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FMI: 5 ways grocers can do more to reduce food waste
Expanding donations of surplus food, developing a composting strategy and standardizing expiration package labeling are some of the opportunities the trade group outlined.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 14, 2022 -
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Sponsored by Alaska Seafood Marketing InstituteDriving seafood sales with home cooking hacks
Offering seafood recipes that are easy to make or healthy are two of the top motivators for purchasing seafood in the grocery store.
Feb. 14, 2022 -
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Grocery prices rise sharply as inflation hits new 40-year high
The food-at-home price index rose 7.4% over the past year, with prices across five out of six major grocery categories going up, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 10, 2022 -
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Sustainability label claims are influencing more consumers, survey finds
Nearly four in 10 U.S. consumers would be more likely to purchase a food product that highlights sustainable sourcing or other qualities, according to Cargill.
By Chris Casey , Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 8, 2022 -
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Stop & Shop takes on food insecurity with 'prescribed' prepaid debit cards
The Ahold Delhaize banner has joined a program run by Boston-based nonprofit About Fresh that gives people funds to purchase fresh produce.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 28, 2022 -
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Albertsons to deploy AI-powered food waste-reduction tech chainwide
The grocer is adding the platform from Afresh Technologies as automation has helped drive unexpectedly strong fresh department sales.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 27, 2022 -
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New private label products outpace brand name offerings during pandemic, study finds
Shopper intelligence firm Catalina also said inflation is causing store brands to highlight quality and value while the price differential with some national products shrinks.
By Christopher Doering • Jan. 27, 2022 -
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On Special: Why The Giant Company is adding plant-based sections
Housing products in designated spaces is one of the merchandising strategies the Ahold Delhaize banner has found success with as it looks to grow its assortment.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 26, 2022 -
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BJ's to buy four refrigerated distribution centers
The acquisition of the facilities from longtime partner Burris Logistics will allow the club retailer to handle its perishable supply chain in-house.
By Sam Silverstein • Jan. 26, 2022 -
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Walmart invests in vertical farming company Plenty
The retailer, which plans to bring Plenty's vertically farmed greens to all of its California stores, said regionally grown, year-round produce could become a "leading product category."
By Jeff Wells • Jan. 26, 2022 -
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Instant delivery firms team with app to sell excess food
Jokr, Gorillas and other rapid grocery delivery companies have partnered with Too Good to Go to sell their surplus food at a discounted price.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 25, 2022 -
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Deep DiveHow grocers are managing the twin pressures of inflation and supply chain disruption
Companies are turning to personalized promotions, private label and plain-old resourcefulness as they closely monitor the habits of their frustrated customers.
By Jeff Wells • Jan. 24, 2022 -
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Gopuff launches its first private label line
The delivery company plans to launch multiple store brands, beginning with Basically, which includes snacks, cleaning products and household goods.
By Jeff Wells • Jan. 18, 2022 -
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Hy-Vee extends nationwide push with ship-to-home sites
WholeLotta Good delivers more than 5,000 better-for-you products and builds on pet and grocery storefronts the grocer has recently launched.
By Jeff Wells • Jan. 14, 2022 -
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Kroger takes the next step in testing ghost kitchens
The Kitchen United Mix location at a Ralphs in Los Angeles offers pickup and delivery orders from 10 different restaurants.
By Jeff Wells • Jan. 10, 2022 -
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OpinionWhy convenience retailers are gearing up to win in foodservice
As vehicles go electric, stores will increasingly turn away from fuel pumps and toward innovative meals and snacks, writes retail analyst Frank Beard.
By Frank Beard • Jan. 6, 2022 -
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Hy-Vee launches two ship-to-home services
The grocer is expanding its reach with a new online pet shop and home goods assortment, and has more digital marketplace offerings in the works.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 23, 2021 -
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Albertsons pilots AI-driven salad bars
The grocer has added the internet-linked self-service counters from Sweden-based Picadeli to Safeway, Acme and Kings Food Market stores in Washington, D.C., Maryland and New Jersey.
By Sam Silverstein • Dec. 21, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Amy's KitchenHow retailers can keep the frozen-pizza party rolling
As businesses and individuals begin to get back on their feet, they may take a lesson in resiliency from — perhaps an unexpected place — the frozen-pizza sector.
Dec. 20, 2021 -
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The Giant Company expands store-within-a-store restaurants
The Ahold Delhaize banner recently brought Frutta Bowls and Saladworks to several of its stores in partnership with WOWorks.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 14, 2021 -
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As food prices rise, survey finds thresholds where consumers stop buying
Shoppers are willing to stomach higher jumps on lower-cost staples like milk and bread, but may also switch to less expensive brands, according to research from Ingredient Communications.
By Samantha Oller • Dec. 10, 2021 -
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Kroger is adding carbon-neutral eggs under its Simple Truth line
The grocer claims the eggs, which will be produced using a system from Kipster Farms of the Netherlands, will be the first carbon-neutral, cage-free ones to hit U.S. retail shelves.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Dec. 2, 2021 -
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Kroger has a new head of store brands
Juan De Paoli, who most recently served as senior vice president of private label for Ahold Delhaize, has taken over the $26 billion business for the grocer.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 1, 2021 -
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OpinionHow a grocer's size impacts consumer trust
Large retailers envy intimacy and small ones envy scale, but expectations for each are not the same, write Katie Thomas and Tanya Moryoussef of Kearney.
By Katie Thomas and Tanya Moryoussef • Nov. 29, 2021 -
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Hy-Vee announces seafood supplier code of conduct
The grocer said all of its seafood suppliers have signed onto the new code following its adoption in January.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 29, 2021
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