Department & Category RoFo Sauce, Tender Fest, and the Playbook of Food Identity: Why Royal Farms Is Quietly Learning from Fast Food Giants In today’s hyper-competitive food retail ecosystem, success rarely comes from simply selling food. It comes from creating menu item identity, delivering portable value, and building loyalty ecosystems that keep customers returning day after day. That’s exactly what Baltimore-based convenience retailer Royal Farms is doing with the debut of its proprietary RoFo Sauce as the […] Grocerant Guru March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 5 min read Dept. GroceryRestaurantsData & InsightsBrick and MortarMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionShoppersConsumersMarketing: TradeReturnsPricing & PromotionsMerchandisingDept. FuelthreesixtyDept. Fresh PreparedDept. BeverageDept. FreshDept. NonfoodMarketing: Direct & PersonalizationCoca Cola 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Zevia doubles down on AI satire in ads starring creepy robot coworker The campaign, which shows a robot employee short circuiting over a sip of Zevia, follows the brand skewering Coke’s AI-generated holiday marketing. MarketingDive March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 < 1 min read Technology & InnovationAIthreesixtyTech: RoboticsHoliday & EventsCoca Cola 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CPG: Adult Beverage Anheuser-Busch boosts marketing efforts through extended MLB tie-up The deal, which continues a nearly 50-year partnership, includes MLB.TV integrations, the collective use of athletes and player endorsements and more. MarketingDive March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 < 1 min read threesixtyCPG: Adult BeverageMarketing: Broadcast 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department & Category Snacking Disruption: How “Better-for-You” Snacks Are Rewriting the Future of Food Snacking is no longer a guilty pleasure. It’s a lifestyle. Consumers are migrating from empty calories to better-for-you snacks that promise flavor, function, and transparency according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Today let’s explore the numbers behind the shift, highlights disruptive brands, and outlines what both shoppers and […] Grocerant Guru October 2, 2025October 13, 2025 4 min read Dept. GroceryConsumersData & InsightsHealth & WellnessPackagingPredictions and ForecastsSustainabilityShoppersDept. FuelTrends: Food and BeverageDept. FreshTechnology & InnovationOperations & Supply ChainDept. RefrigeratedDept. Natural / OrganicthreesixtyRestaurantsProcter & GambleDept. DairyMerchandisingMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionConsultingDept. PerimeterDept. BakeryDept. BeverageBig Data 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
RetailWit Michelob Ultra overtakes Modelo Especial as best-selling beer in the U.S. Two years ago, Modelo unseated Bud Light after the Anheuser-Busch beer held the top spot for more than two decades. CNBC September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 < 1 min read Dept. BeverageDept. Adult BevCPG: Adult Beveragethreesixty 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Beverage Bloom Nutrition Crisp Apple Sparkling Energy Right in time for fall, Bloom Nutrition welcomed its first-ever special-edition Sparkling Energy flavor: Crisp Apple. bevindustry.com August 24, 2025August 24, 2025 < 1 min read Dept. Beverage 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CPG: Food Pop Secret broadens RTE product distribution Our Home brand first launched RTE products in May. Food Business News August 20, 2025August 20, 2025 < 1 min read threesixtyOperations & Supply ChainCampbells 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Data & Insights Survey: Value, Quality Are Keys To Reputational Success Axios and The Harris Poll are out with their annual survey gauging “the reputation of the most visible brands in America.” This year, the survey pointed to “value” as being key to whether a company was ranked high or low, but this isn’t just about price – it also is about quality that is worth […] MorningNewsBeat May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 2 min read Thick DataRestaurantsEconomyConsumersShoppersWalmartRegional GroceryTrader JoesWalgreensPepsiCoDept. BeverageKraftHeinzGovernmentMarketing: In StorethreesixtyProcter & GambleAmazonResults & InvestmentTargetCostcoDollar GeneralHome DepotBest BuyDept. GroceryDollar TreeDeliveryCoca ColaKrogerAldi 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Casey’s 1st Innovation Summit Lands 19 New Product Finds Last August, Casey’s teamed up with RangeMe to launch its first-ever Innovation Summit in an effort to discover new brands that would attract a broader array of customers to its stores. The convenience store chain, which operates more than 2,900 stores across 19 Midwestern states, discovered 19 new brands from the Summit, and their products […] RangeMe January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 4 min read VendorsShoppersTechnology & InnovationBrick and MortarPredictions and ForecastsMarketing: Social MediaESG and CSRMerchandisingPartnershipsthreesixtySustainabilityConsumersOwned Brands (Private Label)Operations & Supply ChainStore LocationStrategyMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionDept. NonfoodDept. BeverageCPG: Adult BeverageTarget 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
RetailWit Zevia ribs Coke’s AI holiday ads in bigger push for brand awareness A new commercial from the better-for-you soda swipes at the category’s top dog and is part of Zevia’s more aggressive seasonal ad-spending strategy. MarketingDive December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 < 1 min read Technology & InnovationCoca ColaAIthreesixtyHoliday & EventsStrategy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department & Category I bought a failing snack company for $250,000—now it brings in $103 million a year Wall Street veteran Charles Coristine bought LesserEvil, a failing snack company, in 2011. Now a profitable business known primarily for its coconut oil popcorn, it brought in $103 million in gross sales in 2023. Here’s how Coristine is turning LesserEvil into a household name. CNBC September 7, 2024September 9, 2024 < 1 min read Dept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 5
Trends & External Forces Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Associates & Employees Merchandising Stores & Formats Walmart to Expand Digital Shelf Labels Chainwide Walmart will deploy digital shelf labels (DSLs) chainwide this year, doubling the approximately 2,300 U.S. locations currently using the technology (Walmart U.S. operates more than 4,600 stores). With more than 120,000 items in a typical Walmart store, managing price changes manually requires significant associate hours. Additionally, these DSLs are equipped with LED lights that make […] Written by Retail TouchPoints March 8, 2026March 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
RetailWit QuickWit RetailWit Blog QuickWit Monthly (February 2026) – The Top Retail News The top retail news and most interesting & most read stories in commerce. Written by RetailWit March 3, 2026March 15, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Mass Channel: Mass Target to stop carrying cereals with certified synthetic colors The company’s decision follows recent moves by retailers including Walmart and Save A Lot to scrub foods of artificial dyes. Written by Grocery Dive March 3, 2026March 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Data & Insights Technology & Innovation Anthropic’s Claude hits No. 2 on Apple’s top free apps list after Pentagon rejection OpenAI’s ChatGPT remains the top free app in the U.S. on Apple’s rankings, but Claude has steadily gained traction. Written by CNBC February 28, 2026March 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Data & Insights Media & Marketing Data & Insights Walmart app connects suppliers with store-level data Walmart Data Ventures introduced Scintilla In-Store so field representatives can see real-time data — in part to reduce out-of-stocks. Written by RetailDive February 27, 2026March 8, 2026 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked