Grocery retailers across the country are turning to innovative store brands products to attract loyal shoppers as competition heats up between brick and mortar and online retailers.
Sydney, Australia sits at 34° latitude, and is the city where Craig Lieberman, founder and president, 34 Degrees, Denver, discovered his passion for food and wine while attending graduate school. It's where he had his first taste of Australian crispbread. And it was the inspiration for his foray into the food industry.
Private label has been stepping up its game lately, and people, particularly millennials, are starting to take notice. Retailers are adding more premium items to their store brand lines, and people are actively seeking to buy private label products instead of choosing them just because they are less expensive than the national brand equivalent (NBE).
Sustainability, being environmentally friendly and not depleting natural resources, has continued to gain ground across nearly every industry as consumers embrace this notion in both their attitudes and actions.
San Diego-based artisan beef jerky producer, Homegrown Meats, has announced that four flavors in the brand’s flagship jerky line—Joel’s Traditional, Western Mesquite Barbeque, Cracked Black Pepper and Paleo—will debut nationwide through Whole Foods Market stores.
In response to overwhelming consumer demand, Country Archer Jerky Co. has increased its U.S. retail footprint by more than five times in the last two years, jumping from 3,250 doors in 2016 to 25,000+ in the first half of 2018.
In another move toward becoming a “snacking powerhouse,” the Hershey Co. has agreed to purchase Pirate brands, including the Pirate’s Booty; Smart Puffs; and Original Tings brands from B&G Foods, Inc. for $420 million.
Lotito Foods, the premier importer of Italian and European Cheeses, Domestic Italian Cheese and Specialty Foods, debuts a collection of authentic regional Italian street foods for the foodservice industry.