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  • Wine bottles
    Industry Operations By: Mark Hamstra June 20, 2024

    Restaurant Veterans Open Italian Wine and Food Store

    Two partners who worked together in foodservice are opening an Italian wine shop and specialty food store in Columbia, South Carolina this week.
  • Morgenstern's, Russ & Daughters collaboration
    Industry Operations June 19, 2024

    Morgenstern's, Russ & Daughters Partner on NYC Treats

    Iconic New York City ice cream destination Morgenstern’s and deli Russ & Daughters recently collaborated on ice cream versions of New York deli treat staples.
  • Chocolate brownies
    Industry Operations June 18, 2024

    Cocoa Prices Cause Turmoil

    A tripling of cocoa prices across global commodity markets has presented food makers with a challenge: how can they satisfy chocolate cravings without making it affordable?
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  • Instacart, Youtube ads
    Industry Operations June 17, 2024

    Instacart Adds Shopability to YouTube

    Instacart said today it is extending its retail media capabilities to YouTube.
  • Starbucks
    Industry Operations June 14, 2024

    Supreme Court Backs Starbucks Over Union Action

    The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Starbucks in a recent case wherein the coffee chain challenged a judicial order to rehire seven employees fired while seeking to unionize...
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  • Protein Shake
    Industry Operations June 14, 2024

    Simply Good Foods Acquires Only What You Need

    Nutritional food and snack company The Simply Good Foods Company said Thursday that it has successfully acquired plant-based ready-to-drink protein shake maker Only What You Need.
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  • Cocoa bean pod on tree
    Industry Operations June 14, 2024

    Second Largest Cocoa Producer to Delay Deliveries

    Ghana, the world’s second-largest cocoa producer, intends to delay the delivery of up to 350,000 tons of beans until the next season because of poor crops...
  • Omsom cofounders
    Industry Operations June 13, 2024

    Omsom Acquired by DayDayCook

    Multi-brand Asian food company DayDayCook said Wednesday that it has acquired east-Asian food brand Omsom.
  • Food4Less storefront

    Union Workers Take On Kroger Banner

    Roughly 6,000 workers at Kroger banner Food 4 Less will soon vote on a strike action after their union contract expired Saturday.
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  • Woman pushing grocery cart

    Report: Grocers Should Consider Untapped Markets

    Last year, grocery chains accounted for 43.4 percent of nationwide visits to food retailers; however, a recent report from market insights firm Placer.ai found dramatic regional variation...
  • Hello Fresh, Colavita collaboration
    Industry Operations June 11, 2024

    Hello Fresh, 7-Eleven Tap Brand Relationships

    Meal-kit company Hello Fresh and Italian pantry staple brand Colavita recently collaborated on Italian offerings...
  • SFA Our Members
    Industry Operations June 10, 2024

    From Hawaii to Massachusetts to Poland, Meet the Newest SFA Members

    During the month of May 2024, the Specialty Food Association welcomed 90 new members from every corner of the United States (aloha, Hawaii!) and nine other countries.
  • Cocktail
    Industry Operations June 10, 2024

    PA Grocers May Soon Offer RTD Cocktails

  • Chipotle storefront at night
    Industry Operations June 10, 2024

    Chipotle Portion-Size Protestors Take to TikTok

    Young customers on social media, particularly TikTok, are protesting what they consider to be smaller portions.
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  • Bashas' Donut Contest
    Industry Operations June 06, 2024

    Bashas' Announces Doughnut Flavor Contest Winners

    In anticipation of National Doughnut Day on Friday, Bashas’ held its Donut Flavor Craze contest wherein customers are invited to submit flavors for the grocer’s bakery cases.