Today we are excited to announce that Steve Ramus Vice President, Sustainability & ESG at Perrigo will present at the Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit. The groundbreaking event will bring together the Retail Brand (private brand) industry to discuss the role sustainable packaging, ethical/equitable sourcing, and authentic marketing. This is a can't miss presentation that
In honor of International Coffee Day, October 1, 2022, Fair Trade USA highlights its coffee partners' commitments to the Sustainable Coffee Challenge (SCC). Managed by Conservation International, the SCC is a collaborative effort of public and private sector organizations and companies working to make coffee the world's first sustainable agricultural product.All Fair Trade Certified partners
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Join us for the 2022 Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit, October 18-19, 2022 in Cincinnati Ohio. The Summit will bring the excitement of live in-person events back with a gathering in Cincinnati. Kroger, RiteAid, Misfits Market, Giant Eagle, United Dairy Farm will headline this years groundbreaking event. The Summit is a Private Brand/ Private Label event
Wakefern Food Corp. announced this week the winners of its first Own Brands Supplier Innovation Summit. The event which was held in July, gave manufacturers the stage to pitch new innovative products to Wakefern brand executives. Winners may be included in one of their Vertex award-winning private brands Bowl & Basket and Wholesome Pantry. The
UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is launching a new range of Retail Brand (private brand) vegetarian meals, Veggie, in response to customers' growing demand for more vegetarian choices.Available this past week ahead of World Vegetarian Day (October 1st), the range includes a choice of 14 delicious vegetarian meals developed by the retailer’s in-house chefs.
This year’s holiday Trader Joe's tasting panel didn’t need much convincing to vote an enthusiastic “YES!” on the latest Retail Brand (private brand) Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Cheesecake Croissants. Each Croissant starts as a roughly four-inch square of all-butter dough. (Perhaps they are using “croissant” loosely, as these are not traditional, crescent-shaped croissants.) Their supplier tops
Today we are excited to announce that Morgan Drummond Sr Director of Private Brand Development MISFITS MARKET will take the Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit stage. The groundbreaking event will bring together the Retail Brand (private brand) industry to discuss the role sustainable packaging, ethical/equitable sourcing, and authentic marketing. This is a can't miss presentation that
Heather Haddon reporter at the Wall Street Journal interviews Yael Cossett Chief Digital Officer at Kroger ALast week at the Groceryshop 2022 convening in Las Vegas, Kroger Co. Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President Yael Cosset shared the grocer's seamless strategy and changes in shopping trends."We know our customers have different needs based
For our latest autumnal indulgence, we’re reaching for the freezer. That’s because Trader joe's has tapped into a new, limited-edition Retail Brand (private brand) Ice Cream flavor that is sure to become a customer favorite—Salted Maple! Mmmm... mmmaple. Made by the same supplier responsible for some of the retailers past holiday hits, Trader Joe’s
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