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Fresh foods is one of the brightest stories in food retailing today, and somehow it continues to get better. In SN’s just-published annual Fresh Foods Survey, some 75% of retailers said sales have increased in the past 12 months, and roughly the ...
Current conventional wisdom holds that Millennials are driving many of the changes in the food industry as restaurants, retailers and manufacturers strive to keep up with the younger generation’s shifting tastes and preferences.
“Millennials a...
By updating perishables departments to suit evolving consumer tastes, the food retail industry has found the key to sales growth in the perimeter, according to SN’s annual survey.
Retailers who don’t want to get left in the dust by consumers need to be thinking about these three areas, according to a recent webinar from FMI and IRI.
1. Local farmer networks
Direct to consumer channels like farmers’ markets and CSAs a...
For decades, the produce sold in supermarkets has had to meet strict aesthetic standards. Conventional wisdom held consumers were not interested in buying crooked carrots or undersized apples.
However, a global trend in marketing “ugly” produc...
The acquisition spree by United Natural Foods continued Thursday, when the distributor announced a deal to acquire California produce distributor Nor-Cal Produce for $68.6 million in cash.
UNFI, Providence, R.I., has made several acquisitions ...