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Ready-2-Eat vs Heat-N-Eat: Should Prepared Food Come With Calorie Counts?

  The “grocerant” economy—fresh prepared meals sold in grocery, convenience, and hybrid retail formats—is no longer a niche. It’s a primary consumption channel. As consumers increasingly substitute restaurant visits with Ready-2-Eat (RTE) and Heat-N-Eat (HNE) meals, one question keeps surfacing: Should prepared foods come with calorie counts—everywhere, every time? The Big Shift: Prepared Food Is […]
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The New Breakfast Equation—Time, Taste, Price, and the Rewiring of Meal Consumption

  Consumers are fundamentally reshaping how they approach food, driven by four converging forces: time scarcity, flavor expectations, price sensitivity, and the need to satisfy diverse household demands. What is emerging is not a temporary shift—but a structural transformation in meal consumption behavior and food channel migration according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, […]
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Grocery Stores Race for Relevance with Time-Starved Consumers

  Today’s consumer is not just value-driven—they are time-starved, convenience-focused, and increasingly replacing restaurant visits with retail meal solutions. This behavioral shift is forcing grocery retailers to rethink their role, moving from traditional food sellers to meal solution providers competing directly for “Share of Stomach.” Stop & Shop: Repositioning Dinner Around Convenience Stop & Shop […]
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Portability, Platforms, and Prepared Foods: Where Foodservice Success Is Being Redefined

  The food industry in 2025–2026 is undergoing one of the largest structural shifts in decades. Consumers are eating differently, ordering differently, and discovering meals through digital platforms, convenience retail, and ready-to-eat formats. The biggest change is simple but powerful: Foodservice success today is driven by portability. Portable meals—food that can be ordered digitally, picked […]
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Restaurant Customer Disequilibrium: Why 2026 Is the Year Complacency Finally Breaks the Chains

  The restaurant industry didn’t just take its eye off the ball—it left the ball in the parking lot, went inside, and ordered the same combo meal it’s been eating for 25 years. Operators mastered brand protectionism, but somewhere along the way, many forgot the equally important skill of brand evolution. And now? The bill […]
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Your Views:  Do You Hear The People Sing?

MNB reported on how the UFCW is campaigning for a national ban on electronic shelf labels, calling them a vehicle for “surveillance pricing” that will cost jobs and raise consumer prices. I commented: The UFCW is wrong on this issue, as are the lawmakers siding with the union. Not in their opposition to price gouging.  […]
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Love Beyond the 14th: How to Turn One Perfect Valentine’s Meal into a Week of Profitable Romance

Valentine’s Day may be circled on the calendar, but the consumer mindset it unlocks does not shut off at midnight. When a dinner, dessert, or drink delivers connection, indulgence, and memory-making, shoppers want the feeling again — just with less pressure, less formality, and often at a better value according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® […]
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Amazon to Transform Food Scraps into Chicken Feed In-Store at Whole Foods

Beginning in 2027, Amazon will deploy on-site food waste conversion technology in Whole Foods Market stores that will turn fruit and vegetable scraps from back-of-house operations into a nutrient-rich chicken feed ingredient intended for the supermarket’s private-label egg suppliers. Amazon will use the new Mill Commercial devices, similar to consumer waste devices from Mill, to […]
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Hand Held Power: How Finger-Ready Food Is Re-Shaping Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

  At the intersection of the consumer, meal-time fragmentation, and digital engagement sits the most powerful driver of retail foodservice growth today: hand held food; that according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Whether it’s breakfast burritos at 6:15 a.m., a grab-and-go protein wrap at noon, or portable sliders for […]
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Trading Down While Dining Out: How Chili’s Redefined the “Night Out” Experience

  For much of modern dining history, “going out to eat” meant more than just having a meal — it was a cultural event according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. In the 1950s and 1960s, dining out was a special occasion reserved for white-tablecloth restaurants, where service, silverware, and […]
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Best Buy bets on sports, creators to serve up holiday gifting inspiration

​[[{“value”:” Best Buy on Monday announced a holiday campaign focused heavily around creator partnerships and sports, per details shared with sister publication Marketing Dive. The effort also includes the return of Gram, the brand’s “spokeshologram,” who appears in a variety of ad spots. Among the brand’s efforts are partnerships with YouTube talk show “Hot Ones” […]
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Time for SNAP to Evolve: Let Low-Income Americans Eat Like It’s 2025, Not 1975

  America’s largest food-assistance program, SNAP, feeds more than 41 million people each month,  a remarkable feat by any measure. It’s a lifeline for millions and a $100 billion federal investment in food security. Yet for all its success, SNAP remains stuck in a decades-old mindset: it assumes everyone has time, space, and tools to […]
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How Grocery Stores, C-Stores, and Restaurants Can Win the Holiday Meal War

  The holiday feast season is more than tradition, it’s a high-stakes competition for share of stomach according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.  Grocery Stores, Convenience Stores (C-Stores), and Restaurants are all vying to be the go-to solution for hosts seeking ease, affordability, and quality. The battlefield? Ready-2-Eat and […]
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Is Albertsons Like A&P

  Albertsons and Safeway were once iconic industry leaders—much like A&P (The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company) in its heyday. Each dominated their markets for decades but eventually became brands stuck in the middle—caught between discount grocers on one end and experiential, fresh-food-driven competitors on the other. According to Foodservice Solutions® Grocerant Guru® Steven […]
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Mix & Match Meal Components: What’s Really for Dinner?

  The way Americans plan and consume dinner has undergone a seismic shift. Meal planning no longer begins in the kitchen, but often in the aisle of a grocery store, the drive-thru lane, or on a smartphone app. According to Foodservice Solutions® Grocerant ScoreCards, 83.2% of U.S. consumers do not know what they’ll have for […]
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Blue Apron Empowering Consumers with Lifestyle Choices

  For over a decade, the meal kit model has followed a familiar playbook: lock customers into a subscription, send a weekly box of pre-portioned ingredients, and let them recreate restaurant-quality dishes at home according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.  But as consumer dining habits evolve, so too must […]
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Blue Apron Rebrands with Expanded Menu, à la Carte Ordering Options

Blue Apron, one of the pioneers in the prepared meal kit category, has rebranded with new, more convenient non-subscription offerings and more than doubled its offerings to 100 different meal options per week — with 75% of the menu featuring opportunities for customization. Customers of Blue Apron, a subsidiary of Marc Lore’s Wonder — the […]
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Flush with New Financing, Wonder Plans to Open One New Store Per Week in 2025

Wonder has received an additional $600 million in capital from several of its investors and will use the funds to accelerate its physical retail expansion. The company, which combines takeout, delivery and meal kits in a single app, plans to open one new store per week, growing its footprint from 46 locations to more than […]
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Exclusive: Inside Grubhub’s First Year in Commerce Media and a Peek at What’s in Store

Last year, meal delivery platform Grubhub entered the increasingly crowded commerce media arena with the debut of Grubhub Ads, developed in partnership with Koddi. Grubhub was inspired by the meteoric rise of retail media, which also has propelled the debut of media networks from other delivery and transportation services such as Uber and Lyft as well as companies […]
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Consumers Meal Kits: The Modern Dinner Solution

  The evolution of meal kits has been nothing short of remarkable. From the humble beginnings of boxed macaroni and cheese to today’s fresh, flavorful meals ready in minutes, the industry has transformed the way consumers approach dinner. What started as a convenience-driven solution has blossomed into a platform for culinary exploration, family bonding, and […]
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Who is Eating What When?

  The food and beverage retail world is undergoing a significant transformation according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Consumers are reshaping their eating habits, with a remarkable return to home-prepared meals—a trend not seen at this level since 2000. That said, let’s see look at some of what The […]
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Irn-Bru launches chance to win £10k gold bars

As part of Irn-Bru’s £8m brand investment, it has launched a POS campaign that will give consumers the chance to win one of four solid 18 carat gold girders worth £10k. There will also be thousands of other prizes on offer, including exclusive gold-plated keyrings… This story continues at Irn-Bru launches chance to win £10k […]
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Mix, match, and marvel: unlocking the beauty of antique barware

Antique barware is more than just a tool for mixing drinks; it’s a functional work of art that brings character and sophistication to any home bar. These vintage pieces offer a glimpse into the glamour and elegance of bygone eras, showcasing the craftsmanship and design trends of the past. What makes antique barware particularly captivating […]
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Food-delivery startup Wonder Group gets $100 million investment from Nestle

​ ​ In this article NES.N-CH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Wonder Group has bought rights to make dishes from popular restaurants and celebrity chefs, such as Bobby Flay and José Andrés. It’s also developed high-tech kitchen equipment to speed up and simplify cooking. Wonder Group Food-delivery company Wonder Group has gotten a cash infusion […]
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Blue Apron to be acquired by food delivery firm Wonder Group for $103M

    [[“value”:” Meal-kit company Blue Apron will be acquired by food delivery company Wonder Group in an all-stock deal for $103 million, Blue Apron said Friday. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Blue Apron stockholders will receive $13 per share, representing a 137% premium to the stock’s closing price of $5.49. Related: […]
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Kroger’s case ‘not strong enough’ to stop Grubhub from logo use

    [[“value”:” Grubhub has managed to fend off a bid from Kroger to stop the use of a fork-and-knife logo, reports Reuters. Kroger’s meal-kit service Home Chef was not able to convince a U.S. appeals court to block Grubhub’s use of the logo, which it says is too similar to its own branding. The […]
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Kroger Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results and Reaffirms Guidance

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today reported its second quarter 2023 results, reaffirmed 2023 guidance and updated investors on how Leading with Fresh and Accelerating with Digital continues to position Kroger for long-term sustainable growth.
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Walmart to Expand Digital Shelf Labels Chainwide

Walmart will deploy digital shelf labels (DSLs) chainwide this year, doubling the approximately 2,300 U.S. locations currently using the technology (Walmart U.S. operates more than 4,600 stores). With more than 120,000 items in a typical Walmart store, managing price changes manually requires significant associate hours. Additionally, these DSLs are equipped with LED lights that make […]
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