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General Mills Recognized by Fortune as One of America’s Most Innovative Companies

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–General Mills (NYSE: GIS) has been named by Fortune as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies, ranking No. 1 in its industry and 79 overall. “Fostering a culture of relentless innovation is essential to General Mills’ Accelerate strategy and our purpose to make food the world loves,” said Jodi Benson, chief innovation, technology and […]
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Wednesday Eye-Opener:  Water Works

by Kevin Coupe Fast Company has a story about an online venue called The Drop Store, where “pizza comes in pill form for $163. A bag of rice contains just 5 grains but costs $89. And a 15-milliliter bottle of “pure” water (about 1 tablespoon) will run you $198. If that’s not enough to quench […]
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The Coming New Irresistible Snack Foods

From Axios: “Food manufacturers know Americans are snacking more, and they’re busy pumping out irresistible new junk — er, snack — foods … An explosion of new products is generating buzz and profits for food makers, and surprise and delight for shoppers — but helping make Americans unhealthier.” Among the “big trends” cited by Axios: […]
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Manufacturers Take Aim At FDA Over Proposed “Healthy” Rule Revisions

The Washington Post reports that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) efforts “to update the current definition of ‘healthy’ – manufacturers would only be able to use the term “if they contain a meaningful amount of food from at least one of the main food groups such as fruit, vegetable or dairy, as recommended […]
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How Women Dominated This Year’s Super Bowl Viewing Experience

When she’s not busy preparing Totino’s pizza rolls for her husband and his friends during the Super Bowl, what’s a woman to do? Well, if it’s SNL, she can turn to Totino’s Super Bowl Activity Pack for Women, a collection of “fun little puzzles and games.” But if it’s not a sketch show and instead […]
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FMI elects new board members

ORLANDO – FMI – The Food Industry Association announced on Monday its 2023 board of directors elected at the association’s annual Midwinter Executive Conference in Orlando. The new slate will guide the implementation of FMI’s 2023-approved strategic plan during a time of rapidly evolving industry challenges and opportunities and reflects the breadth of the product […]
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DG pilots mobile health clinics

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – Dollar General is introducing mobile health care services via a trial program with partner DocGo Inc. DocGo On-Demand clinics, hosted in vans in store parking lots, are staffed by clinicians who can perform tests, prescribe medications, provide urgent care and treat common ailments in adults and children. Dollar General said customers can […]
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  1. Department: Beverage

Yes Bojangles Partnership with Appalachian Mountain Brewery Works

  Bojangles new brand messaging with a real kick! In an effort to drive brand awareness, brand relevance, and internet buzz all with edifying the Bojanglesbrand with some new electricity, according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. So, that’s why Bojangles and Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB) have partnered to brew […]
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  1. CPG: Food

Old El Paso promotes ‘Fajita Fridays’ in new campaign

Old El Paso has kicked off 2023 with its latest TV campaign ‘Sound of Connection’. Running until the end of March, the Mexican food brand said its aim is to inspire the nation to ‘Dine Loud and Proud’ and encourage people to turn more Fridays into ‘Fajita Fridays’. The TV campaign will be complemented with […]
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  1. Department: Food

Meals that are Handheld are a Grocerant Success Story

  Yes, we have just a couple of day before we ring in 2023. While many consumers are just starting to think about going a diet at the start of the year.  I want to take a look back at 2021, within the grocerant niche and let you know that bread is back.  So, according […]
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  1. Corporate Purpose

Jim Cramer’s Investing Club meeting Friday: Fed strategy, Club mantra, buying opportunities

The Investing Club holds its “Morning Meeting” every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.[[“value”:”Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. The Fed isn’t ready to stop Investing mantra reminder Looking to buy 1. The Fed isn’t ready to […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

The Honest Company Names CPG, Amazon Exec Carla Vernón as CEO

Carla Vernón, a veteran executive of Amazon.com and General Mills, will lead the digital-native, celebrity-founded brand The Honest Company starting in January, the company announced Tuesday. The Honest Company, founded by actress Jessica Alba in 2012, sells clean and sustainable personal care, beauty, baby and household products online and in about 50,000 retail locations in the […]
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  1. CPG: Food

Blakemore and Bestway among the winners at FWD Gold Medal Awards

Bestway was named top Retail Wholesaler at this year’s Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) Gold Medal Awards, which took place last night at Old Billingsgate market in London. Judges said Bestway’s partnerships with suppliers had helped deliver “outstanding availability levels during the toughest trading period, through buying ahead, collaborative joint forecasting, backhauling stock to mitigate […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

3 Ways to Use Retail Media Advertising to Boost Your Bottom Line

You may remember receiving weekly ad circulars in the mail that listed discounts at local grocery stores for popular products and brands. Before retail media advertising, these print ads, along with TV commercials, billboards, and other traditional media, were the de facto way for grocers to get the word out about products and specials. And […]
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How audiences feel about Hispanic Heritage Month campaigns

A survey of more than 1,000 people on how the campaigns landed. We’ve wrapped up Hispanic Heritage Month, and instead of celebrating campaigns — or doing the opposite and criticizing those that have fallen short — we wanted to take a broader look. How are people responding to brands’ HHM campaigns overall? What impact are […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

INFLATION BITES: WHICH GROCERY PRODUCTS ARE ON TRACK FOR THE BIGGEST PRICE HIKES?

Groceries have always been a big part of any household’s budget – but the past year has been a test for many. Inflation rose to a 40-year high of 9.1% in June, driven by the ongoing war in Ukraine, labor shortages, supply chain disruption and pent-up demand following Covid. By July, food-at-home prices were 10.9% […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Kroger Boosts ‘Home Chef’ Meal Prep As Restaurant Take Out, Delivery Slump

As skyrocketing food prices have cost-conscious consumers seeking lower-cost alternatives, The Kroger Co. is expanding the capacity of its ready-made meal and meal kit delivery business, Home Chef. The meal solutions company announced Tuesday (July 19) a new production center in Douglasville, Georgia, to increase the number of orders the company can fulfill and to […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

We’re Bringing the Convenience of Drone Delivery to 4 Million U.S. Households in Partnership with DroneUp

We continue to expand our delivery operations to help customers get the items they need when they need them, and it’s been an exciting journey. From Express delivery, where customers can have items delivered to their doorsteps in as little as two hours, to InHome, where they can get those orders placed right into their […]
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Kroger Delivers its First-Party Data to the Yahoo DSP

Yahoo Advertising and Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM) — the retail media business of Kroger, powered by 84.51° — are teaming up to bring Kroger’s first-party, purchase-based audiences to the Yahoo Demand-Side Platform (DSP). Yahoo DSP advertisers can now activate KPM’s audiences to reach targeted consumers with their advertising and measure campaign results. While off-site advertising […]
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Amazon tops expectations for revenue, earnings

SEATTLE – Amazon posted better-than-expected revenue and earnings in the quarter ended March 31. Net sales increased 13% from a year earlier to $143.3 billion. The company reported first-quarter net income of $10.4 billion, or 98 cents a diluted share, compared to $3.2 billion a year earlier. Amazon’s operating income surged to $15.3 billion, up […]
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Walmart to close all 51 health centers

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart today said it has made the “difficult decision” to close its Walmart Health and Walmart Virtual Care clinics, citing a lack of profitability. “The decision to close all 51 health centers across five states and shut down the virtual care offering was not easy. We understand this change affects lives – […]
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