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Everyone likes a good deal, but it turns out price isn’t always king. Thanks to a 13% increase in food-at-home prices during the past year,
Denise Leathers
June 7, 2023
Everyone likes a good deal, but it turns out price isn’t always king. Thanks to a 13% increase in food-at-home prices during the past year,
Retailers are doing a lot of greedflation — just look at their stock prices and income statements. After we had to take pricing up because
The a2 Milk Company (a2milk.com), Boulder, Colo., expands its line of premium A2 milks with a pair of grassfed options. Sourced from pasture-raised cows that
In partnership with the makers of Stuffed Puffs Filled Marshmallows, Le Mars, Iowa-based Wells Enterprises (bluebunny.com) introduces Blue Bunny Stuffed Puffs scoopables and sandwiches. Made
Solon, Ohio-based Lean Cuisine (leancuisine.com), part of the Nestlé USA portfolio, debuts four Balance Bowls that meet the nutritional guidelines of the American Diabetes Association’s
MegaMex Foods, Orange, Calif., expands its Herdez (herdeztraditions.com) lineup with a pair of heat-and-eat refrigerated Mexican entrees. The newcomers include Chicken Shredded in Mild Chipotle
Petaluma, Calif.-based Clover Sonoma (cloversonoma.com), a Certified B Corporation, adds three flavored varieties to its kid-friendly Clover the Rainbow lineup. Made with locally sourced, certified
Pound of Ground (poundofground.com), Greeley, Colo., introduces thin, restaurant-style beef patties that cook from frozen in a skillet in 5 to 6 minutes. Made from
Telford, Pa.-based Godshall’s (godshalls.com) launches a line of fully cooked All-Natural Turkey and Angus Beef Smoked Sausages and Kielbasa. Made from coarsely ground, U.S.-raised cage-free
New York-based Icelandic Provisions (icelandicprovisions.com) expands its line of Icelandic skyr with additions to both its traditional and extra creamy lineups. The only skyr available
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
Major software providers are studying ways that generative AI technology can improve forecasting, procurement, inventory management and other supply chain tasks. According to a report
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