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WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ‘THE BASICS?’

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ‘THE BASICS?’

by | Jun 11, 2023

Time to slow down on ‘creative’ new products and get back to value, quality, differentiation, and helping the cash-starved shopper. Okay, so no political party can single-handedly fix inflation overnight. And Mother Nature will always play a big part in what an item...
FR BUYER STAFF EARNS EDITORIAL HONORS

FR BUYER STAFF EARNS EDITORIAL HONORS

by | Jun 13, 2023

Five Frozen & Refrigerated Buyer staff members have earned one national award and five regional awards for editorial or artistic excellence in competition run by the American Society of Business Publication Editors. The Azbee awards were for material published in...
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ‘THE BASICS?’

CLIMATE-FRIENDLY FOOD: A NEW DIFFERENTIATOR?

by | May 9, 2023

Panera Bread and Aramark are acting on research showing that the carbon footprint of what you eat can make a difference to the environment. This could be the start of something big. According to Pew Research, six in 10 Americans say they have seen impacts from climate...
EASY FIXES FOR FROZEN DEPARTMENT MISTAKES

EASY FIXES FOR FROZEN DEPARTMENT MISTAKES

by | Mar 7, 2023

Here are expensive errors found during random store walks, and ideas on how to fix them. Just got back from walking through several retailers’ frozen food sections, and I’m disappointed but not surprised by what I saw. First, I have always felt that store brands are...
SHOPPERS THINK WHAT?

SHOPPERS THINK WHAT?

by | Dec 13, 2022

Well, they think retail net profit is 33% and that food inflation is way more than it is. Here’s a look at what shoppers think and how you can fight these misperceptions. Americans believe food-at-home inflation has hit 22.8% — 9.7 points higher than the 13.1% annual...