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Expert: Shoppers Looking Across Variety of Retailers for Best Deal
Grocery delivery is here to stay, but the option can be costly for grocers. Here is expert advice from fulfillment professionals on how to maximize profitability.
Case Study: TiNDLE Trying to Take Alt-Chicken to Next Level
CHICAGO – TiNDLE, plant-based chicken from Next Gen Foods that was started in Singapore in 2020, recently announced its U.S. headquarters in Chicago and hosted an open house for its new R&D and Innovation Center. …
How Inflation’s Impacting Plant-Based Meat Sales
As a variety of factors aggravate the downward trajectory of alternative meat sales at retail, refrigerated varieties continue to fuel the category’s deceleration.
Why Wegmans Was Forced to Abandon Scan-and-Go App
Wegmans, regrettably, has decided its scan-and-go app has got to go. Wegmans is among retailers realizing scan-and-go, which seemed like such a good idea at the beginning of the pandemic when contactless checkout solutions gained …
Thanksgiving Turkeys Could be More Expensive This Year
Avian flu and energy prices are pushing turkey prices to new heights, with breast meat going for more than $6.50 a pound.
AI Becoming Key to Customer Retention
As many shoppers trade down brands in the wake of rising inflation these days, what retailers need to do to attract these customers differs based on their usual value proposition.
Grocery Shoppers Weigh Delivery Fees Amid Inflation
As inflation takes its toll on household finances, consumers are weighing their grocery delivery options. “Delivery continues to be very strong—averaging 9-11 percent of total store sales. Grocers are now planning for, and investing in, …
Analysis: Changing Pack Sizes Can Aid Grocers Amid Inflation
As many shoppers trade down brands in the wake of rising inflation these days, what retailers need to do to attract these customers differs based on their usual value proposition.
FI Live Replay: How I Scaled My CPG
In 2018, Michael Pan rolled up his sleeves, cashed out his 401(k), and took on several loans to start Pan’s Mushroom Jerky. Just 2 years and one Shark Tank appearance later, the product finished 2020 …
As Consumers Seek Meals with Homemade Feel, Retailers Can Capitalize
Store-brand baking mix sales are on the rise, as shoppers seek “from-scratch” taste without time-consuming work.
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Case Study: How Stuckey’s Revived its Company Brand
Stuckey’s CEO Stephanie Stuckey has learned a lot about social media over the last three years, like the importance of telling compelling and sometimes personal stories.
Tracking Consumer Patterns as CPG Prices Rise
How are consumers changing consumption patterns as inflation pushes CPG prices higher? Ibotta EVP of RevenueChris Jensen discusses.
FI Live Replay: How I (Re)built The Stuckey’s Brand
When Stephanie Stuckey reclaimed her family’s roadside convenience-store business in 2019, it was a far cry from the 350-store operation run during the company’s peak years. Fast forward to 2022, and the Stuckey’s brand has …
State of the Snack Food Industry & Outlook
Retailers Overloaded with Inventory at Summer’s Outset
Who doesn’t love a bargain? Consumers likely will be in luck this summer as retailers, whose inventories have swollen largely due to the pandemic and shifts in buying behaviors, try to rationalize their stocks amid …
Proof of ESG: Blockchain Solutions
Analyst: Third-Party Delivery Not Seeking Profitability, at Least Yet
Remaining Unprofitable The global market for third-party delivery companies swelled to $150 billion as of September 2021, tripling since 2017, according to research from McKinsey & Company. While restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic helped …
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The Psychology of Food: A Deeper, Actionable Understanding of the Modern Consumer
Another Wrinkle to Great Resignation: ‘Ghosting’ by Employees
The term “ghosting” is no longer exclusive to the dating world. A recent wrinkle has been added to the so-called Great Resignation that has seen many Americans leave their workplaces for what they perceive as …
Drone Deliveries to Take Flight by 2025 – at Steep Cost
We may not have George Jetson’s flying car quite yet, but we could soon be getting a significant amount of our deliveries by drone if Amazon and Chili’s have their way. Amazon has been talking …
FI Live (Beta) Replay: Natural Products and Post Expo West Takeaways
It’s a trend that literally turns trash into treasure.
Food & Beverage Industry M&A: What to Expect in 2022
Probiotics: Consumer Perceptions and Opportunities
Inflation Is Surging and Dollar Store Sales are Too
With inflation running at its highest level in four decades, consumers are pinching their pennies and looking to dollar stores to stretch tightening budgets. With inflation currently running at 7.5%, consumers are getting nervous about …
Inaugural Protein & Plant Evolution™ Conference Announced
Interactive & Educational Conference Designed to Meet the Needs of Retailers, Foodservice Operators, Food Manufacturers, Investors, Financial Services and Policy Makers, Scheduled for June 1-3 February 16, 2022/FI Newswire/ – The Food Institute and The Lempert …