Consumer demand for customized products that enable their own supply chain is creating challenges for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, according to the Vision 2025 report produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. CPGs are looking at various solutions to these operational obstacles, chief among them improved relations with OEMs and other suppliers. […]
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Aldi Pilots Grocery Delivery With Instacart In Three Cities
Aldi is partnering with Instacart to pilot grocery delivery from its stores in Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angles. The new partnership allows customers to complete their grocery shopping by ordering Aldi products for delivery in as little as one hour. The service will launch in the three cities later this month, with potential for future expansion, […]
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Latino Food Industry Association Forms
The Latino Food Industry Association (LFIA) has formed to serve members and educate the public and policymakers on the contributions and economic impact being made by Latino-owned food businesses. “Given the Hispanic market’s $1.5 trillion in annual buying power and the rapid growth of Hispanic-owned businesses in the food and beverage segment, many of our […]
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Ag Secretary Announces $16.8M To Encourage SNAP Participants To Purchase Healthy Foods
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Monday announced 32 grants totaling $16.8 million to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables. The program is operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The funding comes from the Food Insecurity Nutrition […]
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Coffee Brands Ranked Top Selling On Amazon Grocery
One Click Retail data and sales measurements find that three out of five of the top selling brands on Amazon Grocery are coffee. According to One Click Retail’s, the top 5 highest-selling grocery and food brands on Amazon are: 1. San Francisco Bay Coffee (~2 percent of Amazon grocery and food share) 2. KIND (~2 percent of […]
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CSM Bakery Solutions Sells BakeMark Business To Private Equity Firm
CSM Bakery Solutions, a supplier of bakery ingredients, products and services, has agreed to sell its BakeMark business to Pamplona Capital Management. CSM President & CEO Marianne Kirkegaard said the sale is an important step in advancing the company’s strategy to focus on its core business in Europe and North America. “We have always had great […]
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Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturers Merge With American Bakers Association
The American Bakers Association (ABA) and the Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturers’ Association (B&CMA) have officially merged. As a result, the new ABA welcomed 116 B&CMA member companies, including U.S. and international bakers and allied companies. Additionally, ABA welcomed the B&CMA professional staff, including: • Dave Van Laar, senior advisor to the president and CEO: B&CMA transition […]
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Best Practices For Supermarket Advertising Budget Allocation
To entice consumers to shop in-store or online, supermarkets must set aside a budget for advertising. With a range of 0.02-4.0 percent, food retailers spend an average of 1.25 percent of sales (excluding pharmacy and gasoline dollars) on advertising. The recently released “2017 Promotional and Advertising Practices Study Among U.S. Grocery Retailers,” published by Aptaris […]