Retail

Dirty Hands is expanding its range of client services in brokerage, merchandising and sales support with the acquisition of CPG sales consultancy firm Burgess Strategic Advisors.

The biannual report “Power of Frozen in Retail” shows that inflation has impacted the frozen food category growing dollar sales while unit sales and volumes have declined.

This week, Circana”s Sally Lyons Wyatt joins the NOSH Podcast to talk about trends in frozen food and whats driving consumer buying behavior in the category.

The Hershey Company saw net sales rise 11.1% year-over-year to over $3 billion during Q3 – driven by seasonal demand and the impact of its new Salty Snacks ERP system, according to an earnings report released this morning.

Simply Good Foods, parent company to both the Atkins and Quest Nutrition, reported 17% sales growth with gross margins of 37.6% in its Q4 earnings call.

The team at Kroger is intent on finding new beverage brands to surprise and delight consumers. They discuss the store’s goals and the best ways to pitch and grow with this influential national chain.

We spoke with buyers from two of the leading e-commerce platforms about how they approach merchandising and purchasing decisions. Executives from Misfits Market and Thrive Market paint a picture of what it takes to catch the eye of an ecommerce buyer or category manager, how they think about assortment given the option of an “endless aisle” and what makes a brand successful with their consumers.

Jamie Borteck, the Founder and CEO of JCB Growth Ventures, dives into growth tactics for both sales and marketing within food and beverage.

Better-for-you snack brand Elavi is no longer in the bar business. While shifting to a more streamlined foundation for the business was the right move – the duo still struggled with the decision to “effectively cut its first child.”

In the current environment, an omnichannel strategy is merely table stakes and consumer demand for climate-related attributes is climbing. Against that backdrop, Anna Hammond, founder and CEO of Matriark Foods, has cooked up a sales and supply chain strategy to cultivate a larger impact than simply turning a profit.