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Jet Tila Celebrity Chef Meal Kit Freshly Nestle

Nestle's Freshly Launches DTC Prepared Meals Created by Celebrity Chefs Jet Tila, Kwame Onwuachi, Sean Brock and Kristen Kish

March 31, 2021

Nestlé's recently acquired meal delivery company Freshly announced a new partnership with celebrity chefs Jet Tila, Kwame Onwuachi, Sean Brock and Kristen Kish. The partnerships include a limited-edition menu that offers ready-to-eat, restaurant-style dinners that showcase each chef’s unique style, taste and background, delivered directly to customers.

Packaging

PACK EXPO preview: Tips for thriving in an e-commerce marketplace

Flexibility, collaboration and automation offer keys to success in an omnichannel world

Jorge Izquierdo

October 27, 2020

The e-commerce revolution has not only changed the rules for consumer packaged goods companies, it has created a whole new game in which the new coronavirus has only cemented the need for brands to adapt.

Pet Food

Pet food e-commerce boom has major influence on manufacturers' operations

Online shoppers' preferences lead to faster product development and more direct-to-consumer shipping of dog and cat food

Rose Shilling

August 14, 2020

Skyrocketing online shopping for pet food is changing significant parts of how manufacturers operate.

How businesses and consumers are adapting to delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced restaurants and retail outlets to adapt or modify delivery strategies.

Packaging

Compostable packaging makes opening Perdue's online products nice

February 11, 2020

Perdue Farms is getting into online sales, and its shipping packaging hits many consumer priorities.

Packaging

Keeping up with the e-commerce expansion

Tom Egan , PMMI

January 24, 2020

As consumers demand greater convenience, e-commerce sales continue to rise. According to the 2019 Internet Retailer Top 1000 Report, consumers spent $517.36 billion online with U.S. merchants in 2018, up from $449.88 billion spent the year prior. Even when the final sales takes place in a store rather than online, the first step to most purchase decisions starts at the search bar.

Rise of food e-commerce driving food, beverage packaging innovations

As e-grocers explore high-tech solutions such as delivery drones and cashierless stores to entice consumers, food and beverage brands are looking to packaging to enhance consumer convenience and confidence in the online grocery orders they ultimately receive.

August 5, 2019

Analysis from Packaged Facts, New York, anticipates intense near-term growth supported in part by packaging innovations that make online grocery shopping a more attractive option for retailers and consumers alike.

Study: Growing number of consumers order groceries online

Of those who shop online for groceries from brick and mortar or pure-play online grocers, 16% order their food and beverages for delivery.

July 8, 2019

The percentage of U.S. consumers, ages 18 and above, who shopped online for groceries within a 30-day period, whether for delivery or pick-up in store, increased from 17% in the quarter ending November 2018 to 20%, or about 51 million consumers, in the quarter ending February, according to National Eating Trends Omnichannel Scorecard., produced by the NPD Group, Chicago.

Packaging for e-commerce

October 8, 2018

Food Engineering editor-in-chief Casey Laughman and PMMI’s Jorge Izquierdo discuss how processors can make packaging decisions that help meet both e-commerce and in-store goals.

Food Safety

How Amazon handles food safety, recalls

Amazon VP Careltt Ooton explains how the company uses Natural Language Processing to scan customer feedback and constantly monitor for food safety issues