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  1. CPG: Food

US To Ban Various Canadian Alcohol, Food Products As Trade War Escalates

The Washington Post reports that the Trump administration has promised to “ban the import of certain Canadian goods in three weeks,” saying that the ban would apply to “some kinds of dairy, including whey products, as well as several types of beer, wine, bourbon and vodka.”  Molasses also would be included in the ‘banned” list. […]
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  1. CPG & FMCG

Your Views:  “Capitalism At Its Finest”

One MNB reader wanted to weigh in on our Buc-ee’s conversation: You continue to provide my favorite morning read! OMG has anyone writing to you that is opposed to Buc-ee’s ever been in a Buc-ee’s? You all make it sound like they are being built in neighborhoods. Most stores couldn’t be in more remote areas […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

OffBeat:  Final Frontier

It has been getting some notice that 60 years ago this week, the original “Star Trek” debuted on NBC – it was Thursday night, September 8, 1966. Nobody would have believed that six decades later, “Star Trek” would remain a vital cultural force, having given birth to numerous TV series offshoots (both live action and […]
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  1. Channel: Restaurants

FaceTime with the Content Guy:  The Hole In The Core

A recent New York Times piece about how Dunkin’ Donuts increasingly seems to be getting out of the coffee-and-doughnut business got me thinking about what goes into a retailer’s core identity, brand equity and value proposition. The post FaceTime with the Content Guy:  The Hole In The Core appeared first on MNB. Post Views: 21
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Walmart Takes Aim At Uber Eats and DoorDash With New Food Partner

Walmart is getting into the doughnut delivery business. CNBC reports that “the nation’s largest retailer announced this week it will first start delivering Dunkin’ products from its own stores, but will then expand the program over the next year to include most of the doughnut chain’s approximately 10,000 U.S. locations, most located outside Walmart stores […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon Expects To Deliver Nine Out Of Ten Of Its US Packages By 2029

From Business Insider: “Amazon’s own delivery network is handling a rapidly growing share of its US packages, with a recent internal forecast projecting that figure could approach nine out of every 10 packages by 2029. “Amazon’s latest preliminary forecast puts its own delivery network at 86.3% of its US packages in 2027, 87.4% in 2028, […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

FaceTime with the Content Guy:  To Sleep, Perchance To Dream

I read the other day about a new lawsuit against Oura, the smart ring company, alleging that its sensors and algorithms cannot measure sleep in the ways that the company claims.  Rather, the suit charges, Oura is using AI to evaluate data and then make guesses.  Which, if true, would be a blow to the […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Words To Live By:  “When It Gets Tough, You Get Tougher”

The Athletic has a terrific story about Cory Edwards, coach of a Little League team from Henderson, Nevada, which found itself just a few pitches away from losing the final game in the Little League World Series to the team from Curacao.   He looked at his team, The Athletic writes, and “he saw the […]
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  1. Channel: Club

DOJ Expands Beef Affordability Probe To Eight Major Food Retailers

From the New York Post: “The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division on Tuesday said it had expanded its investigation into beef affordability to include eight of the largest grocery retailers in the United States. “The expansion comes after the DOJ launched an antitrust probe in May into the ‘Big Four’ meatpackers – JBS, Cargill, Tyson Foods and National […]
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  1. CPG: Food

Your Views:  “Hook, Line & Sinker”

Last week we took note of a Wall Street Journal reports that “Meta Platforms agreed to an $18 billion settlement with 48 state attorneys general, bringing an end to a massive federal trial over social media’s harm to teenagers and ushering in a new era of tech companies having legal responsibility for their platforms.” I […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

OffBeat:  FYI

The next three weeks, MNB will be on a “two-a-week” schedule rather than our customary three. Next week, it is because we have the Labor Day holiday on Monday, but the following two weeks it will be because I am traveling to Chicago for my oldest son’s wedding, along with all the accompanying family and […]
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