For Carlisle, Pa.-based retail chain GIANT, seasonal promotions play a key role in helping to create differentiation and setting the stage for “theater presentation” within and across the store, said Ted Williams, GIANT’s director of nonfoods.
The Age of COVID has driven home the importance of properly cleaning and sanitizing equipment used in the production of foods sold in grocery perimeter departments. At the same time, however, labor shortages have made it harder to find qualified workers to perform those tasks.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. — Duro, a Novolex brand, has earned the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) certification for numerous products in its Dubl Life line of paper bags and sacks.
Even in inflationary times, commissaries, supermarkets and other places where food is made or sold are increasingly turning to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies to help them streamline operations, improve the customer experience, reduce waste and give their bottom lines a boost.
“Sustainability is a driving force both of our purpose and our growth strategy,” said Juan R. Luciano chairman, chief executive officer and president of ADM, in an Oct. 25 conference call with analysts to discuss the company’s third-quarter financial performance.
Inflation will carry over into 2023, and “it’s anybody’s guess” when it stops and allows Sensient Technologies Corp. to moderate its price increases, said Paul Manning, president and chief executive officer.
Target Corp.’s food and beverage unit continues to serve as an engine for growth, recording 20 straight quarters of market share gains, said Brian Cornell, chief executive officer for the company.