At a Monday session on seafood procurement, Sean Sullivan, VP at seafood importer and distributor Euro USA, detailed how he and his company have helped build Giant Eagle’s seafood program.
Euro USA worked with Gia...
Today’s consumers — particularly younger generations like Millennials — are increasingly looking for brands with a message, especially in the food industry. While price is always an important factor when making a pur...
Consumers are preparing and eating more meals at home even as the economy improves, but meat consumption has not kept pace with the trend, according to The NPD Group.
The number of per capita eating occasions wher...
The record high prices of beef over the past few years had a major impact on the make-up of the retail meat case, according to a new study from Sealed Air Corp. presented on Monday.
The most recent edition of the ...
Given changes in demographics and consumer tastes, retailers should think of multicultural cuisines in a much more nuanced way, according to a presentation on “Consumer Trends Driving Meat Innovation.”
According t...
Retailers need to have different strategies for how they sell different cuts of meat depending on which consumer is most likely to buy that cut, according to a presentation Sunday from Nielsen Perishables Group at th...
Consumers can be broken down into five basic types, each with their own motivations for why they buy the things that they buy, according to a session called “Psychographics 101: Unlocking Opportunities with Consumer ...
The Eat Brighter campaign to use Sesame Street characters to make produce more appealing to young children has been a huge success so far, but recently the industry came out with a new partnership to reach tweens and...
The thing about produce departments is, they kind of all look the same.
“And not even from an assortment standpoint. Even just a merchandising strategy,” said Jonna Parker, director, Nielsen Perishables Group.
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Kroger Co.’s ninth annual Sustainability Report highlighted the impressive social and environmental progress the retailer has made since 2009. For example, $1.2 billion was donated in Kroger’s name over the last five...