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Nearly half of US grocers do not yet offer any omnichannel services
Survey Shows 46% of grocers behind in omnichannel April, 2017 - The number of brick & mortar grocers who have not deployed [...]
When Did Grocery Carts Become So Filthy?
March, 2011 - We awoke this morning to the shocking news that supermarket grocery carts are bacteria laden, fecal carrying, ecoli-infested, poo [...]
Marketing in the Organic Food Industry
The USDA has explicitly stated that its organic seal is not a measure of nutrition or quality, and is “not a statement [...]
The Three Primary Objectives of Modern Food Traceability Systems
There's more to it than just food safety Traceability means the ability to record, track and verify a product's history and location [...]
A short film worth watching
White Oak Pastures is a 3200 acre farm in Blufton Georgia that has been run by the same family for 6 generations. [...]
Supermarket Facts
Did you know the average supermarket carries 39,500 items and that the median weekly sales in 2015 were over $345,000 per store? [...]
Why Kraft Split Into Two Companies
Kraft Foods CEO Irene Rosenfeld's broke up the food giant into two separate companies by separating its snack foods lines from [...]
Wal-Mart to hire hundreds of fresh food managers
Wal-Mart Stores will create hundreds of management positions as part of a new program aimed at improving the fresh food sections at [...]
There could be wood in your cheese
In late 2012 agents of the Food and Drug Administration paid a visit to a Castle Cheese factory in rural Pennsylvania. Acting on [...]
Kroger Announces Retirement of SVP M. Marnette Perry
The Kroger Co.has announced that Senior Vice President for Retail Operations and Strategic Initiatives Marnette Perry will retire on April 29, after [...]