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The latest developments and top trends in produce, meat, seafood, deli, bakery, cheese, floral and specialty and gourmet foods.

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Producer Price Inflation Slowed—to 10%—Year Over Year in February

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 15, 2022

Wholesale food prices advanced at a faster rate, rising 13.7% year over year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest producer prices report.

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Sea Change: Seafood's Biggest Fans Are Shopping Around

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 15, 2022

Fewer than half of consumers in 2021 said that supermarkets were their top destination for seafood, according to FMI, as the popularity of direct-to-consumer and other online options surged.

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Failure to Engage: The Fresh Department's Digital Misses (and How to Fix Them)

By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 14, 2022

Online and in store, consumers are craving convenient, creative, inflation-beating meal solutions, says IRI's Jonna Parker. But grocers have a ways to go in meeting that need, she says.

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How Shoppers Are Responding to Meat Inflation, Out-of-Stocks

By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 10, 2022

Almost 9 in 10 shoppers have noticed changes in their grocer's meat department, FMI's 2022 Power of Meat report finds, and most have adjusted their purchases in response.

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Getting Value Right in the Meat Department in 2022

By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 10, 2022

Reaching and inspiring "weary and wary" shoppers in 2022 demands a rethinking of what value—and "value-added"—looks like for consumers right now, says IRI's Jonna Parker.

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How to Get A Bigger Share of Meat Sales Growth

Sponsored content from our partner Meat & Livestock Australia on Mar. 09, 2022

Amid all-time highs in meat sales—with retail meat department increasing dollar sales by 22% and volume sales by 3.0% over the past 5 years[1]—some sections of the meat case are leading the growth. In...

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Price Over Appearance: What Shoppers Now Want Most in Produce

By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 07, 2022

As fresh fruit prices soar, FMI's 2022 Power of Produce report finds a plurality of consumers now saying price is their No. 1 factor when making produce purchasing decisions.

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In a Private-Label Refresh, SpartanNash Revamps Its 'Our Family' Cheeses

By WGB Staff on Mar. 02, 2022

Cheese products in the company's popular private-label line get new formulations and fresh packaging that lets shoppers scan a QR code to access a recipe featuring the product.

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Bowery Farming Wants to Transform Fruit Picking

By Christine LaFave Grace on Feb. 16, 2022

Strawberry fields forever: A New York-based vertical farming company has acquired computer-vision and robotics specialist Traptic as it seeks to apply smart technology to commercial fruit production.

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Deli Wins Again in January as Inflation Tops Consumer Concerns

By Christine LaFave Grace on Feb. 16, 2022

Consumers made more meals at home as inflation and surging COVID-19 cases (and winter) only boosted at-home dining's appeal, IRI's latest shopper survey suggests.

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