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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Dec 17 2018 
What to Expect in Grocery Technology in 2019 By Progressive Grocer
Grocers have long been the laggards in the retail technology game. That’s understandable, given the channel’s longtime traditional nature, narrow margins and reluctance to make huge investments in risky areas.
CASHIERLESS, SCAN-FREE SHOPPING
Amazon debuted the Amazon Go format to the public in Seattle and has since expanded it to several stores in such cities as Chicago […]
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Dec 10 2018 
Cage-Free Eggs Are Out, Pastured Ones In As Tastes Change, Again Lydia Mulvany & Deena Shanker, Bloomberg Dairy
The bar is rising for what’s considered a happy chicken, sparking the hottest trend in the market: the pasture-raised egg. Pastured eggs come from hens that spend most of their time outdoors, dining on bugs and taking dust baths while also indulging in their favorite activities, like scratching and perching. That’s a step up from […]
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Dec 03 2018 
Grocery Store Digital Communications Trends: The Rise Of Email & The Fall Of Snapchat by Kelli Windsor, Food Marketing Institute
As a digital communications professional I like to take a step back from my day-to-day job of actually doing digital communications and look at FMI’s Food Retailing Industry Speaks with a practitioner’s eye. I like to look at the tactics my fellow communications professionals are pursing in their B2C efforts and examine what is working […]
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Nov 26 2018 
GreenWise Market To Open In Fort Lauderdale by Publix Super Markets
LAKELAND, Fla.– Fort Lauderdale will be home to the sixth announced location for Publix’s new-format GreenWise Market. This is the second site in South Florida. The store will be located on the southwest corner of Southeast Third Avenue and Southeast Second Street. The opening date has not been determined.
“South Florida is such a large, diverse […]
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Nov 19 2018 
What’s In Store 2019: Transparency by International Dairy Deli Bakery Association
Consumers increasingly seek personal, self-betterment while also looking for public, civic or global improvement. They want both self-satisfaction and selflessness. The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) has found these interests are carried through all aspects of life, including grocery shopping. This customer is searching for:
Upcycled products
Consumer “self-care” through companies touting positive messaging/practices
Environmentally conscious practices
Sustainability […]
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Nov 12 2018
Grocers, Get Ready For Artificial Intelligence-Based Transformation by Doug Baker, FMI
Among the six digital imperatives for a successful omnichannel strategy established by FMI and Nielsen is one that involves completeness and consistency across in-store and digital shelves, cutting costs and creating a clear assortment inventory that keeps shoppers coming back. This is particularly relevant, given that grocery retail spending on technology could vastly increase shoppers’ […]
