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Top 10 Seasonal Regional Non-Holiday Takeout Meals

  As seasonal flavors captivate consumers, regional specialties offer unique opportunities for the foodservice industry to shine. Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® wants to remind everyone that there is an abundance of fresh, fast, flavorful, meals available in your area.  Convenience stores, grocery delis, and restaurants are increasingly leveraging these […]
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Has Pizza Hut’s Marketing Team Lost its Relevance?

  Pizza Hut’s latest marketing effort, introducing a Tomato Wine in partnership with Kansas-based Irvine’s Just Beyond Paradise Winery, raises significant questions about the relevance of its marketing strategy in a food industry driven by consumer preferences, mix-and-match meal bundling, and evolving tastes, according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. […]
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Hispanic Flavors Fueling Fast Food and Convenience Store Growth: A Focus on Youth and Handheld Foods

  The U.S. food industry is witnessing a dynamic shift as Hispanic flavors gain traction, fueled by the rapidly growing Hispanic demographic and its cultural influence according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®, who stated, ‘do not over-look the importance of the Hispanic consumer as you look a customer ahead’. […]
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Are Super-Sized Drinks the Downfall of Fast-Food Restaurants’ Success?

  In 1970, a small drink at a fast-food restaurant was a modest 10 ounces—a size that reflected the era’s norms for portion control and consumer expectations recalls Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.  Today, however, that “small” has ballooned to 24 ounces or more, highlighting a shift driven not just […]
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Top 10 Thanksgiving Side Dishes in the US

  Steven Johnson the Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® was wondering who eats what for Thanksgiving Dinner.  So, after a bit of research here is just what he found. Thanksgiving is a meal steeped in tradition, and side dishes are often the stars of the table. Here’s a countdown of the most […]
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How ‘Big Bets’ Can Drive Transformational Organizational Change | DSI

“What’s going to create really durable brands and enterprise value is those companies that play the long game and allocate the right time and attention towards the big bets that they need to be taking.” —John Rossman, Co-Author, “Big Bet Leadership: Your Transformation Playbook in the Hyper-Digital Era” In life and business, you often don’t […]
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Cybersecurity Breaches Can Cripple Grocery Stores, Restaurants, and C-Stores – And 7 Solutions to Protect Your Business

  As technology becomes integral to every sector, food retail and service industries, including grocery stores, restaurants, and convenience stores (C-stores), face rising cybersecurity threats, according to Steven Johnosn Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® ‘cybersecurity just might be the number one reason every food retailer should be looking a customer ahead.’ Cyber […]
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Captain Morgan GB rolls out tailored support for c-stores

To celebrate the collaboration between Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold and Pepsi Max, Captain Morgan GB is rolling out a support plan for the impulse channel. To help retailers capitalise on the ready-to-drink (RTD) category, which is currently in 25% growth in Great Britain, the… This story continues at Captain Morgan GB rolls out tailored […]
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Restaurant, Grocery, and C-Store “Loyalty Program Pitfalls

  Loyalty programs have long been touted by branded restaurant chains as essential tools for customer retention, but their true consumer appeal often misses the mark, according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.   In today’s fiercely competitive foodservice industry, the limitations of loyalty programs are increasingly glaring, pushing customers […]
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The Shift in Market Dynamics: How Grocery Stores Could Lose Market Share to Convenience Stores and Restaurants Due to Weight-Loss Drug Adoption

  The rapid adoption of new weight-loss drugs, particularly those targeting metabolic and appetite regulation such as GLP-1 receptor agonists (e.g., Ozempic and Wegovy), is poised to transform consumer behavior in the food industry according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. While these drugs are designed to help people lose […]
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A New Way To Think About Targeted Advertising

By Michelle Snell, Director Product Marketing, and Todd McClimans, Product Manager, Audiences Think about the last product you bought. What triggered it?  Was it driven by necessity, like your oven broke and you needed to replace it? Or was it simply that you love anything OREO flavored and you wanted to try the newest OREO […]
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Don’t Wait Until Black Friday to Protect Your Endpoints

We are approaching one of the most important and riskiest times of the year for retailers. Cyberattacks increase across the board around the holiday season, and attackers often target retail organizations given how critical this time is for their businesses. On average, nearly 20% of annual retail sales happen in November and December, and the […]
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Denny’s: Surviving Where Other Family Restaurants Have Fallen

  Over the past several decades, the American family restaurant landscape has drastically changed. Once-dominant players have either shuttered their doors or faded into obscurity. Yet, amidst the turmoil, Denny’s has managed to endure, a testament to its adaptability and understanding of shifting consumer habits, according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based […]
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Tango and 7UP launch Halloween packs

Britvic’s 7UP and Tango two-litre pack formats have been redesigned with Halloween themes, including fangs, bats and witches’ hats. The new limited edition look is included on Tango Apple, Tango Orange, Tango Cherry and 7UP Zero, two-litre formats. A spokesperson for the company said: “There… This story continues at Tango and 7UP launch Halloween packs […]
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Pepsi Max brings back EA Sports FCTM 25 on-pack promotion

Pepsi is teaming up with video game EA Sports FCTM for the second year running, with an on-pack promotion set to give away gaming prizes. To enter, shoppers must purchase a promotional Pepsi product and scan the QR code on-pack. Consumers will be directed to… This story continues at Pepsi Max brings back EA Sports […]
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Ocean Outdoor adds Carnaby Quarter screen to London portfolio with adidas onboard as launch partner

Ocean Outdoor has launched The Screen on Carnaby. Measuring 6m x 3m, this landscape screen (provided by Daktronics) is positioned above The London Palladium Wall of Fame which is opposite the north entrance to Soho’s Carnaby Street and the luxury retailer Liberty. The Carnaby location forms a “golden triangle” for brands when combined with Ocean’s […]
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Amazon Tests out (Another) New Grocery Format

Whole Foods is beloved for its focus on natural, healthy products, but it can be limiting. That’s why Whole Foods’ owner Amazon is reportedly testing out a number of grocery solutions to offer customers access to products not sold in Whole Foods (think items with artificial sweeteners or color additives), but without requiring them to […]
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Foodservice Packaging Evolving for Survival

  Throughout history, foodservice packaging has played a critical role in shaping consumer behavior and the success of the food industry. From humble beginnings, where simplicity and function were the primary concerns, to the current demand for sustainability, convenience, and branding, packaging has evolved in response to societal needs, technological advances, and environmental pressures. Steven […]
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From ‘Snackification’ to Indulgence: A Look at the Biggest Trends in Snacking

After several years of steady increases in snacking occasions among U.S. consumers, those occasions plateaued in 2024 as the rise of indulgent snacks and the decline of healthy and better-for-you snacks balanced each other out. Even so, our 39th annual Eating Patterns in America research revealed growth in snacking away from home, along with an […]
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Can Del Taco Rebound

  Del Taco is once again hitting all the right consumer touchpoints, tapping into the power of value and flavor to fuel its momentum in the quick-service industry. As consumer expectations shift toward quality at an affordable price, Del Taco is proving it can not only meet but exceed those demands with the launch of […]
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Emergency pizzas and autonomously farmed parsnips: this week’s coolest retail technology plays

RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, brings you his top ‘future of retail’ systems launches and deployments from the past week, including Evri, Tesco, Dunelm, EE, OnBuy, Save A Lot, Domino’s, M&S, Sodexo, Instacart, Walmart, and Dorel Home. Waitrose and Just Eat In the coming weeks, millions of Just Eat Takeaway.com customers will be able to order […]
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