Fresh Food: Page 2

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    Grocers have the meats

    Meat department sales hit record highs in 2024, but there’s room for more innovation and personalized messaging to continue motivating shoppers, according to a report from FMI.

    By • April 7, 2025
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    Trump installs 10% baseline tariff, country-specific duties

    FMI – The Food Industry Association and the National Grocers Association raised concerns about how the additional tariffs will impact consumers and retailers.

    By Philip Neuffer • April 3, 2025
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Grocery Dive

    Top stories from Grocery Dive first half of 2025.

    By Grocery Dive staff
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    Kroger adds ‘trendy’ private label products, looks to launch 900 items

    Mushroom tea and kettle-style tortilla chips in a Hatch chile flavor are among the grocer’s new items.

    By • April 2, 2025
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    Walmart adds AI partner for produce crop monitoring

    The retailer is working with Cropin to improve yield forecasting, monitor crop health and better predict seasonal transitions for fresh foods.

    By • March 31, 2025
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    Walmart drops eggs from its Easter meal deal

    The bundle, which is priced at about $6 per person, includes ham, potatoes and asparagus, and costs less than what the retailer charged for a similar promotion last year.

    By • March 27, 2025
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    How grocers can reel in more customer seafood spend

    Food retailers have an opportunity to convert customers into “occasional or frequent” seafood shoppers by highlighting seafood’s affordability, health benefits and more, FMI found.

    By • March 25, 2025
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    Sam’s Club offers digital ‘all-day grazing experience’ for Easter

    The Walmart-owned club retailer has curated its meal offerings online in response to feedback from its members.

    By • March 21, 2025
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    Kroger keeps an eye on produce tariff exposure

    The supermarket chain is also identifying opportunities to diversify its sourcing base for other commodities.

    By Kelly Stroh • March 20, 2025
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    Consumers worry tariffs will hit grocery prices the hardest: report

    New findings from Intuit Credit Karma show half of U.S. consumers have changed their spending habits in anticipation of tariffs, led by Gen Z and millennial shoppers.

    By • March 20, 2025
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    Egg wholesale prices and consumer demand drop significantly

    The USDA’s latest weekly report on the egg market noted, however, that retail egg prices do not yet reflect these trends and demand is expected to remain under pressure until that happens.

    By • March 19, 2025
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    Younger shoppers are shaking up produce aisles

    With a third of shoppers discovering fruits and vegetables on social media, grocers should change up their merchandising tactics to stand out, FMI — The Food Industry Association suggested.

    By • March 13, 2025
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    Grocery prices hold steady as overall inflation declines

    Food-at-home prices rose at a 1.9% annual clip in February, well above the pace just a few months ago

    By • March 12, 2025
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    Sponsored by Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute

    Meet consumer cravings: How to grow grocery deli sales with sushi

    Consumers seek to increase seafood consumption, and they prefer wild-caught products from Alaska.

    March 10, 2025
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    Trump extends tariff pause to all USMCA goods

    Imports from Mexico and Canada that are compliant with the trade deal will not be subject to tariffs until April 2. FMI praised the move.

    By Philip Neuffer • March 7, 2025
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    Trump’s trade war heats up as countries retaliate against tariffs

    Mexico, Canada and China all announced they would counter the president's orders after additional duties went into effect this week, with China set to target a variety of U.S. agricultural imports.

    By Philip Neuffer , Edwin Lopez , Max Garland • March 4, 2025
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    Inflation continues to drive private label growth

    Gen Z and millennial shoppers are particularly interested in store brands as they seek out both value and quality, per a Circana study.

    By Howard Ruben • March 4, 2025
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    USDA to implement $1B strategy to lower egg prices, curb bird flu

    The five-pronged plan, which includes vaccine research and temporary import options, comes after the agency was hit hard by sweeping government layoffs. 

    By • March 4, 2025
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    FDA delays crackdown on which foods can be labeled ‘healthy’

    The rule would prevent many cereal and yogurt products from making nutrition claims and allow nuts, oils and certain seafood to bear the label for the first time.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • March 3, 2025
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    Canada and Mexico tariffs will take effect March 4, Trump confirms

    The president will also impose an additional 10% import tax on China next week and hinted at plans to soon levy 25% duties on the European Union.

    By Philip Neuffer • Feb. 27, 2025
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    Consumer sentiment slumps on fears tariffs will fuel inflation

    Shoppers are “clearly bracing for a resurgence in inflation,” said Joanne Hsu, director of the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers.

    By Jim Tyson • Feb. 25, 2025
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    Consumer confusion holds back sales of natural and organic products, research finds

    Three-quarters of Acosta survey respondents said they recently bought at least one natural or organic item, but 40% think the terms mean the same thing.

    By • Feb. 21, 2025
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    The Friday Checkout: Are major changes coming to SNAP?

    The food assistance program faces potential funding cuts and changes to the list of eligible items. Should grocers be worried?

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Feb. 21, 2025
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    Walmart credits grocery as a ‘standout category’ fueling earnings

    The retailer also saw significant gains in e-commerce during its latest quarter as U.S. sales for the channel increased 20%.

    By , • Updated Feb. 20, 2025
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    Independent grocers face ‘significant financial losses’ amid egg shortages, NGA says

    State regulators should waive minimum egg stocking requirements for retailers that serve WIC customers, the trade group said in a letter to the USDA secretary.

    By • Feb. 20, 2025
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    How grocers can stay on top with consumers in online shopping

    Traditional grocers beat mass retailers and dollar stores when it comes to customer satisfaction. But they need to improve transparency and better connect with younger demographics, according to The Feedback Group.

    By • Feb. 19, 2025