Do your private brand products stand out on the shelf or do they fade into the background—simply another can, box or bottle among a sea of competitors? In today’s retail environment, 98 percent of national brand assortment is the same across retailers—making differentiation through private brands vital to a retailer’s success. And what’s on the […]
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Annual Test Verifies Cleanliness of Corrugated Shipping Containers
An independent study has confirmed that corrugated containers used to transport fresh produce are safe and clean. Fresh produce has been documented by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a leading source of food-borne illness. With the passage of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2011, the supply chain […]
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Feeding America Comments On New USDA Report Findings
A new report released Sept. 4 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that one in nine households (11.1 percent) in the United States encountered difficulty at some time during 2018 in providing enough food for their family. This represents a decline of 0.7 percentage points from last year and is the lowest […]
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Reckitt Benckiser Debuts VEO Probiotic Surface Cleaner
Reckitt Benckiser LLC, a global consumer health and hygiene company with U.S. offices in New York, introduced VEO Active-Probiotics Surface Cleaner. Developed with bio-based surfactants and active probiotics, VEO biodegrades dirt and grime on kitchen surfaces. Probiotics also help contribute to the balancing of the home microbiome, according to the company. “With consumer research, we […]
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Kraft Heinz Signs Brand Central To Bring Iconic Brands To Life
Chicago-based Kraft Heinz, a global food and beverage company comprising brands like Planters, Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Jell-O, Heinz, Kool-Aid, Lunchables, Kraft Mac and Cheese, and Velveeta, has selected global brand consultancy Brand Central for outbound licensing to extend its best-selling brands into new lifestyle and food and beverage consumer product categories. Kraft Heinz has […]
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FMI Explores Grocery Foodservice In Annual Report
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) released its annual assessment of the state of the foodservice at retail Sept. 4, demonstrating the opportunities for retailers to leverage a $13 billion category. Growing annually at 8.2 percent, foodservice is presented as a primary strategy for food retailers to differentiate and appeal to convenience-seeking consumers. FMI’s 2019 Power of Foodservice […]
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Inventor Creates DogSpot For The ‘Best Boys And Girls’
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest, Southwest Chelsea Brownridge has built not a better mousetrap but a better doghouse as an ingenious solution for keeping doggos, puppers, fluffers and woofers safe outside when fur-parents shop. She is the co-founder of DogSpot, a company that provides high-tech doghouses that protect pets outside a store and enable their owners to […]
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Mercato Continues To Innovate Its Online Shopping Platform For Independents
by Lorrie Griffith/editor-in-chief Online grocery shopping continues its growth trajectory. The percentage of U.S. consumers who purchased groceries online over the past year grew from about 23.1 percent to 36.8 percent, according to Coresight Research cited by Mercato, an online marketplace for independent grocers. Mercato also noted that, based on U.S. Census Bureau data, the […]