Dept. Refrigerated

  1. Media & Marketing

Flipping Over Veggie Burgers with Actual Veggies’ Hailey Swartz

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Hailey Swartz, co-founder of Actual Veggies, a manufacturer of chef-crafted, fresh & refrigerated burgers that celebrate vegetables instead of trying to mask them. Follow Hailey Swartz on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haileyswartz/Follow Actual Veggies on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/actual-veggies/Follow Actual veggies online at: https://actualveggies.com/ Hailey answers these questions:1) Hailey, your […]
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  1. Department: Food

Inflation, Recession, & The Bifurcated Consumer

The Los Angeles Times has an excellent story about how Southern Californians are strategizing to save money at the grocery store. First, some context for their decision-making: “The U.S. is not in a recession, but the psychological weight of that possibility — combined with the effects of still-high inflation — have consumers bracing for the […]
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  1. Department: Consumer Durables

Going Green: How Brands Can Grow Revenue While Saving the Planet

Consumers have become incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to the ways in which companies operate — from technical matters like data usage and privacy to societal issues like diversity, equity and inclusion. In turn, we’ve seen decision making not only become more complex, but also more directly related to individual values and moral standards. And while […]
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  1. Department: Food

Restaurants, C-Stores, Deli’s It’s Not too late to start with Online Ordering

  When you think about selling a meal or meal component, have you continued to say no way, not at all, or I tried it and it did not work for me? Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® wants you to rethink your position. Ask yourself why us and why now? […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

Three new sites expand DG’s distribution system

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General has expanded its global supply chain network with the opening of its first ground-up, dual facility in Blair, Neb., and two permanent regional distribution hubs, located in Newnan, Ga., and Fort Worth. The company also announced expansion plans for existing facilities in Jonesville, S.C., and Amsterdam, N.Y. “The recent additions […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar General Expands DG Fresh Footprint as it Bolsters Supply Chain

Dollar General is beefing up its supply chain with of its first ground-up, dual facility in Blair, Neb. and two permanent regional distribution hubs in Newnan, Ga. and Fort Worth, Texas. The off-price retailer also is planning to expand its existing Jonesville, S.C. and Amsterdam, N.Y. facilities. The recently opened Blair facility combines the efficiencies […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar General Expands DG Fresh Footprint as it Bolsters Supply Chain

Dollar General is beefing up its supply chain with of its first ground-up, dual facility in Blair, Neb. and two permanent regional distribution hubs in Newnan, Ga. and Fort Worth, Texas. The off-price retailer also is planning to expand its existing Jonesville, S.C. and Amsterdam, N.Y. facilities. The recently opened Blair facility combines the efficiencies […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

Dollar General adds supply chain facilities

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General has expanded its global supply chain network with the opening of its first ground-up, dual facility in Blair, Neb., and two permanent regional distribution hubs, located in Newnan, Ga. and Fort Worth, Texas. The company also announced expansion plans for existing facilities in Jonesville, S.C. and Amsterdam, N.Y. “The recent […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

SPINS Product Intelligence Spotlight: Keto Diet

Key Takeaways: Keto is a high-fat, low-carb diet that induces ketosis so the body burns fat instead of carbs for energy. Keto-friendly products aren’t always marketed as such, which can make them harder to find. Keto products continue to drive growth in new categories even as it slows in existing ones. The Ketogenic (keto) diet […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Uber Continues Commerce Media Push as Sprouts Launches its Own Media Network Powered by Instacart

As the retail media landscape continues to grow, Uber is expanding the types of ads available to CPG brands on the Uber Eats platform, and Sprouts Famers Market is leveraging Instacart’s Carrot Ads platform to launch its own retail media network. Sprouts Expands Instacart Partnership to Include Retail Media Offerings Sprouts Farmers Market has launched […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Together Convenience is What’s for Dinner

  Americans do not want to eat alone.  Don’t want to shop, and don’t want to cook, while man is a social and needs to connect with others and sharing a meal with friends, family, or even a stranger is preferred rather than eating alone according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Your Views:  Voices of Service

I did a FaceTime video yesterday about a bartender who explained his priorities when making recommendations this way:  “You pay my wages, not the guys in the back.”  I thought that was a pretty good way to think about customer service. One MNB reader wrote: I think your commentary on “The Wages of Service” has […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Hy-Vee launches new subscription health service

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa —Hy-Vee has launched a new health and wellness subscription service called Hy-Vee Healthy You. The $99-per-month service is designed to help customers develop healthier lifestyles through personalized nutrition counseling, preventative health screenings and more. The subscription service is available across Hy-Vee’s eight-state region to individuals 18 and older. The  Hy-Vee Healthy […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Stew Leonard, RIP

Stew Leonard, Sr., who founded Stew Leonard’s with a single store in Norwalk, Connecticut – built largely because a highway was putting the family dairy farm out of business – that evolved into a $600 million company with seven stores that celebrated fresh food, strong customer service, and a highly differentiated approach to marketing and […]
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  1. CPG: Food

Beyond the fridge In focus: Chilled

Chilled foods are a vital but challenging category for convenience stores. Choosing the right products to stock can be tricky, getting the quantities right to avoid wastage equally difficult. So where should a convenience store start with its chilled products in 2023? Basic milk and dairy products are an obvious area to get right, but […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Service Tops Price in Influencing Food Spend Look at the Demographics

What drives consumers to stop and buy something from one of your locations? What do consumers think is important when they are about and about? Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® stated, its not always about you or your brand.  More often than not it is about your consumer. Below are […]
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  1. Data & Insights

How Location Data is Helping Retailers Bounce Back From the Downturn

As economies worldwide roar back after 2022’s downturn, retailers are looking for ways to capitalize on a flurry of new consumer activity. Armed with insights from the bumpy years of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are turning to data-driven strategies to shore up their customer base and find new markets. One important tool for driving retail […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Eggspensive: Breakfast CPG prices surge

Key takeaways: Dairy, cereal & bakery, and coffee UPC prices posted double digit increases in 2022 Those higher prices generally resulted in declining purchase quantities The outlier was eggs, with UPC prices surging 40% YoY and little pullback in demand Breakfast got expensive Powered by Earnest’s Scanner Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) product dataset. Contact Sales. […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Vegans Rejoice Plant Based Carmel Candy O’ YES

If you are one of the millions of consumers searching for both vegan and or dairy free new food products, today is your day.  Do we have something sweet for you!  Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®, stated, technology and years of trial an effort have combined to create both an […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Ice Cream, Research, & The Negative Power of Epistemic Closure

The Atlantic has a fascinating story about a piece of nutrition research that challenged conventional wisdom to the degree that it has been difficult to get anyone to take it seriously. An excerpt: “Back in 2018, a Harvard doctoral student named Andres Ardisson Korat was presenting his research on the relationship between dairy foods and […]
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  1. Department: Food

Albertsons Cos. unveils new look for O Organics

BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. has updated the packaging of its O Organics brand, and is celebrating the private label line’s new look with a campaign designating April as Organic Breakfast Month and encouraging customers to share their favorite breakfast routine on social media using #WakeUpOrganic. Albertsons aims to position O Organics as the go-to […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Kroger opens Austin fulfillment spoke

CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. last month opened its latest fulfillment “spoke” in Austin, Texas, allowing the grocery retailer to expand the reach of a customer fulfillment center (CFC) already operating in the Dallas area and powered by technology from U.K.-based Ocado Group PLC. “Austin is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, and we […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Optimizing Assortment with Product Intelligence

Key Takeaways for Category Managers Product Intelligence helps Category Managers:  Understand existing assortment and category gaps to identify new opportunities  Optimize category assortment to target values-oriented shoppers   Streamline product acquisition and onboarding timelines  Plenty of category and merchandise managers go with their gut when making decisions. They’ve spent so much time in their category that […]
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  1. Department & Category

KC/In Conversation:  David Bucca On The Fermenting Revolution

Today, we have an extended conversation with David Bucca, the CEO of Change Foods, who is using a technology called “precision fermentation” to create dairy products – no cows required.  Now, I’m fascinated by this stuff, even if I don’t completely understand it (as I point out to Bucca, I haven’t taken a science class […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

The Vegan Bandwagon Has Arrived Time to Get Onboard

  Do you know what your customers are ordering from the restaurant next door?  Well according to DataEssential four times as many operators are planning to add plant-based meat to the menu in 2023 than did so last year. Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®, stated, “consumers have spoken they like […]
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  1. Department & Category

Whole Foods May Return To Centralized, In-House Meal Prep

The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon-owned Whole Foods is mulling a return to the use of company-owned centralized commercial kitchens that would make food sold from its food bars and refrigerated cases. The story notes that “Whole Foods said in early 2017 it was closing three commercial kitchens, part of a broader effort to […]
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  1. CPG: Food

Dairy Industry Tries To Reverse “Not Milk” Trend

The New York Times has a story about what it calls the “Not Milk generation, teenagers and young adults who grew up ordering milk alternatives at coffee shops and toting water bottles everywhere. Turned off by the no-fat and low-fat milks served at school, worried about climate change and steeped in the increasing skepticism toward […]
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Target Leapfrogs Walmart For Upscale Grocery Approach

Bloomberg has a story about how “a slew of retailers are beefing up their grocery investments to lure in consumers cutting back on non-essentials like clothing and electronics. But as they lay out plans to improve their food offerings and supply chains, the big question is how does one compete with the mighty Walmart Inc. on […]
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Circana reveals 2022 New Product Pacesetters

CHICAGO – Circana, formerly IRI and The NPD Group, has released its 2022 New Product Pacesetters, the 28th annual report revealing the top new product launches across food and beverage and nonfood sectors. The report illustrates the enduring power of CPG innovation, revealing that consumer spending on new product offerings remained elevated last year despite challenges […]
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Walmart Upgrades Its Digital Ad Network

From Advertising Age: “Walmart Connect, which has made huge gains in recent years through digital advertising, is testing ways to bolster in-store pieces of its retail media network. “For the first time, Walmart Connect is selling ads on its revamped in-store radio network and integrating sampling programs with online offerings. While aspects of Walmart Connect’s […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery
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  3. Stores & Formats

H-E-B expands its discount format

Several years after opening its last Joe V’s location, H-E-B is reigniting the banner with two locations set to open in Dallas by 2025. Dive Brief: H-E-B announced Tuesday it is opening two Joe V’s Smart Shop by H-E-B stores in Dallas, marking the first time the grocer’s discount format will appear outside of the Houston area. […]
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Giant Eagle launches in-house retail media network Leap

The platform leverages the chain’s loyalty program, bringing personalized ads to shoppers in-store, in-app, on social media and elsewhere, said Damian Scott, who heads up the grocer’s retail media and front-end digital operations. Dive Brief: Giant Eagle announced on Wednesday the debut of Leap Media Group, an in-house retail media arm that leverages the regional […]
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