COVID and inflation are still very much with us. But that doesn’t mean consumers are craving more comfort foods and sticking with tried and true flavors that recall a better time.
According to FMI - The Food Industry Association, the average supermarket stocks more than 31,000 items. To operate efficiently, it’s important to track how many of these items are actually sold and how many are wasted.
Making sure that people walking the aisles don’t tamper with product — and catching them when they do and making sure they never do it again — is crucial to assuring loyal customers that their grocery store is a safe place to shop and one where maintaining the integrity of the products they buy is paramount.
On Oct. 5, The Fresh Market launched a fundraiser to provide relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. The supermarket retailer has promised to match up to $100,000 in roundup donations to provide fresh meals to those who have been impacted by the hurricane.
Gen Z consumers are less likely to view brands positively compared to other age groups, according to research from the market researcher Morning Consult.
The Garden State Pavilions ShopRite location has finished multimillion-dollar renovations adding all new sections and shopper experiences to the store.
Over half (52%) of consumers are less concerned about COVID-19 compared to a year ago (up from 32% in 2021), according to a recent holiday purchase intentions consumer survey from The NPD Group.
This summer the Biden administration called for an end to hunger in America by 2030. Private-sector and public-sector commitments to help achieve the goal added up to more than $8 billion.
The White House conference on hunger, nutrition and health held Sept. 28 addressed several issues affecting the food industry, including front-of-package labeling, voluntary sodium reduction targets and potential voluntary added sugar reduction targets. Investing in school meals and the Supplemental Nutrition Association Program (SNAP) also was covered.