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Sustainable Packaging

Erewhon to be First Retailer of Cove’s Biodegradable Water Bottles

November 18, 2022

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The company announces its first retail partnership for distribution of its product.

Nuts & Bolts

How U.S. Grocery Shoppers Are Navigating The Hybrid Marketplace

August 30, 2022

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Read up on how U.S. consumers are grocery shopping in this installment of Nuts & Bolts.

Nuts & Bolts

Specialty Food Market Research Reveals Tracking, Forecasting

August 29, 2022

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Read up on the state of the specialty food market in this installment of Nuts & Bolts.

Packaging

With more home baking, Ardent Mills adds lines for retail flour packages

Company quickly adjusted to ensure flour available during pandemic; investments part of long-term retail growth plan

Rose Shilling

August 26, 2020

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Ardent Mills is growing its retail flour operations long-term, adding and upgrading lines for consumer-sized packages that are in demand as more people bake at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Manufacturing News

COVID-19 hits meat and beverage hard

Report tracks how plants closures, shortages impact retail shelves and industry's future stability

Wayne Labs

July 29, 2020

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A new report details how coronavirus plants closures and supply shortages are impacting retail shelves and the industry's future stability.

Sustainability

The challenges facing supermarkets of the future

As population grows and efficiency becomes more critical, supermarkets face unique challenges

Bjorn Thumas

April 9, 2019

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Supermarkets of the near future will have their business models radically re-shaped by innovations instore, online, and in the food industry supply chain. These technologies will be deployed in the battle for customers but, more than this, can also benefit the planet.

Food Packaging

How retail changes are affecting packaging

Mike Kresbach, Bemis North America, says food and beverage companies need to create packaging that works for C-stores, dollar stores and club.

Crystal Lindell

February 11, 2018

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Mike Kresbach, Bemis North America, recently spoke about the changes happening at brick and mortar stores during The Packaging Conference in Orlando, Fla., and he offered insight into how food and beverage companies can respond with better packaging options.

Target acquires same-day grocery delivery company Shipt

Retailer pays $550M with hopes of offering same-day delivery services at approximately half its stores by early 2018

Crystal Lindell

December 13, 2017

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Target is making a major push into the online marketplace — with an emphasis on groceries. The retailer has agreed to pay $550 million cash to acquire Shipt, Inc., a leading online same-day delivery platform that’s known for its grocery delivery service.

TECH FLASH

European Union levies $129 million antitrust fine on food packaging firms

The European Commission fined eight manufacturers and two distributors of retail food packaging trays for their participation in cartels.

Jeremy Gerrard

June 29, 2015

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Fines were handed down by the commission for fixing prices and allocating customers of polystyrene foam or polypropylene rigid trays.

PMMI researchers study growth of ready retail packaging

Jeremy Gerrard

June 18, 2014

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With an increasing demand for ready retail packaging (RRP), a new report from PMMI suggests manufacturers are ready to invest in specialized equipment in order to keep up with industry growth.