Impulse purchases, displays and in-stock value were three of the main themes during FMI’s ‘Power of Produce 2024’ session at the SEPC’s Southern Exposure.
Consumers, retailers, restaurants and all involved in the supply chain from farm to table face issues not seen in recent decades. However, data, analytics and insights provide a glimpse into how consumers shopped for, and ate, meat and poultry products during that time.
In the current environment, a lot of what happens in the grocery store, including the meat department, ends up being a reflection of the marketplace, said Anne-Marie Roerink, president of San Antonio-based 210 Analytics.
One of the main differences between the produce departments of yesterday and today, said Anne-Marie Roerink, principal of San Antonio-based 210 Analytics, is the enormous surge in packaged and value-added products.
