food and beverage

Is Amazon About To Start A Food Fight With Walmart Over Physical Stores?
Is Amazon About To Start A Food Fight With Walmart Over Physical Stores?
March 15, 2021  |  Retail

Just as Amazon finally caught up to Walmart in the battle for share of total U.S. retail sales, the dominant digital retailer looks to be...

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Target Sweetens Private-Label Grocery Offerings To Boost Margins, Attract Partners
Target Sweetens Private-Label Grocery Offerings To Boost Margins, Attract Partners
March 10, 2021  |  News

On Tuesday (March 9), Target announced its new ‘Favorite Day‘ brand of indulgent foods and beverages. The brand’s 700+ products, which primarily cater to shoppers...

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Wow Wow’s Feel-Good Ethos Drives Expansion In Dark Times
Wow Wow’s Feel-Good Ethos Drives Expansion In Dark Times
March 09, 2021  |  Retail

Consumers’ dining habits have shifted enormously in the last year — not only logistically, due to contagion concerns, but also food-wise, due to their changing...

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Automat Kitchen Revives The ‘Vending-Style’ Restaurant Format
Automat Kitchen Revives The ‘Vending-Style’ Restaurant Format
March 05, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

The automat — the self-service food kiosk that more closely resembles a vending machine than a traditional restaurant — was a midcentury New York staple,...

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Hershey’s Continues D2C Push With New Reese’s Bulk Offering
Hershey’s Continues D2C Push With New Reese’s Bulk Offering
March 04, 2021  |  eCommerce

Ever had a craving for a peanut butter cup? Not a passing desire for a sweet treat of a vague description but an actual burning...

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Will Grocers Retain Their Share Of Food Spending Post-Pandemic?
Will Grocers Retain Their Share Of Food Spending Post-Pandemic?
March 03, 2021  |  Retail

For a long time, it seemed that restaurants’ growing share of the market could not be stopped, with younger consumers even more likely than their...

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Hungr’s Virtual Kitchens Highlight Potential Of Restaurant Aggregator Data
Hungr’s Virtual Kitchens Highlight Potential Of Restaurant Aggregator Data
February 26, 2021  |  Retail

Restaurant aggregators are uniquely positioned to collect troves of data on consumer behavior, gathering information about, among other habits, which kinds of foods are the...

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Grocery Roundup: Food Supply Under Federal Review
Grocery Roundup: Food Supply Under Federal Review
February 25, 2021  |  Retail

The events of the past year have showcased many businesses’ resilience, but not all were able to make it through unscathed. Businesses have collapsed, jobs...

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Domino’s Casts Doubt On The Future Of Aggregators
Domino’s Casts Doubt On The Future Of Aggregators
February 25, 2021  |  Retail

On Thursday (Feb. 25), Domino’s Pizza, Inc. reported 12 percent global retail sales growth in 2020’s fourth quarter (down from 14.8 percent growth the previous...

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