Dept. Fresh Prepared

  1. Department: Food

Confused About Retail Food Channel Blurring

  Food that can be found at the intersection of cook from scratch at home and retailer prepared fresh food sold as a meal component is Grocerant niche food.  The Grocerant niche targets the time-starved consumers, not with ingredients rather with Ready-2-Eat or Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared meals and meal components that can be bundled into a […]
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  1. Data & Insights

FreshTake will Extend and Expand Mitchell Grocery

  Interactive and participatory a new foodservice concept, FreshTake, will feature several foodservice concepts, extensive seating, and multiple entertainment options to entice consumers to stay longer, come back more frequently, and spend more according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Here is a little background, Jackson Mitchell, is a fourth-generation […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

UFCW cites ‘echoes of Haggen’ in proposed C&S deal

The United Food and Commercial Workers union on Wednesday expressed deep concerns about the proposed acquisition of 413 Kroger- and Albertsons-owned stores by C&S Wholesale Grocers. “It looks like Haggen 2.0,” said Kim Cordova, president of UFCW Local 7 in Colorado and Wyoming, referring to Haggen’s 2015 implosion after acquiring 146 Safeway and Albertsons stores […]
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WinCo Foods partners with Invafresh to optimize fresh operations

    [[“value”:” WinCo Foods has selected the Invafresh grocery platform to optimize the company’s fresh operations across multiple departments, starting with deli, food service and seafood divisions, to reduce shrink, improve in-stocks and deliver a fresher experience to customers. WinCo was looking for a solution to automate production planning to deliver optimal on-shelf availability […]
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  1. Department: Food

Coming Attraction:  Georgia Grocer Hopes To Hit One Long & Straight

MNB often focuses on stores that differentiate themselves through unique products and services, offering a value proposition that seems different from those offered by the competition. That seems to be the pitch for FreshTake, a new grocer scheduled to open next summer in Augusta, Georgia, in a former Whole Foods location, which has been getting […]
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  1. Department: Food

Mitchell Grocery scion plans upscale grocery, restaurant concept in Augusta

    [[“value”:” Jackson Mitchell, a fourth-generation member of the family that owns wholesale distributor Mitchell Grocery, is planning to open an upscale, 42,000-square foot supermarket in Augusta, Ga., next summer that will include a sports bar, a five-hole putting green and several foodservice concepts. FreshTake, which will take over the space previously occupied by […]
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  1. Department & Category

Branded Convenience Store Food Drives Customer Adoption

  Once again, another food industry news and research firm edifies the findings of the work that Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® and his team have been doing since 1991. So, here we go, almost all of the retailers surveyed in the 2023 Convenience Store News Foodservice Study said they sell prepared […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Your Views:  Multiplier Effects

On the subject of treating employees in a way that keeps them engaged, one MNB reader wrote: I have a nephew with limited cognitive skills but is a loyal bagger at a Michigan Kroger. On his fifth year of service he received a package containing Thank You cards from store management and fellow workers as […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Grocery Store Customer Migration Continues Why Consumers Lacking a Cook for Scratch Skill-Set

  Grocerant niche Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared food continues to drive customer migration in every sector of retail foodservice today according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. That migration is creating both food channel disrupting and opportunity. Johnson stated, “Recent Foodservice Solutions® Grocerant ScoreCards found 84.9 percent of meals […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Walmart Changes Starting Pay Structure for Entry-Level Store Workers

Walmart is implementing changes to its hourly starting wage structure for entry-level store workers in an effort to manage costs in a slowing job market. The alteration means that various store positions, including cashiers, personal shoppers, and stockers, will now have the same starting wages based on the store’s location. However, higher-skilled roles like deli,…
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  1. Department: Food

Jimmy John’s Focus on Back to School and Back to the Office

  Building top-line sales and bottom-line profits requires customer focus, seasonal timing, and relevance.  Jimmy John’s understands that with September comes back to school, and back to the office for many more this year and is focusing in on helping ease the pain of that transition. According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA […]
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  1. Department & Category

Grocerant Food Sales Success Should Start with Breakfast

Do you want to sell more food? Ok, then insights matter if you are selling food.  Restaurants, Convenience Stores, Service Deli’s, Bodegas all need to know how they are doing compared to others selling meals and meal components for the same dayparts according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Regular […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Grocerant Niche Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat is Popular

  Grocerant niche Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared food continues to garner customer migration in every sector of retail food sales according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.  Restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, deli’s and bodega’s all continue to elevate their grocerant niche Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh food offerings, messaging, […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Wingstop Customer Focused Not Bandwagon Marketing

The trend is your friend.  Consumers are dynamic not static and restaurant chains can not get stuck in the past with positioning that looks more like yesterday and tomorrow. According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®, McDonald’s introduced ‘meal deals’ at tis drive-thru to speed-up drive-thru service. Simultaneously they increased […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Walmart Customers Focus on Meal Solutions not Menu’s

Consumers are dynamic not static and Walmart is not an early adopter when it comes to meals and meal components. Walmart exceled at supply chain optimization, suburban duplication, marketing messaging, it missed the mark on consumers meal prep simplification aka meals and meal components preference over ingredients to cook from scratch.  According to Steven Johnson […]
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  1. Department: Food

The Honey Baked Ham Finds Relevance in Tailgating

  Expanding relevance to your existing customer base is key too edifying a long-lasting loyal relationship and The Honey Baked Ham Company has found new relevance in tailgating according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. If you listen to your customers, you can drive both top-line sales and bottom-line profits. […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Restaurants Meet and Greet is Back

  Man is a social being. The pandemic is over and consumers want out and want to see what others are wearing, doing, and where they are going.  Is your establishment inviting? Can consumers meet others, see others, and discover a new meal, new flavor, new service style, or simply meet someone new? According to […]
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  1. Channel: Restaurants

Fun Works Put Barbie on Menu

  The trend is your friend and there seems to be not stopping the momentum of Barbie the movie and everything that comes with it including restaurant sales. According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® soon there will be ‘streaming Barbie parties’ and front and cent will be grocerant niche Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared menu […]
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  1. Department & Category

Wow Bao Expands Grocerant Menu Options Too Walmart

  Grocerant niche Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared food continues to drive customer migration from among traditional food service retail channels including the restaurant sector, convenience store sector, and grocery store sector.   According to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® consumers are driving branded customer adoption of new products and […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Target adds baby, toddler offering to Good & Gather brand

​[[“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Target has added baby and toddler products to its Good & Gather private-label food brand, the retailer said Monday. The Good & Gather Baby and Good & Gather Toddler lines feature food items created especially for those age groups. The expanded assortment […]
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  1. Department: Food

Why Sushi Provides Raw Advantages To Supermarkets

Go figure.  Kroger is the biggest seller of sushi in the US. The Wall Street Journal reported the other day that “the nation’s biggest grocery-store operator sells more than 40 million pieces of sushi in a typical year, in the process helping turn slices of raw fish, real and imitation, and rice into an American […]
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  1. Department & Category

Chicken Is Still a Hot Item and Krispy Krunchy Chicken Proving It

  It seams as if everyone is going to a fresh fast quick service restaurant and eating a chicken sandwich if only to try all of the new entrants to the field according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Johnson says it not just chicken sandwich that is a hot […]
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  1. Department: Food

Chick-fil-A Launches First-Ever Twist on Its Classic Chicken Sandwich

Chick-fil-A is introducing a seasonal twist on its classic chicken sandwich, the Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich, which combines sweet, savory, and spicy elements. The sandwich features a hand-breaded chicken filet with pimento cheese spread, pickled jalapeños, and honey drizzled on the bun. This marks the first update to Chick-fil-A’s original chicken sandwich recipe, which…
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  1. Department & Category

Fresh Fruit Snacks Drive Frequency

  Getting fresh hot French fries at a drive-thru is convenient enjoyable and a treat.  More and more consumers are looking for a treat that is “better-for-you” according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® One of the hallmarks of the Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared food grocerant niche is the […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Dollar General ‘Food First’ Strategy Threatens Legacy Food Retailers

  Inflation, inflation, inflation is top of mind with consumers and Dollar General is targeting all food retailers with legacy stuck in the middle pricing. That’s right according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® legacy grocery stores and C-stores that have not elevated their food retail positioning and are still […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Hy-Vee launches Healthy You wellness tour

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — In partnership with Old El Paso, a popular brand of Tex-Mex style foods, Hy-Vee announced Wednesday the launch of the Hy-Vee Healthy You Wellness Tour, which will travel across the Midwest promoting healthy eating habits and nutrition now through October. The tour is part of Hy-Vee’s commitment to fighting food […]
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