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News and insights to leverage opportunities in pet, private label, breakfast foods, free-from foods, frozen and refrigerated and beer/wine/spirits, including WGB’s exclusive What’s On Tap trend report.

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Functional Water Market to Reach $18B by 2025

Fortune Business Insights predicts a compound annual growth rate of 7.4% for the category, which is consistently seeing new entrants and innovation.

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Impact of COVID-19 on Retail Alcohol Sales

Alcohol sales in-store and online have increased, but overall consumption is down.

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Frozen Still Tops Three Months Into Pandemic

By Anne-Marie Roerink on Jun. 19, 2020

Frozen category sales growth remains in the double digits but the selection in-store remains spotty.

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Elevated Frozen Food Sales Reveal Inflation in Some Categories

By Anne-Marie Roerink on Jun. 01, 2020

In what has become a normal pandemic shopping pattern, frozen food sales remained elevated for the week of May 17.

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Frozen Foods Remain Sales Powerhouse

By Anne-Marie Roerink on May 11, 2020

At the end of April, frozen food sales once more top 50% gains versus year ago.

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What Grocers ‘Knead’ to Know About Specialty Breads

By Amanda Baltazar on Mar. 16, 2020

Consumers today want better-for-you bread and bakery products that range from artisanal to clean label.

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Pi Day: Real Holiday? No. Real Opportunity? Yes

By Andy Frye on Mar. 12, 2020

National Pi Day is coming, and it's one more reason for grocers to celebrate and bake up something special for customers while also ringing in profits.

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New Beverage Brands for a New Era

By WGB Staff on Mar. 09, 2020

Coca-Cola taps into “Aha” moments for seltzer lovers as Americans’ thirst for sugar- and calorie-free drinks surges.

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What Male Grocery Shoppers Want

By Jennifer Strailey on Mar. 02, 2020

Men, who shop as many times per month as women, seek fast carts, one-stop-shop convenience and plenty of prepared foods.

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Space-Saving Solutions for the Grocery Store

By Amanda Baltazar on Feb. 14, 2020

Today’s grocery store is changing, and retailers need fewer machines, more compact equipment and stackable products to deal with the premium cost placed on space.

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