Circana has released new Circana Compass insights, providing a comprehensive update on the 2024 performance of the global retail food and beverage (F&B) industry and an outlook for 2025. Following Circana’s forecast for 2024 from a year ago and the recent midyear update, the market has mainly trended as predicted. Overall, dollar sales have grown by […]
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FMI, i3 International Begin Asset Protection Partnership
FMI – The Food Industry Association and i3 International have combined their respective events for the asset protection community at FMI’s 2025 Asset Protection and Grocery Resilience Conference in St. Louis. This partnership marks the combining of two prominent events into a single, comprehensive conference under the FMI brand with combined professional impact. “Joining our event, Innovision, with FMI’s […]
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RFMN Begins Partnership With Save A Lot’s Independent Grocers
Retail Fluent Media Network (RFMN), a retail media and ad tech company, has begun a partnership with Save A Lot’s independent retail partners, including its 750 independently-owned and -operated stores across 32 states in the U.S. Through this partnership, Save A Lot’s independent retail partners will have the opportunity to utilize Digital Window Signs to […]
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Grocery Shoppers Optimistic About Holiday Season
Despite economic uncertainties and concern over food prices, consumers remain optimistic about managing their budgets and creating memorable holiday experiences. FMI – The Food Industry Association’s annual U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends: Holiday Season report provides a comprehensive look into the evolving landscape of holiday shopping. “While consumers remain understandably concerned about the cost of food […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Expands Store Presence Across U.S.
Sprouts Farmers Market will hold two store openings in November and December, building upon its reputation as “one of the fastest-growing retailers in the country.” The stores are in addition to those the retailer opened in the previous months, including locations in Cheyenne, Wyoming; Hayward, California; Rio Rancho, New Mexico; Greenville, South Carolina; Long Beach, […]
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Codex Essentials: Keeping Up With Changing Avocado Oil Standards
Sponsored content In recent years, avocado oil has surged in popularity. Made from the flesh of the avocado fruit, it boasts a nutritional profile similar to olive oil, but unlike olive oil, it has a mild, almost buttery flavor and a much higher smoke point. These characteristics, combined with recent spikes in olive oil prices, […]
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Wonder To Acquire Grubhub For $650M
Wonder is acquiring Grubhub, a food ordering and delivery platform with more than 375,000 merchants and 200,000 delivery partners across the U.S. Founded by entrepreneur Marc Lore, Wonder is pioneering a new category of “Fast Fine” dining. It offers multi-restaurant ordering, a first in the industry, where customers can choose from 30 or more restaurants […]
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October Online Grocery Sales Jump 28% Versus Year Ago
The U.S. online grocery market ended October with $10.5 billion in monthly sales, a 27.9 percent increase over last year as all three receiving methods posted solid year-over-year (YOY) sales growth, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus grocery shopper survey. October’s total monthly sales set a record high and marked the second straight month in […]