Feb 25 2019 Gen Zs are Getting Older and Making Their Mark on Restaurants and Eating Trends The NPD Group Retail & FoodService
Chicago — The oldest of Generation Z will be 22 years old this year and they are just beginning to make their mark on dining out and eating trends, finds The NPD Group, which tracks on a daily basis all aspects of how consumers eat. Gen Zs made 14.6 billion restaurant visits in 2018 and […]
Feb 18 2019 Record Number of Entries for U.S. Championship Cheese Contest in Green Bay Barry Adams, Madison.com Deli
This leap is all about cheddars, Swiss and Goudas, not touchdowns by the Green Bay Packers. When the 20th U.S. Championship Cheese Contest takes place next month in the atrium of Green Bay’s Lambeau Field, judges will have a record number of entries to score from around the country.
The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association in Madison […]
Feb 12 2019 No-Deal Brexit May See 90% Collapse in Irish Beef and Cheese Exports Tony Connelly, RTE Deli
A study of the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the EU’s agri-food industry has claimed that beef and cheese exports from Ireland to the UK could collapse by up to 90% with the loss of over 3,500 jobs. The report by a food industry organization says cheese exports to the UK could fall by […]
Feb 04 2019 Building A Culture of Trust and Transparency in Food Retail David Fikes, Vice President, Communications and Consumer/Community Affairs Retail & FoodService
In a few weeks, I’ll be traveling to Seattle for one of my favorite research projects—the ethnographic interviews that are part of our annual U.S. Grocery Shopper Trendsreport. These interviews take place in shopper’s homes and we inquire about their grocery shopping and meal preferences. During these interviews, I love to ask participants to fill […]
Jan 28 2019 WCMA Declares Dairy Labels for Plant-Based Products Are Misleading by Jessica Donnel
As we’ve previously reported, the FDA has long been exploring how consumers perceive plant-based foods that mimic dairy products, meaning products like “almond milk” or “cashew cheese.” In response to the FDA’s request for comments on the use of dairy foods names for plant-based products, the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) released a statement confirming […]
Jan 21 2019 Publix Acquires Western Market Leases by Andrea Allen, LAKELAND, FL
Continuing its expansion to reach across the southern United States, Publix has announced it is adding two more stores to its roster.
Todd Jones, CEO, Publix
“Publix is always seeking locations where we can serve our customers and offer an exceptional shopping experience,” said Publix CEO Todd Jones of the move. The retailer has acquired the leases […]
Jan 15 2019 Deli Market News
Here at Deli Market News, we believe all cheese is good cheese, a belief we share with the Cheese Importers Association of America (CIAA). While this seems obvious to those of us who live and breathe cheese, the CIAA knows that there is still some mystery around the imported stuff. To remedy this, the CIAA […]
Jan 07 2019 Fromage Fortress: Cheese Stockpiling Causes Industry Woes by Sarah Johnson
Across America, cheesemakers are stockpiling their wares as exports dwindle and consumer tastes change. It is currently estimated, according to CBS News, that cheesemakers have amassed 1.4 billion pounds of cheese—enough for each man, woman, and child in the U.S. to have 4.3 pounds of cheese each. Consumers and producers don’t have to worry about […]
Jan 02 2019 2019 Food and Beverage Trends: Grocery Shoppers Expect More from Packaging Evergreen Packaging Retail & FoodService
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Evergreen Packaging®, a global leader in fiber-based packaging solutions, today released a white paper, “2019 Food and Beverage Packaging Trends,” based on data from the annual EcoFocus Trend Study, which forecasts key trends that will shape the U.S. food and beverage industries in the year ahead. Now in its ninth year, the […]