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What’s Going On Behind the Deli Counter?

How do you feel about seeing other people touch your food? 2020 has changed the way we shop, the way we get food, and the way grocery customers think. COVID-19 has forced companies and individuals alike to think outside the box. The events of the pandemic have also changed how customers shop, largely impacting grocery

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How Millennials are Shopping in the Grocery Store and Online

What Millennials are shopping for The Millennial generation grew up in a time where shopping on the Internet and researching products on a smartphone while in the store is the norm. So how do brick-and-mortar online retailers compete in an era where customers are trained to shop online and compare prices? It’s all about WHAT

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Consumer Shifts in Nutritional Attitudes

How the new nutrition label impacted consumer perception In late 2016, new nutrition labels impacted consumer perception of healthy eating. Calories became the core metric of the packaging, and the label increased exposure to serving size in relation to the calories. Historically fats were vilified, but the new label shifted focus to calories and added

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Significant Trends in Dips and Spreads for 2018 and Beyond

Marketplace update – dips and spreads The chips and dips market is poised to reach a robust $19.2 billion in sales by 2020, according to Mintel, Chicago, with sales of dips alone forecasted to reach $3.4 billion by 2020. Nielsen FreshStudy predicts that grocery stores will see continued growth around the perimeter of the store

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How Retailers Can Take Advantage of Tailgate Season

The Importance of Tailgating Food And How Retailers Can Take Advantage of Tailgate Season Here in South Carolina, the importance tailgating at sporting events cannot be understated. Whether you are a Clemson Tiger, a South Carolina Gamecock, it’s hard to beat sitting out on a temperate Autumn day with a group of friends, and maybe

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Picnic in the countryside. Group of young friends, at sunset on spring day, are sitting on the ground in a park near trees. They drinking red wine and eating grilled meat with barbecue
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How to Best Connect with Millennials in the Grocery and Convenience Store

At this year’s IDDBA Conference in New Orleans, a recurring theme in the keynote and presenting speeches is the impact Millennials are having on the grocery and foodservice industries. What is important to Millennials has shifted from the traditional expectations of Generation X and the Baby Boomers. So how can food retailers and manufacturers plan

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