FI Fast Break audio news: Sept. 1, 2022
The latest Food Institute news podcast touches on the increasing candy bar shortage ahead of the Halloween season.
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FI Fast Break audio news: Aug. 24, 2022
The latest Food Institute news podcast touches on how c-stores must adapt amid the current inflationary environment.
FI Fast Break audio news: Aug. 17, 2022
The latest Food Institute news podcast touches on what’s next in vertical farming, and Maple Leaf Foods’ plant-based plans.
IRI: Consumers Seeking Bargains Amid Inflation
Grocery shoppers are on the hunt for deals with food-at-home prices rising 14.4% year-over-year as of July 31.
FI Fast Break audio news: Aug. 10, 2022
The latest Food Institute news podcast touches on the spike in prices of breakfast items like eggs.
More Grocery Retailers Turning to Food-Waste Solutions
Food retailers are leveraging new food-waste programs to cut costs, improve sales, and better manage inventory with a limited shelf life.
Placer.ai Exec Notes Retailers Becoming Media Networks
Retail media networks are emerging as inflation, shifts in consumer behavior, and increasing cost pressures change the future of food retail.
The Future of Food Retail
Uber Exec: On-Demand Delivery Requires Grocers to Consider Holidays, Loyalty
Grocers have been speeding up delivery, and on-demand is becoming a vital part of every delivery program. Shoppers who have become used to groceries arriving on their doorstep now expect that option to be available …
Gamification Can Make Loyalty Programs Stand Out
Loyalty programs are becoming more important than ever as rising inflation causes shoppers to seek the best deals possible, but too many offer the same, uninspired benefits — leading to 50% of consumers believing that …
Why Automation, Capacity and Flexibility Are the Key Enablers of Same-Day Delivery
Same-day delivery is quickly morphing from a key differentiator to table stakes in the grocery industry, and surveys of both retailers and delivery providers echo this sentiment. Only 26% of U.S. retailers offered same-day delivery …
Food Retailers Rank High in Annual Reputable Companies Survey
Food companies turned out to be some of the most reputable companies in the eyes of Americans in this years’ Axios Harris Poll 100 survey which gauges the reputation of the most visible brands in …
Blackouts in the Forecast for Summer
The food industry should be on high alert this summer amid warnings from the North American Electric Corp. that high temperatures, drought and the prospects of extreme weather could contribute to blackouts across the continent. …
How Albertsons Aims to Conquer Digital Grocery
The past few years have primed grocers to explore new opportunities that can better meet changing shopper habits. Albertsons is planning to draw on customers’ newfound comfort with ordering online, combined with their interest in …
A Closer Look at Frozen Fruit
Keys to Combatting Inflation for Grocers
Inflation is causing shoppers to rethink their buying journeys, which has made price a more important factor than ever. That is affecting how shoppers both plan and execute their supermarket trips, and grocers must start …
In-Store Bakery Segment Seen Rolling in Dough by Next Year
After a challenging number of years, it looks like the bakery industry is in good shape. In Rabobank Consumer Foods Analyst JP Frossard’s third edition of “Bakery Bites,” he looks at current growth drivers for …
Omnichannel Fulfillment Changing the Face of Inventory Management
The rise of in-store fulfillment was rapid, and it created new challenges alongside new sales opportunities. Customers are demanding faster speeds and more convenience while grocers now need to juggle multiple fulfillment options while keeping …
Cashierless Tech Creating New Channel for Growth
Image courtesy of Whole Foods Market Cashierless stores are a promising technology that could redefine how shoppers interact with grocery stores, but the field is still in its relative infancy, with experimentation ongoing. While solutions …
Kroger’s Restaurant Supply Business Could Disrupt Foodservice Distribution
Image courtesy of The Kroger Co. Kroger is trying its hand at foodservice distribution. The grocer recently launched a restaurant supply business that offers next-day delivery to businesses in the greater Dallas area. Kroger …
What Are the Top Online Grocery Pain Points?
It’s been over two years since the start of the pandemic, a span in which many consumers began ordering groceries online for the first time. Though significant improvements have been made along the way, there …
Skyrocketing German Grocery Prices Seen on Soaring Inflation
Crisp Executive Sees Supply Chain Problems into Next Year
Supply chain backups are easing – if ever so slightly – according to one industry executive. “As economies open back up, there are fewer restrictions on the movement of people and goods,” Barry Bradley, head …
Why Are Private Label Products Not Thriving Amidst Inflation?
Shoppers have historically gravitated to store brands when economic times get tough. But despite record-high prices, private label food and beverage sales continue to dip below their national counterparts at retail. Overall, store brand dollar …
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Grocery Stores Have More Work to Do on Sustainability Efforts
Consumers think grocery stores have a lot more work to do on sustainability, according to a recent survey from Retail Insight. More than half of respondents said grocery stores must improve their sustainability claims and …
Functional Ingredients Move to the Forefront
Editor’s note: This article is a free, one-time preview of The Food Institute’s new Premium articles, which will be available to members. To join FI, click here. Dr. Kellyann Petrucci, a New York Times best-selling …
Can the Seafood Supply Chain Hold as Demand Rises?
While the seafood sector appears well positioned for growth, can the supply chain hold as demand rises? The Food Institute takes a closer look at some of the category’s recent developments. Supply chain implications as …
Why Consumers are Still Buying in Bulk
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers are still buying in bulk. Following over 20 years of steady but slow sales growth, sales at bulk retailers Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s Wholesale Club, rose 26.6% …
Can Beef Prices Moderate Amid Recent Developments?
Beef prices are up, but relief could be on the way. Retail beef prices rose 30% from the beginning of 2020, before pandemic lockdowns started, to a peak of $7.90 per pound in October, before …
Why Exponential Growth Works Better than Blitzscaling for New Consumer Brands
The steady volume of Silicon Valley unicorns in the past 15 years has buried the fact that growth operates very differently in consumer startups, especially for the manufactured consumer package goods (CPG) that fill Target, …
Retail Rankings: Value, Digital Strategies Key Factors in Winning Customers
The past year has been hugely impactful on the world of grocery. Dunnhumby’s latest Retailer Preference Index (RPI) dives into who saw success this year and how they got there, as well as the effects …
Consumers Expecting 2022 Grocery Price Surge
With grocery prices at a 10-year high, a recent survey by KPMG finds consumers expect prices to rise even more in 2022, with everything from mac-and-cheese to mustard and produce logging hefty increases. The KPMG …
Holiday Shopping Update: ‘Turkey Wednesday’ a Boon for Grocers
Last-minute Thanksgiving shopping led to major gains for the nation’s top grocery stores this year. A new report by analytics firm Placer.ai shows the nation’s top grocery store chains saw a big jump in foot …
Kroger, Kellogg part of ‘Strikesgiving’ wave
With the pandemic threatening to intrude on a second holiday season and the nation’s workers rethinking what they want out of their jobs and careers, labor unrest has been sweeping through U.S. companies of late. …
Delivery Innovation Hitting Higher Gear, Especially in U.S.
Chicago residents in need of last-minute ingredients are in luck. Getir, the Turkish provider of ultrafast, 10-minute grocery delivery, started operations in the Windy City this week. The company, which was founded in Istanbul in …
Kroger Banking on Fulfillment Centers to Challenge Publix, Walmart
Kroger may be more than a century old, but the venerable grocery store chain is taking a page from more recent upstarts and betting on e-commerce to keep it ticking long into the 21st century. …