With grocery shopping being so complex, what is the best way to track how consumers personalize their grocery shopping experience? The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) released the 45th edition of U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends, to understand grocery shopper attitudes and behavior. The 2019 report, prepared by The Hartman Group, Inc., …

AriZona Brand is presenting a new taste experiences to consumers with new snacks in two categories, fruit snacks and beef jerky, made with natural ingredients. Building off the large-scale consumer acceptance and following of AriZona beverages, AriZona Beverages USA LLC introduces AriZona Fruit Snacks, which have fruit as the first …

Food Lion received top honors in the “Social Impact” category at the 2019 Loyalty360 Awards, for the retailer’s loyalty program engagement with its Food Lion Feeds hunger-relief initiative. The awards recognize industry leaders across several categories centered around building trusting relationships with their customers in a proactive, meaningful and measurable …

The TELACU Education Foundation held its 36th Annual “Building the Dream” Gala in Los Angeles to raise funds for the scholarship program that benefits 2,000 low-income Latino students and Veterans. The foundation also presented the prestigious 2019 TELACU “CREO” Award, to two California legislators and to the former CEO of …

Consumer confidence has been up and down in 2019. Despite a strong start to the year, confidence dimmed at the end of Q1 2019. It is currently surging again due to a strong labor market, but trade issues could easily cloud this outlook. This mixed bag is impacting consumer spending …

IDDBA 19 had a record breaking attendance consisting of companies, qualified buyers, merchandisers, executives, manufacturers, brokers, distributors, and other industry professionals who gathered to connect and learn. The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association event was held June 2-4 at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida. It offered an …

Albertsons Companies’ Signature Select brand is amping up its presence across stores with the addition of more than 300 new products and updated branding in 2019. The redesigned products are long-time favorites from the Signature Kitchens, Signature Home, refreshe, and The Snack Artist brands. Streamlining these products into Signature Select’s …

The second new-concept GreenWise Market from Publix has opened in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the Indigo Square shopping center located on the northwest corner of U.S. Highway 17 and Indigo Market Drive. “We’re excited to bring the simple, yet sophisticated, environment and high-quality, unique products of GreenWise Market to …

The arrival of Memorial Day means the start of the summer cookout season. Of course, if you’ve hosted a party lately, you know it’s not quite that easy. There’s a lot of hard work involved – especially when it comes to preparing food and is essential to prevent foodborne illness …

The U.S. organic market in 2018 broke through the $50 billion mark for the first time, with sales hitting a record $52.5 billion, up 6.3 percent from the previous year, according to the 2019 Organic Industry Survey released by the Organic Trade Association. Characteristics that are identified with organic, such …