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What is behind Kellogg’s plan to split into 3 separate businesses?

TL/DR: Why is Kellogg splitting up? Although they explain it with lots of corporate-speak, the truth is that sales have been stagnant and the break-up will allow the core company to separate itself from poorer performing business lines and to focus on the growth oriented global snack food category.   In June, 2022 [...]

2023-11-22T09:31:13-05:00June , 2022|

Top 10 Grocers in the United States – 2020 List

This is our list of top grocers for 2020. The most recent list of the top 10 Grocers in the United States can be found here.  The FoodIndustry.Com list of the top 10 grocery chains in the US by revenue - 2020 Edition. 1. WALMART INC. Walmart's 2020 grocery sales were $341 [...]

2022-06-07T15:12:09-04:00June , 2022|

Why is organic food so expensive?

Organic foods are typically more expensive than non-organic options but that hasn't stopped more Americans from buying. According to the Organic Trade Association, organic food sales in the United States have grown consistently over the past decade, with total sales reaching $51.5 billion in 2019, an increase of 5.9% from the previous [...]

2023-11-22T09:31:16-05:00April , 2022|

Supermarkets continue to experiment with grocerant concept

The lines between food retail and foodservice continue to blur as retailers and foodservice providers are adopting similar strategies and product offerings. This blurring of lines is known as the "Retail-ization of Foodservice" or "Foodservice-ization of Retail" Food retail: Food retail refers to the sale of food products through retail channels such [...]

2023-01-13T21:11:06-05:00April , 2022|

Top private label food manufacturers

Some supermarket retailers rely on private label brands for up to 20% of their revenue. There are many private label food manufacturers that supply products to supermarkets and other retailers. Some of the top private label food manufacturers include: TreeHouse Foods: A US based food manufacturer that specializes in private label products, [...]

2023-01-13T20:11:37-05:00January , 2022|

Charting the rise in UK retail food prices

The Food Foundation (TFF) is an independent charity focused on challenges in the UK food system. They maintain an online food price tracker that tracks changes in food price indices using CPI data from the UK's Office for National Statistics and they chart data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of [...]

2023-11-22T09:31:30-05:00January , 2022|
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