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FMI Creates Alliance Between Culinary and Sales

FMI Connect 2016 to debut supermarket chefs community promoting sales, profits and professionalism

April 11, 2016

Entitled Supermarket Chefs, this community will help to promote sales, profits and professionalism by forging collaboration between sales leadership and culinary talent in food retail.

Albertsons Launches Signature Store Brand

Signature is a multi-category brand developed to address consumers’ growing appetite for quality private label products

April 8, 2016

The Signature line includes more than 4,000 items – from coffee to juice, soup to cereal, fresh produce to fried chicken, and delicious prepared foods to paper towels, among other trusted home staples – all with a 100% money back guarantee.

Almond Milk Growth Goes Nuts

Americans find almond milk a viable milk alternative due to health halo, and dietary restrictions

April 7, 2016

As children we were told that if we want to grow up big and strong, we should drink our milk. It’s full of protein for our muscles and calcium for our bones, and it’s just the right consistency to stick to our upper lips for the perfect milk mustache.

AccelFoods Names New Additions to Portfolio

Companies to be backed by AccelFoods' newly launched second Fund

April 5, 2016

AccelFoods is known for investing in some of the most disruptive and innovative products on the market.

Convenient Breakfast Biscuits, Cookies

Mintel has predicted that U.S. shoppers spent $9.5 billion on breakfast cereal during 2015—down 7% from category spending in 2012

April 4, 2016

Two mega-trends within food today squarely impact breakfast products: on-the-go convenience and better-for-you nutritional profiles.

Retail Foodservice Gains Ground in Food Fight

Study conducted by Technomic reveals latest trends and data for retailer meal solutions

April 4, 2016

An updated study released by Technomic—the 2015 Retailer Meal Solutions (RMS) Consumer Trend Report—finds that consumers are purchasing RMS more often; 84% now purchase RMS at least once a month compared to just 79% in 2012.

The Snacking Generation: Millennials vs Boomers

Boomers total approximately 90.4 billion ready-to-eat snack eatings a year, 20% more than millennials

March 28, 2016

Boomers eat ready-to-eat snack food 20% more often than millennials do, according to NPD’s daily tracking of U.S. consumers snacking habits.

Consumers Find Chicken Labels Confusing

Survey shows 62% of consumers are confused by chicken labels and packaging

March 23, 2016

The glossary comes on the heels of national survey findings showing that nearly two-thirds (62%) of consumers find chicken labels and packaging to be confusing.

Healthy Trends Sustain $22 Billion Salty Snacks Market

Marketers have been quick to develop new products and modify the ingredients of existing products to keep salty snacks relevant

March 22, 2016

Threading the salty-but-healthy snack combination is a major key in appealing to consumers over the next few years, according market research publisher Packaged Facts.