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Fresh Food

Consumers Brought Home the Bacon and Spent More Time in Grocery Stores in July

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Aug. 12, 2021

July was a continuation of recent trends for U.S. grocery shoppers, IRI reported, as consumers ate fewer meals at home, did more of their grocery shopping in-store and spent more time in the grocery store. How rising coronavirus cases may change things in August remains to be seen.

Industry Partners

Impossible Foods Names New Execs, Readies Plant-Based Chicken

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Aug. 10, 2021

Ready for plant-based chicken nuggets? That's where Impossible Foods is headed this fall, as the Redwood City, Calif.-based company announces executive moves and details its upcoming category expansion.

Center Store

Testing the Waters: Consumers Look to Frozen for Ordering Fish, Seafood Online

By Christine LaFave Grace on Aug. 05, 2021

For consumers still somewhat wary about buying fresh fish online from their preferred grocer, frozen seafood has proved a convenient, dependable go-to alternative.

Wholesalers & Distributors

Another Buy for C&S: Albertsons' Frozen Service Contract

By WGB Staff on Jul. 23, 2021

Chairman Rick Cohen said the acquisition will further strengthen the wholesaler's ties with Albertsons in frozen product, "as well as support a new relationship with Albertsons’ mid-Atlantic division."

Products

Milk Bar Ice Creams Land at Whole Foods

By WGB Staff on Jun. 02, 2021

Milk Bar, founded in New York in 2008 and known for out-of-the-ordinary ice-cream flavors such as Cereal Milk, will sell pints in four flavors at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide.

Fresh Food

No Meat, No Problem: More Americans Are Devouring Plant-Based Alternatives

By Christine LaFave Grace on May 26, 2021

Consumers aren’t abandoning meat—not by a long shot—but they are choosing plant-based more often.

Products

6 Frozen Desserts for the Warmer Months

By Kristina Hurtig on May 11, 2021

Help customers beat the heat with innovative treats.

Wellness

Canada's Very Good Food Co. Looks to Muscle Into U.S. Meat Alternatives Market

By Christine LaFave Grace on Apr. 14, 2021

Beyond traditional veggie burgers and sausages, Very Good offers less widely found plant-based fare such as jackfruit steaks and adzuki bean pepperoni sticks.

Products

Beyond Meat Boosts Its Footprint at Kroger, Target, Albertsons, More

By Christine LaFave Grace on Apr. 09, 2021

Beyond Meat sausages and meatballs are rolling out to more stores across the country as sales of plant-based meat alternatives spike.

Technology

How Digitized Equipment Is Changing the Refrigeration Game

By Christine LaFave Grace on Apr. 01, 2021

Three trends driving smart cold-storage tech adoption.

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