California retail chain Ralphs and Kitchen United MIX have opened an offsite central kitchen facility that will provide prepared and other value-added foods to Ralphs customers.
The brand has partnered with Chef Millie Peartree to acknowledge the history and prominence of soul food by transforming traditional charcuterie boards.
Lynn, Mass.-based Kettle Cuisine’s Marketside Kickin’ Chicken Chowder is new to Wal-Mart instore delis, and it’s catching on quickly with the retailer’s customers, said Mike Seeger, Kettle Cuisine’s vice president of sales.
A – Alternative Sizes: No longer does one size fit all. Consumers are shopping both online and instore and trips made to the store may be for an individual meal, snack or a stock-up to feed a family of 1-2 or 3 or more. Co-merchandising slices of cake, cheesecake, cupcakes and parfaits in the deli can meet the need for small indulgences, which were up 17% in Q3 of 2021, compared to 2020, according to Nielsen.