’s new Aggregated Incentives Program (AIP) pilot is a free platform to coordinate various funding sources through a streamlined application process for food retailers. “High […]
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Research Shows Natural Product Sales Up Significantly This Year
New research from IRI and Spins, a provider of wellness-focused data technology and market analytics, reveals that consumers are purchasing more natural products in 2020, both pre-COVID-19 as well as throughout the current pandemic. A new report, COVID-19 and Navigating the Path Ahead: Supporting the Natural Products Consumer, highlights natural shoppers’ product and shopping preferences. In addition, the report […]
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Profile: Meet Regina Anderson, Head Of Food Recovery Network
The Shelby Report and The Grocery Group together present this series, People to Watch, to focus on current and future leadership in the grocery industry. In this installment, The Grocery Group Founder and CEO Cindy Sorensen interviews Regina Anderson, executive director of the Food Recovery Network. Tell me a little bit about you and what […]
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Greek Yogurt Market To Reach $11.2B Globally By 2027
According to a report published by Allied Market Research, the global Greek yogurt market garnered $7.2 billion in 2019, and is estimated to reach $11.2 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 10.9 percent from 2020 to 2027. The report is titled “Greek Yogurt Market by Type (Whole Milk, Low Fat and Nonfat), Flavor (Plain, Strawberry, Blueberry, Vanilla and Others), Distribution […]
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Dairy Organizations United In Calling To Aid Other Nations
The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council and the International Dairy Foods Association jointly urged Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use all tools at his disposal to “ensure high-quality, nutritious U.S. dairy products are made available to our international neighbors in need.” “As a nation, we are blessed to have an abundance of […]