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Fresh Food

In Detroit, a New Effort to Connect Indie Grocers to Their Communities

"Everything you see in a white, middle-class suburban neighborhood is what you need to see in the urban Black neighborhood—an abundance of healthy food and availability," says Rachael Dombrowski, co-director of the Great Grocer Project.

Fresh Food

A Cut Above: Why Premiumization Will Outlast the Pandemic

Shoppers have sought out more, and more expensive, proteins during the pandemic. But just because their restaurant visits will increase doesn't mean what they buy at the grocery store is likely to change, IRI analysts say.

Retailers

What Can Grocery Stores Expect From the Biden Administration?

When it comes to policy affecting agriculture and food retailers, expect a greater focus on combating food insecurity and addressing food deserts, NPR's senior Washington editor says.

Fresh Food

Value-Added Meats: Meat Me in the Middle

Consumers find value-added proteins a welcome mealtime solution at the crossroads of convenience and culinary discovery.

Topics

When a Crisis Passes, Innovation Can't: Lessons From COVID-19

Customers have been willing to venture into new territory with their protein purchases in the past year—retailers must be similarly flexible, panelists urge.

Retailers

One Suspect in Custody After King Soopers Shooting

Ten killed, including responding Boulder Police Department officer; police say there is no ongoing threat to the public.

Fresh Food

What Jumped Into Grocery Baskets in February

Go fish: For at-home Valentine's dinners and Lenten fish Fridays, increasingly seafood-confident consumers added more fresh and frozen seafood to their carts in February.

Technology

Q&A: Mercatus' Sylvain Perrier on Growth Potential for a Ghost Grocer

Fridge No More just closed a $15.4 million Series A funding round that the Brooklyn-based "cloud grocer" says will fund expansion on the East Coast. What's the appetite for 15-minute grocery delivery?

Retailers

Why SNAP Shopper Spend Deserves More Attention From Retailers

SNAP participants are more likely than consumers overall to order groceries online. Making e-commerce more accessible can help grocers better serve—and win the trust of—SNAP shoppers.

Technology

Q&A: How Grocers Are Getting Smarter About Cold Storage

"There are lot of ways you can use digital capabilities to improve the customer experience, and then profitability, and sustainability," Viking Cold Solutions CEO James Bell says.

Retailers

Walmart Canada Makes a Move on Microfulfillment

Walmart Canada's first automated fulfillment center will be located inside the Scarborough West Supercentre.

Fresh Food

Vertical Farm Backed by Former Ag Secretary Expands in Minnesota

Kalera recently appointed former Georgia governor and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to its board of directors.

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