Retail

Kroger will purchase fellow grocery retailer Albertsons in a $24.6 billion deal that has left members of the industry wondering about the long term ramifications for brands and shoppers.

Gopuff is delivering news of a new partnership with restaurant to-go platform Grubhub and a launch of a new health and wellness private label brand called Goodnow.

In this week’s roundup: Brazi Bites launches an accelerator programs for Latino business owners, PepsiCo and ADM team up on a new regenerative agriculture initiative, Kroger consolidates its low-price private label lines and Barkley acquires Smiths Agency.

Vegan meat company Upton’s Naturals is rebranding its Chicago cafe into a “launchpad” for emerging CPG companies to showcase new plant-based food products.

Food companies and makers are finding varied success marketing functional ingredients and wellness-oriented products to consumers shopping in the better-for-you snacks and sweets categories.

Consumers are increasingly seeking out fresh and convenient options, leading retailers to reconsider store layouts and invest in technology to improve their efficiency and omnichannel capabilities.

DTC cookie brands, like virtually all other CPG brands, are still feeling the heat of the over-baked supply chain and inflation propelled by the lingering pandemic.

Two years after being acquired by Nestlé, prepared meal delivery company Freshly is expanding its food service business with FreshlyWell, a new B2B sales platform.

The pandemic changed how consumers used e-commerce to get products delivered to their doors but the exponential growth of digital shopping platforms has subsided leaving CPG food and beverage companies to reevaluate how they strategize growth and reach consumers online.

Aiming to make single use cans and bottles a thing of the past, former “trend spotter” Max Luthy and event producer-turned-beverage entrepreneur Luke Montgomery-Smith have launched Plink!, a vintage-inspired brand of beverage tablets.