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Gluten-free certification program to launch in U.S.
Jennifer North is a vegetarian who grew easier to please at restaurants after her daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease and the more difficult...
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How consumers’ changing tastes drive new food and beverage packaging looks
Food and beverage brands change their package designs to keep up with shifting consumer tastes, new labeling rules and often just to stand out...
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Meal delivery services are aiming to disrupt the traditional food industry
In the tech industry, the term “disruption,” referring to the drastic alteration of an industry or market, is practically a cliché. Everyone wants to...
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Global Sustainability Summit research: How to unlock CPG and retail growth through sustainability
Sustainability is the greatest opportunity in the history of retail and consumer packaged goods, according to Steven Swartz, partner at McKinsey & Company, who...
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Report: CPG focuses digital spending on branding, mobile, geotracking
As digital proliferates every facet of the retail industry and consumers’ lives, digital ad spending has grown into a multi-billion dollar business with CPG...
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Millennials seek local foods that offer a sense of place
(Photo: Flickr user Anguskirk) The farm-to-table movement may seem like something that exploded onto the scene within the last five years or so, but...
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How retailers and CPG companies can translate 3 eco-consumer trends into sustainable sales dollars
While consumers say they want one thing, they often do another, and it’s important to understand what consumers want, why they aren’t purchasing what...
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Supermarkets and the art and science of social media
Food retailers know they need to have a social media presence, and now they’re figuring out which channels work best to help them form...
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How food technology puts the adventure into eating
One of the most notable shifts in food culture in recent years has been an increasing interest in play, adventure and exploration. People strive...
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Segmenting consumer behavior and purchasing drivers in “the world of sustainability”
When it comes to the world of sustainability and consumer aspirations and purchasing behaviors, the stars don’t always align to make everyone successful and...
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Summer Fancy Food Show to serve up local, global treats
More than 28,000 food buyers from around the world, including thousands from U.S. retail and restaurant companies, will descend on New York City a...
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Q-and-A: How Canterbury Coffee helped cut the waste from single-serve coffee
Sales of single-serve coffee pods continue to rise as consumers turn to one-cup brewers for their convenience and wide array of flavor options. But...
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How Nielsen’s Breakthrough Innovation winners changed the game, and won
You may think that dieting, parenting and innovation don’t have any core components in common, however that couldn’t be farther from the truth. All...
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Co-branding deal brings bagels and coffee closer together
Bruegger’s Bagels and Caribou Coffee have been neighbors in several locations for years, but they’ll get even closer in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market today...
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Global goodies and hot trends from the Summer Fancy Food Show
Source: Bravura Foods The Specialty Food Association works each year to strike a good balance of international and domestic companies at the Summer...
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Beverage trends will focus on health in 2016
This past year was all about clean labels and free from claims in the food and beverage industry. 2016 will be all about drinking...
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Pure branding: Are “simple,” “natural” CPG line extensions the way forward?
With increasing influence, consumer-driven demand for less artificial and cleaner, simpler food and beverage ingredients has driven a host of reformulations in the CPG...
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Food retailers find value in smaller formats, urban customers
A CityTarget in Seattle (photo: Flickr user Joe Wolf) From sprawling suburban supercenters and warehouse clubs to shops and stalls on city streets, retail...
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Food culture today: New appetites, new routines
This is a very exciting time for the food and beverage industry; there is such a vibrancy overflowing for all things cooking, shopping and...
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Tradition and new twists meet in holiday desserts
Photo: Flickr user Theimpulsivebuy Autumn’s chilly temperatures typically herald a shift from fresh fruit and other warm-weather treats to more indulgent desserts, and the...
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How parents are balancing indulgence and health on Halloween
Photo: Flickr user Nina Hale The last thing most costumed kids are considering on Halloween is healthy eating, but concerned parents don’t put aside...
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Is prosperity fueling a shift in pasta trends?
Photo: Flickr userpaPisc Spaghetti, mac-and-cheese and other indulgent noodle dishes have been perennially popular foods that work with the wallet when times are tight....
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GMO labeling: Food makers increasingly aim for cleaner labels
(Photo: Flickr user Take Back Your Health Conference) GMO labeling legislation continued on its journey this year as Vermont and other states passed bills...
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The purchasing power of millennials and the state of the snack industry
(Photo: Flickr userVegan Feast Catering) As consumers across demographics become busier and look for more convenient options in the food and beverage space, it...
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Healthy, artisanal options revive consumer interest in bread
(Photo: Caro Wallis/Flickr Creative Commons) Amid the low-carb craze and fervor for gluten-free items, bread and other bakery products have managed to find a...
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Understanding the power brand phenomenon
Power brands are not just cash cows. They are brands whose position in food culture and shrewd management have, together, allowed otherwise dated brands...
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Convenience, freshness flavor healthy snack trends
Photo: Flickr user Kristin Sloan From fresh fruits and raw nuts to processed bars and packaged chips, consumers’ demand for convenience and flavor as...
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Who moved my seaweed?: The challenges of merchandising in the ethnic foods aisle
(Photo: Flickr user Michael Hicks) The other day I was in the “ethnic” aisle at our local grocery store picking up some items I...
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Greek food companies explore increasing exports amid economic crisis
Photo: Flickr user Alexander Baxevanis Dimitris Politopoulos and his team heard their mobile phones ringing as soon as they turned them back on after...
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Retailers, manufacturers look to strike the right balance on the front end
Dusek and Hughes discuss front-end sales at FMI Connect The shopping list is a common tool for consumers, who often shop for groceries with...
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Report: What do food industry operators want and how do they buy?
Do you know what motivates the food industry operator — the person or people making the business decisions for a restaurant or other establishment?...
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Retailers, manufacturers ride the wave of gluten-free
(Photo: flickr user elana’s pantry) It’s no surprise that many consumers adhere to gluten-free diets due to gluten allergy or intolerance, but a growing...
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Brands use packaging to stand out on the shelf, communicate core values
(Photo: Newscred) Packaging has always been important to a product’s success. Iconic bottles, boxes and other containers have helped elevate certain products to icon...
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Rethinking branding, what it means to be “new and improved”
An illustration of what a Heinz Flavors 57 might look like (Photo: CBX) Innovation ain’t easy. For starters, it requires something precious that all...
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Room for growth? How culture explains category-specific dynamics of private label
(Photo: Flickr user Jessica W) Despite some predictions by food industry market watchers that private label is set to take over, private label share of...
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Price matching: Mobile apps make it easier to find food bargains
(Photo:Flickr user Indiana Stan) Supermarkets have always had their share of bargain hunters, coupon clippers and shoppers in search of serious discounts, but digital...
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Segmenting the protein beverage market — 5 key categories you should know
(Photo: Flickr Creative Commons user Mike Mozart) Protein has become a buzz word in the food and beverage industry. It’s up there with gluten-free,...
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Report: Challenging and redefining consumer loyalty
(Photo: Flickr user Lauren Parnell Marino) Loyalty programs and other loyalty efforts are fairly common among food retailers, brands and restaurants, but in today’s...
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Trend vs. Fad: Food marketers should think more like venture capitalists
New report recommends using entrepreneurial markers to launch Food marketers often fixate on whether certain consumer behaviors represent long-term trends or passing fads: This...
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Omnichannel retail: What does the store of the future look like for Waitrose?
Waitrose’s Curnow speaks at Retail’s BIG Show Retailers are operating in a very exciting world today. From social media to mobile devices, there are...
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Millennials drive high-protein snack innovation
(photo: Susie Wyshak) Two trends have come together to drive the growth of new snack foods — consumers are snacking more and sometimes using...
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Health, community themes to drive 2015’s culinary trends, Sterling Rice Group says
(Photo: Flickr user Kirinohana) “Advanced Asian” tops Sterling Rice Group‘s list of Culinary Trends for 2015, as increasingly sophisticated American palates embrace international flavors. Sterling...