According to a news article on the Canadian Grocer website, cauliflower is going to be the new kale in 2014 and doughnuts are going to be huge (figuratively, that is). These are just a few of the trends predicted for this new year.
Vegetables will continue their recent hot streak with cauliflower and Swiss chard predicted to be the two trendy new vegies, taking over the mantle from kale. Continue reading
I am not a huge fan of profiling buying habits. However I recently came across an article on the web that I feel has something relevant to say about “target marketing”. It covers a report from marketing specialist SAI Marketing, which concluded that there are two primary groups of food consumers Continue reading
The numbers related to men grocery shopping, both single men and Dads, continue to rise. More research comes out practically every day related to the significance of this growing trend. Here are just a few factors related to male shopping habits:
There are numerous ways to focus your displays to target male shoppers. Continue reading
Two new apples are coming this fall to select farm stands: SnapDragon and RubyFrost. These apples have been in development for more than a decade by Cornell University and are under an exclusive licensing agreement with New York Apple Growers. According to the growers’ group, a limited crop will be available this year, with full grocery store sales expected to begin in 2015. Continue reading
Last month the New York Times ran a profile on the ever-growing and expanding importance for the perimeter areas of grocery stores. While center-aisle sales are down and remain challenging, many stores are re-thinking their design layout and allocating much more space to outside perimeter areas. As the article states, Continue reading
Every year, the “experts” tell us what they expect new trends will be in food and grocery retail. Recent articles on the NPR Online and Supermarket News websites highlight several of the food trends that are predicted to be hot in 2013.
Here are a few of the trends mentioned:
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