FMI—The Food Industry Association has released the 2021 Power of Seafood, which finds the seafood department was a leading driver in the percentage of increased grocery sales in 2020, with a 28.4 percent increase in sales. This exceeded the sales growth of the produce, meat or deli departments. In total, seafood (fresh, frozen, canned, pouches, etc.) generated more […]
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The Giant Co. VP To Keynote NFRA Executive Conference
The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association will hold its 29th annual Executive Conference April 19-21, as an all-digital experience. Attendees can look forward to insights and industry information on growth, trends and future outlooks from industry experts, including a retail presentation by Rebecca Lupfer, VP of center store merchandising for The Giant Co. The NFRA Executive […]
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NGA Poses Five Questions For … Alliance Retail Group’s Joe Wolf
NGA’s “Five Questions” is a regular feature that explores the insights of independent grocery operators. This week, Joe Wolf, president of Alliance Retail Group, shares his thoughts with us. What was the most important lesson of 2020? The need for flexibility. We had to be able to react to unique circumstances constantly changing and be […]
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Can Automated Ordering Guarantee Full Shelves & Zero Shrink?
Sponsored content “The sales guarantee on any waste is really a big part of what attracted us to Shelf Engine. To not have to worry about the financial impact of any product that’s left over really allows us to be more aggressive to go after sales and new products.” – Zach Benton of Bi-Rite Market […]
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Hershey Sets Sights On Leading Better-For-You Confection
The Hershey Co. has shared key strategies to expand and grow the better-for-you chocolate category with new and differentiated capabilities. Hershey has long offered a wide variety of choices for consumers to enjoy their favorite confection brands, from its Reese’s Peanut Butter cups to miniature size offerings, thinner versions or with zero sugar. Now, the maker of […]
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First Supermarket Employee Day Launches With Fanfare
In just a few short months since its conception in November 2020, Supermarket Employee Day on Feb. 22 promises to be a significant event celebrated by the food industry from coast to coast today. FMI – The Food Industry Association has proclaimed this new holiday to recognize employees at every level for the work they do feeding families and […]
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Product Of The Year USA Reveals Winners In 41 Categories
Product of the Year USA, the largest consumer-voted award for product innovation, has announced the 41 winners of the 2021 Product of the Year Awards. Chosen by 40,000 American shoppers in a national survey conducted by Kantar, a consumer research company, each of the winning products has been awarded as the most innovative in their category by […]
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Frozen Foods Among Fastest Growing Products During Pandemic
Nearly one year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, a new report finds frozen foods were among the fastest growing categories in the grocery store, with clear signs that Americans’ fondness for frozen will continue to grow. The American Frozen Food Institute and FMI – the Food Industry Association released the second Power of Frozen report during AFFI’s Frozen Food […]