A horde of frozen yogurt robots will begin arriving at select grocery retailers in 17 U.S. states this spring. The robots, from Reis & Irvy’s, a subsidiary franchise concept of Generation Next Franchise Brands Inc., are intended to provide a “fun and delicious experience” to shoppers, while generating additional revenue for grocery stores. Launched in early […]
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Recommended: Retail Apocalypse Explained: Retailers Have Not Actually Embraced Digital Transformation
“Digital transformation” has been on the lips of nearly every CEO at some point in the last ten years, and even more frequently in the last five. According to Forrester, 68% of global business leaders list digital transformation as a top priority for their business. Only 3% of retailers have actually completed a digital transformation […]
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Industry Reacts To Bipartisan Policy Center Report On SNAP
In 2017, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) launched a 13-member task force to explore strategies for promoting healthy nutrition through public programs and policies related to food and health. The task force focused on what it says are opportunities to strengthen and improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food assistance to more […]
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Weight Watchers Launching Line Of Meal Kits, Housewares
Weight Watchers International Inc. has launched WW Healthy Kitchen, a collection of products and content designed to make it easier for consumers to cook and eat healthier. Delivering on the company’s new purpose to “inspire healthy habits for real life,” Weight Watchers unveiled WW Healthy Kitchen at the 2018 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago, Illinois, […]
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New Nielsen Research Highlights Opportunities For Meal Kit Sales
While the food retail landscape isn’t one that sees an over-abundance of frequent, market-shifting innovation, meal kits are proving to be just that, according to global information and measurement company Nielsen. In just a few short years, they have carved out a unique—and profitable—niche in the U.S. grocery landscape. And what’s more, they’re no longer […]
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Cash Management In The Supermarket Industry—A Q&A With A Large Grocer
Sponsored content by Elley Frost / president, CMSPI, an independent payments consultancy Following a successful initiative to optimize cash management processes, which provided seven-figures in savings, we caught up with a large U.S. supermarket chain to learn what they did, how they did it and what advice they would offer to others in the industry. Can […]
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Inside The Dinner Confessional
Sponsored content A closer look at shoppers by Tyson Foods Inc. We know what shoppers tell us, but their shopping behaviors reveal a different story. Tyson Foods is following 10 participants in a yearlong experiment to learn how deli departments can better meet their needs as a go-to solution when faced with dinnertime stress. While […]
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Beef Meets Sushi In A New Concept From NAMI
The North American Meat Institute, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, hopes to “beef up” traditional sushi with a new culinary concept called Beefshi, and polling suggests Americans are eager to try it. Developed by a Culinary Institute of America-trained chef, Beefshi integrates prepared beef favorites like pastrami, corned beef, jerky, beef hot dogs and […]