With an influx of new products in recent years, including industry game-changer Nutella, the $3.9 billion nut-based and sweet spread category grew 34 percent from 2008-13. While many nut-based and sweet spreads already have high household penetration rates and have become pantry staples, new research from Mintel reveals there is still room for growth, especially […]
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Posted in, Independent Store News, West
Stater Bros. Launches 2-Ads-1-Day Wednesdays
Stater Bros. is debuting a program called “2 ads 1 day.” A new Stater Bros. ad breaks on Wednesday of each week, and now the prior week’s ad also is effective on that one day as well. In other words, on Wednesdays, Stater Bros. customers can shop two ads, together, on the same day. “Food […]
Posted in, C-Store News, National
CST Brands Closing 100 Stores
San Antonio-based CST Brands, one of the largest independent retailers of motor fuels and convenience merchandise in North America, plans to dispose of approximately 100 Corner Store locations across the U.S. The company made the announcement when it reported its fourth quarter and fiscal 2013 earnings on Thursday, and said the decision is the result […]
Posted in, Marketing News, National
Mondelez International Partners With Facebook
Mondelez International has entered into a global strategic partnership with Facebook, as the company continues to shift more media spending to digital, especially social and mobile, across the entire consumer journey. The partnership leverages the scale of both businesses to deliver overall competitive advantage via step-change brand-building, ground-breaking innovation and access to research, training and […]
Posted in, Equipment & Technology, National
AirFlo Introduces Merchandising Display For Bananas
Carlson AirFlo has launched the AirFlo Banana Display, which the Minnesota-based company says provides both a strategic location display and focal-point function for displaying bananas. Benefits, according to Carlson AirFlo, include: • Increase sales by providing more access, appeal and excitement; • Reduce shrink simply by hanging the fruit from its crown, resembling growth in […]
Posted in, Center Store, National
Healthy Snackers, Niche Marketers Set Tone For Crackers Category
The U.S. market for crackers exceeded $7 billion in 2013 and growth drivers in crackers are fundamentally the same as those sparking growth in the markets for healthy-ingredient snacks and salty snacks. Chief among these drivers is the fact that Americans continue to shift toward eating several small meals a day and snacking between meals, […]
Posted in, National
Health Concerns, Convenience Demands Shape Breakfast Baked Goods Market
Breakfast is regarded as the most important meal of the day, and for food retailers and marketers this widespread emphasis on the morning meal will spur the packaged breakfast baked goods market—which includes bagels, donuts, croissants and English muffins—to sales of $5 billion in 2017, according to “Packaged Breakfast Baked Goods: U.S. Market Trends,” a […]
Posted in, National
Durham Named VP Of Retail Brands At Theory House
Branding and retail marketing agency Theory House has appointed Christopher Durham VP of retail brands. Durham joins the Charlotte, N.C.-based company with more than 20 years of experience developing and managing brands both at the retail level and as a consultant, including work for Office Depot, Best Buy, Food Lion, Hannaford and Lowe’s Home Improvement. […]
Posted in, National, West
Unified’s SMART Shows Feature Technology, Marketing Programs For Independents
Unified Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the western U.S., held the first of three regional SMART (Sales, Marketing And Retail Technology) Shows last week in Norwalk, Calif. The shows were created exclusively for the wholesaler’s independent retail customers. The new, day-long event showcased the latest in technology and cutting-edge marketing programs that are […]
Posted in, National
Supervalu Combining Regional Shows Into National Sales Expo This Summer
With grocers from across the country gathered for the 2014 NGA Show this week, one of the nation’s leading grocery distributors, Supervalu, said today that it will host its first national sales expo, Sales 4 All Seasons, this summer. The three-day event, to be held Aug. 12-14 at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn., brings […]
Posted in, National, Store News
CVS To Stop Selling Tobacco Products At All Locations
CVS Caremark will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its more than 7,600 CVS/pharmacy stores across the U.S. by Oct. 1, making CVS/pharmacy the first national pharmacy chain to take this step in support of the health and well-being of its patients and customers, according to the Rhode Island-based company. “Ending the sale […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southeast
Ingles’ Net Sales Increase, But Income And Same-Store Sales Down
Ingles Markets has reported net sales of $945.1 million for its first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 28, 1.1 percent higher than last year’s first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 29, 2012 ($935.0 million). Net income totaled $9.5 million for the December 2013 quarter compared with net income of $11.6 million for the quarter ended December 2012. “We wanted […]
Posted in, Industry News, National
Trend Report: America’s Love Of Sweet Baked Snacks, Desserts Spurs Market
Americans’ love of sweets has propelled dollar sales of packaged sweet baked snacks and desserts by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5 percent since 2008 to reach $13 billion in 2012. “Packaged Sweet Baked Snacks and Desserts: U.S. Market Trends,” a report by market research publisher Packaged Facts, projects retail sales in the […]
Posted in, C-Store News, National
7-Eleven Rolls Out Pizza And Wing Deals
7-Eleven Inc. is offering hot large Pepperoni and Triple Cheese pizzas from $5.55 each and a large Deluxe Meat pizza for $6.99 in time for the Big Game on Sunday. Customers who purchase a 2L bottle of any brand of soft drink can save another dollar, lowering the prices of the pizzas to $4.55 and […]
Posted in, Midwest, Suppliers
Waybright Hired As King Arthur Flour Regional Sales, Marketing Manager
King Arthur Flour has hired David Waybright as regional sales and marketing manager for the upper Midwest region. Waybright leaves a sales and marketing position at HJ Heinz he has held since 2004 to join America’s oldest flour company. “Joining King Arthur Flour is an opportunity to join a company that has been successful for over 200 […]
Posted in, Beverage News, Industry News, National
Domestic Beer Falling Flat As Americans Tackle Bold Flavors, Healthier Options
As Americans stock their refrigerators in advance of the Super Bowl, it would appear that the contents in the cooler may not align with what is traditionally one of the big game’s biggest advertising spenders: domestic beer. According to new research from Mintel, some 22 percent of Americans say they are drinking less domestic beer […]
Posted in, Midwest
Meijer Reveals Its Top-Selling Fruits And Veggies
Each year a few rising stars in the produce department capture the public’s attention and are touted by friends, foodies and food bloggers alike. But what are consumers actually buying at the grocery store? Two experts from Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer Meijer—produce buyer Scott Calandra and healthy living advisor and registered dietitian Melissa Hehmann—share what […]
Posted in, Executive News, National
Food Industry Veteran Joins Oregon Cherry Growers
Grower-owned cooperative Oregon Cherry Growers, the largest producer of sweet dark cherries in the world, says that Kent Spalding is joining the company in the new role of VP of sales and marketing. With more than 30 years of experience at consumer product companies, primarily targeted in food and beverage, Spalding joins the Salem-based company […]
Posted in, Executive News, National
Goya Appoints Tejada VP Of Sales
Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the U.S., has appointed Luis Tejada as VP of sales. Tejada returns to Goya with 23 years of experience in strategic business development and project management. He served as VP of marketing and development at White Rose Food. Prior to White Rose, he was regional strategy manager […]
Posted in, National, Perishables
Number Of Meat-Eaters Still Up, Though Americans Have Cut Back On Red Meat
As January continues, many consumers continue to forge ahead with healthy eating habits as part of New Year resolutions. Indeed, despite prevalent health trends encouraging consumers to eat less red meat, and 90 percent of consumers eating some kind of red meat at least once a month, new research from Mintel reveals some 39 percent […]