Topco Associates, LLC., announced this week that it would host the Topco Product Solutions Summit to diversify the cooperative’s supplier pool, discover new and innovative items, and establish additional supplier partnerships to assist the organization with aggregation, innovation, and knowledge management solutions that span Topco’s Center Store program. Topco is seeking suppliers to help expand
Aldi UK has partnered up with the world’s largest surplus food platform to offer Aldi x Too Good To Go ‘Magic Bag’ for just £3.30 at hundreds of its British stores. In a bid to tackle food waste, while offering even low prices, Aldi teamed up with Too Good To Go to offer surplus
Sprouts Farmers Market: Manager Culinary Phoenix, AZ Overview The Culinary Manager works with the Culinary Team and merchant partners in all relevant areas of the business in efforts to drive craveable and innovative foods across all perishable departments and Sprouts brands. The mission is to put quality first and boast flexitarian choices through a
Take a few moments and read this great profile of Andrea Albright Executive Vice President of Sourcing for Walmart by April Wallace writer at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Andrea is bright, curious, engaged and engaging," says Judith McKenna, CEO of Walmart International. "In a short time, she has learned the business, built global relationships
Late last month British retailer Waitrose announced that they would be shifting their Retail-own Brand (private brand) product development in a new direction - with some exciting plans in store for the rest of the year. After 12 years of culinary creativity Waitrose will be saying a fond farewell to their collaboration with Michelin-starred
You are invited to our first event of 2023, the FREE Velocity Florida Meetup, on March 23, 2023. Meet and mingle with private brand industry Retailers, Manufacturers & Solution Partners at the Funky Buddha Brewery. The networking event is designed to bring the private brand industry together over craft brew, cocktails, and conversation. There
Look at the modern new Retail-owned Brand design for Kaufland Czech Republic Venhel Brand’s limited edition of coffee cans. Created by the Prague-based agency Maison D'idée the goal was to bring exotic flavors to both consumers' taste buds and eyes. Choosing tropical vivid colors while basing the whole packaging around geometric patterns led the
As inflation continues to stress American food budgets, new research from consumer research platform Attest reveals that many consumers now prefer Retail-owned Brands (private brands.) The 2023 U.S. Food & Beverage Trends report surveyed 2,000 U.S. consumers, finding that 58% are “very likely” to buy private brands as opposed to more expensive manufacturer brands, while
Spanish grocer EROSKI has launched a new range of Retail-owned Brand (private brand) vegan products. The new EROSKI VEGGIE range responds to new consumer demands and food tastes and includes products that cover the needs of people who opt for vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets. The new collection is made up of about twenty
Early Bird Pricing Ends 3.17.23 The Velocity Conference + Innovation Expo 2023 in Charlotte, NC is only a few months away. EARLY BIRD TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! Running May 16-18, 2023, Velocity will bring together industry leaders to BOLDLY accelerate the pace of change in the wake of Covid and uncover Retail-owned Brands’ potential
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