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Jumbo Launches Vegetarian Private Brand

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.9"]Dutch grocer Jumbo Supermarkten has introduced Lekker Veggie, the new private brand range of vegetarian and vegan products. Lekker Veggie is the successor to the successful Veggie Chef, which in three years has become a household name among vegetarians, vegans and customers who want to eat meat less often. The

Jumbo Launches Vegetarian Private Brand2021-09-15T09:39:53-04:00

Brandless Returns!

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Brandless Returns!2021-09-15T09:39:53-04:00

Kroger’s Simple Truth Partners with Terracycle to Recycle

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.4.9" type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.9" hover_enabled="0"]Kroger announced last week the launch of its Simple Truth Recycling Program, offering customers a free and simple way to recycle the flexible packaging of more than 300 products from Simple Truth, America's largest natural and organic brand, with annual sales exceeding $2.5 billion in 2019. Developed in

Kroger’s Simple Truth Partners with Terracycle to Recycle2021-09-15T09:39:54-04:00

New Daymon Report Reveals Strong Outlook for Private Brands

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.9"]Daymon, released the latest edition of its Private Brand Intelligence Report today, delivering a look into the possible future of Private Brands. The report features insights from Daymon’s proprietary research, custom analyses, consumer surveys and global intelligence. Top-level findings include: Private Brand momentum accelerates in the new normal The

New Daymon Report Reveals Strong Outlook for Private Brands2021-09-15T09:39:54-04:00

Private Brands Must Keep-up with Legal Changes for OTC Drugs

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.9"]The offerings for over-the-counter (OTC) drugs has been rather stable for decades because the law regulating these drugs discouraged innovation. So companies have been offering largely the same product year-after-year, with branded vs private brand drugs being essentially identical. Yet a change in the law promises to add new

Private Brands Must Keep-up with Legal Changes for OTC Drugs2021-09-15T09:39:54-04:00

Velocity Day 2: New Lessons in Private Brand Innovation

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.9"]Private Brand innovation took center stage in presentations during the closing day of Velocity Global. Executives at leading retailers — including Wakefern Food Corp. and Carrefour — outlined their innovative Private Brand journeys, with design innovation celebrated in a special Vertex Awards track. Chris Skyers, Wakefern’s Vice President of

Velocity Day 2: New Lessons in Private Brand Innovation2021-09-15T09:39:54-04:00

Velocity Day 1: Size Isn’t All That Matters in Private Brands

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Velocity Day 1: Size Isn’t All That Matters in Private Brands2021-09-15T09:39:54-04:00

Velocity Conference Begins Tuesday!

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Velocity Conference Begins Tuesday!2021-09-15T09:39:54-04:00

Private Brand To Go

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Private Brand To Go2021-09-15T09:39:54-04:00

NEW SPEAKER ALERT: PLMA President Peggy Davies to present at Velocity

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NEW SPEAKER ALERT: PLMA President Peggy Davies to present at Velocity2021-09-15T09:39:54-04:00

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