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A Home-Centric Lifestyle for US Consumers to Continue Long-term

According to a new report, the majority of meals will continue to be eaten at home for the foreseeable future
September 1, 2021

Most analyses during the pandemic have focused on discerning its impact on consumer behavior and forecasting how this might change going forward. However, before the pandemic structural changes in the workforce and the aging population already contributed to a home-centric lifestyle, and COVID accelerated it, reports The NPD Group.


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Vroom Delivery, Tortoise Partner with Urban Value Corner

Store to Bring Robot Grocery Delivery to Dallas Piloted robots will soon be delivering thousands of items to residents in Dallas
August 27, 2021

Convenience industry e-commerce provider, Vroom Delivery has partnered with last-mile delivery robot operator, Tortoise—founded by a former Uber executive—and Dallas convenience retailer Urban Value Corner Store to bring on-demand delivery of thousands of products to consumers' doors in the coming months.


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Soupergirl Wins Business Competition Run by Kroger

Kroger will create retail partnership with Soupergirl and four other standout small businesses
August 19, 2021

Soupergirl—the plant-based soup and gazpacho company based in Washington, DC—was one of five winning contestants of Kroger’s new "Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator," a national competition that ended with a Sharktank-like business presentation in front of a panel of judges in Cincinnati.


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2021 SPEAKERS | NEW PRODUCTS CONFERENCE

Sept. 14 Closing Keynote Panel: Novel Ingredients, Next-Gen Proteins And “Planting” The Flag For What’s Next

Plant-based expert Stephanie Lind talks with panelists about the next technologies involving protein from plants as well as sources as diverse as algae, air and insects
August 18, 2021
There’s probably no more dynamic food topic than protein and novel ingredients. Fast-paced technology gains already have ushered in protein revolution across virtually all plant-based sources. Likewise, new novel and cell-based protein technologies are edging even closer to marketplace prototypes.
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Consumers Weigh Product “Storytelling” Attributes with Each Purchase

According to Innova Market Insights research, three in five global consumers say that brand stories influence purchasing decisions
Lu Ann Williams
August 17, 2021
Transparency has become increasingly important to consumers and this has only been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, consumer packaged goods manufacturers are working harder to convey trust and communicate more stories behind their products and brands. This messaging—found everywhere from product packaging to social media and websites—involves topics of ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship and “clean” healthy ingredients.
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Kroger Announces 2021 Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator Cohort

America's largest grocery retailer creates retail partnerships with five standout small businesses
August 13, 2021
Earlier this year, Kroger invited growers and producers to join the retailer's first Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator. In collaboration with Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing and RangeMe, Kroger reviewed more than 1,000 applications, selecting 15 finalists to participate in a pitch competition. 
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A Naturally Sweeter Approach to Reducing Sugar in Food & Beverages

Concern over sugar intake and interest in sugar reduction is driving an increasingly sophisticated approach to sweetening food and beverages
August 13, 2021
Innova Market Insights’ latest Ingredient Insider report analyzes trends in sugar reduction and the use of sweeteners in food and beverages. The report includes market and consumer research, new product activity and the use of sugar-related claims in food and beverages.
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SKU Selects Later-Stage Startups for Dallas 2021 Cohort

The startups represent a range of categories, including a cashew vegan queso, inventive mocktails and a subscription company
August 12, 2021
SKU, an accelerator for consumer packaged goods (CPGs), has selected six companies for the second cohort of SKU Dallas. The startups represent a range of categories, including a cashew vegan queso, inventive mocktails and a subscription company that provides unique games for couples to connect.
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Listen & Learn: Innovation Insights at New Products Conference

Anne Greven, global head of food and agribusiness Innovation, Rabobank
August 11, 2021
The nation’s COVID pandemic dramatically slowed new food and beverage product development across all channels. Yet the past 12 to 16 months also have brought dramatic and disruptive new technology advances (alternative proteins, cell-based meat, fermentation, algae).
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