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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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Sales of Frozen Foods Soar

 By Amanda Baltazar on Nov. 02, 2020

Consumers take comfort in keeping freezers stocked with convenient and healthy food.

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Poll Shows Comfort Foods Playing Big Role in COVID-19

 By Phil Lempert on Oct. 01, 2020

The Lempert Report: Potato chips, ice cream and chocolate/candy top the list of comfort foods eaten during isolation.

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Got Milk?—The Next Generation

By Kat Martin on Aug. 25, 2020

The iconic marketing campaign has been brought back to life in ways that fit the new tech-savvy generations.

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Plant-Based Grows Amid COVID-19

By Amanda Baltazar on Aug. 19, 2020

The plant-based category gains traction beyond vegans and flexitarians at a time when the focus on health is at a premium.

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Albertsons, Fairlife Dish Out New Treats Ahead of National Ice Cream Day

By Kristina Hurtig on Jul. 17, 2020

The Boise, Idaho-based retailer is introducing 13 new Own Brands in the frozen aisle, while the ultra-filtered milk brand enters the category with seven lactose-free flavors.

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Functional Water Market to Reach $18B by 2025

By Kristina Hurtig on Jul. 08, 2020

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

By Kat Martin on Jun. 22, 2020

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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