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SO YOU THINK YOU’VE GOT TROUBLES?

SO YOU THINK YOU’VE GOT TROUBLES?

by | Jul 2, 2023

Buyer-seller battles have been going on forever. But a look at doing business in the Ukraine war zone adds sobering perspectives. The battles over “greedflation” have been playing out over our last several issues, with buyers and sellers, as ever, blaming each other....
TRANSITIONS…

TRANSITIONS…

by | Dec 1, 2021

A new editorial director, and a new editor emeritus Denise Leathers is being promoted to editorial director of Frozen & Refrigerated Buyer on January 1. It pleases me — and calms me — to have the magazine put in such capable hands. I first worked with Denise at...
The Wake-Up Call

The Wake-Up Call

by | Sep 18, 2020

It’s time to shake up your plant-based merchandising before your competitor eats your lunch (and dinner). If there was ever a wake-up call, this was it: When Kroger placed all plant-based meat in a three-foot set within the meat department for 12 weeks,...
The Wake-Up Call

Kerfuffles and Hoo-hahs

by | Oct 10, 2020

Prime pick-and-packer problems, an Oklahoma packaging lawsuit and cheers to the Penguin winners. There’s been quite the kerfuffle of late about order pickers from Amazon Prime, Instacart and their ilk clogging up store aisles, pestering store associates about...
The Wake-Up Call

Keep Calm and Carry On

by | Dec 8, 2020

Despite losing some space, the frozen bread and dough segment is rising fast. But more innovative assortments and improved merchandising are needed to keep the momentum going post-pandemic. Consumers craving the comfort of homemade breads and baked goods saw the...