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SCENES FROM THE 2023 NFRA SHOW

The 2023 National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) Show welcomed a record 1,600 attendees from every sector of the industry. More than 5,000 business

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OUTTAKES FROM OUR E-NEWSLETTER

If you’re not getting our bi-weekly roundup, shoot us an e-mail and we’ll add you to our circulation list. CELEB CHEFS COME TO THE FREEZER

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SHOPLIFTING: A PRIMER

Here’s a dive into techniques seen on TikTok, and the black market for ice cream. Retailers can fight back. In the land of TikTok, you

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GOT LAWYERS? GOT WOOD MILK?

Los Angeles school administrators barred 17-year-old Marielle Williamson from distributing literature promoting non-dairy milk unless she promoted cow’s milk as well. So she sued the

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TIME TO MOVE PAST COVID!

SpartanNash CEO tells NFRA conference to get back to pre-pandemic basics and focus on consumers and innovation. Having more SKUs doesn’t necessarily mean having more

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QUE PASA, AMAZON FRESH?

Amazon expects to open more Fresh stores later this year, after calling a halt so it can get things right. But what went wrong, and

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KUDOS TO KROGER, THEN A SLAP

Shortly after Newsweek magazine named Kroger one of “America’s Most Responsible Companies” for 2023 (the fourth year in a row), there was a full-page ad

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SPROUTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

CEO Jack Sinclair discusses sales gains, marketing investments, private label and more in a conference call with securities analysts on Nov. 8.  Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers

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