Bill Bishop, chief architect and co-founder of Barrington, Illinois-based Brick Meets Click, says the increase in meal solutions at grocery retail has created a big uptick in the opportunity for cross-merchandising.
Price Rite will roll out its new Marketplace concept, which features revamped produce and bakery departments and other perimeter story upgrades, at 17 more stores this year.
Cherry industry leader Stemilt Growers is gearing up for a big crop of late-season Half Mile Closer to the Moon cherries and encouraging its retail partners to promote the variety aggressively.
Audits of commissaries, central kitchens and other off-site facilities that provide prepared foods and other value-added products to retail grocery stores are typically not as in-depth as audits of typical grocery suppliers, says Tyler Williams, vice president of operations for St. Louis-based ASI LLC.