Fresh Summit 2013: Produce NOLA Style
Today I got a little taste of New Orleans during the Fresh Summit retail produce tour. We visited four very different retailers, but each location distinctly represented the area’s distinct … Continue Reading →
Tag: 2013
Gallery: 2013 Supplier Leadership Award Winners
Photos from this year’s SN Supplier Leadership Awards. read more Supermarket News
Mars Chocolate N.A./Wrigley: 2013 Supplier Leadership Award Winner for Shopper Insights
Mars Chocolate North America and Wrigley leveraged the global resources of parent company Mars Inc. to develop strategic front-end recommendations based on shopper insights. read more Supermarket News
Tyson Deli: 2013 Supplier Leadership Award Winner for Category Management
Tyson Deli has started integrating category management techniques into its marketing business review. read more Supermarket News
Kraft Foods: 2013 Supplier Leadership Award Winner for Support for Small Chains/Independents
Kraft Foods is working with independent operators and their wholesalers to design programs to fit specific needs in specific neighborhoods. read more Supermarket News
PepsiCo: 2013 Supplier Leadership Award Winner for DSD Logistics
PepsiCo has introduced a direct-store-delivery program called GEO Box at 70 locations that allows it to combine the beverage-delivery routes for both grocery and convenience stores on a single truck. … Continue Reading →
Oct. 14, 2013: Bi-Lo by the Numbers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Southeastern Grocers, parent of the Bi-Lo and Winn-Dixie chains, has filed for an initial public offering of stock, seeking to raise up to $ 500 million. Here … Continue Reading →
Sept. 30, 2013: Latino Shoppers Blend Old Customs With New
Latino consumers in the U.S. are emotionally driven in their quest for fresh products that allow them to replicate dishes from home, show the findings of The MultiCultural Latino study … Continue Reading →
U.S. restaurant traffic increases in Q2 2013
U.S. restaurant traffic increased by +1% in the second calendar quarter of 2013 compared to same quarter last year while consumer spending, driven primarily by average check growth, increased by … Continue Reading →
Sept. 16, 2013: Report Cites Opportunities in Collaboration, Simplification
CPG companies have reduced their costs as a percent of sales, but might have also lowered their service levels, according to the Grocery Manufacturers Association 2012 Supply Chain Benchmarking report, … Continue Reading →