Archive for November, 2008
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Consumers Trade Down from Restaurants to Grocery Store Prepared Meals
The downturn in the economy is straining discretionary spending for families, forcing many to cut back on restaurant meals and substantially scale-back projected holiday shopping.
In a recent Nielsen research report forecasting the upcoming holiday season, consumers reported that practical gifts will dominate shopping lists this year and food items and gift cards to grocery stores will be big sellers.
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Redefining Quality in Premium
Frozen Dinners & Entrées
Quality [kwol-i-tee]
1 character with respect to fineness, or grade of excellence: food of poor quality;
2 high grade; superiority; excellence: a brand of unquestioned quality
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
In the attached PDF file you can read a report in the future effects (nuclear fall-out) on our economy 'post' financial melt down.
It's not pretty, but it is pretty compulsory to read!
Once you have read it - put you thoughts as to how you think it could effect the future of the food industry...
I look forward to hearing from you,
Rob Ward
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Price-focused retailers profit from crunch
Aldi and the other discounters continue to up their share
Year-on-year growth at Aldi has hit a record 23.9 per cent in the 12 weeks to November 2, 2008 – reflecting the onward march of retailers with a strong price positioning, according to the latest figures from TNS Worldpanel.
The total discounter sector – Aldi, Lidl and Netto – now stands at a record 6.2 per cent market share for the 12-week period.
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
10 standout supermarket chains
By Pamela Paul
From Health magazine
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
Organic Not Recession-proof: Mintel
Research indicates that growth of the organic food and drink market is slowing along with the economy.
Nov 10, 2008
Even as more organic food and beverage products grab shelf space in grocery stores, all is not in peak health in the world of pesticide-free, additive-free edibles, according to market research firm Mintel.
Mintel said last week that growth rates for the organic sector have been slowing and are likely to further decline in the face of continued economic pressure overall.
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Fresh home delivery? AmazonFresh?
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A few weeks ago we mentioned Amazon's foray into grocery delivery. Although we had glanced at the website and tossed a few things idly into our shopping cart, we had yet to experience AmazonFresh's delivery system firsthand. Until now.
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Reimagining Convenience Foods
The Opportunity for CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) and Food Retailers to Make Quality, Distinctive Flavors More Accessible at Home
“Fresh produce for retail consumption is a thing of the past.”
— E. W. Williams, Quick Frozen Foods, 1954.
“… plan ahead, keep menus simple, and use lots of canned, packaged, and frozen foods.”
— L. Chapman, Good Housekeeping, 1950
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Food Retailing’s New Battleground: Small Format Stores
What happened to the so-called British Invasion? You know the one where Tesco’s Fresh & Easy small-format food stores were going to sweep across America and turn this country’s food retailing industry on its head. The end of October will see the one-year anniversary of Fresh & Easy’s first store opening in Hemet, California. Since that time, Tesco has opened approximately 50 more stores in California, Arizona and Nevada. The results, by just about any industry accounting or reporting, have been less than stellar.
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Flavor Evolution: From Restaurant to CPG
(CPG - Consumer Packaged Goods)
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