Retailers
Batali’s Eataly Offers Brands A Rising Retail Channel
For many food brands, legitimacy comes with access to a national or regional chain, either a Target or Whole Foods, an HEB or a Gelson’s. But could the Italian marketplace Eataly become a similar proving ground? As a high-profile specialty foods location that is growing nationally, it just might.
FreshDirect Raises $189 Million To Expand Reach
Today, grocery delivery service FreshDirect announced it had closed a $189 million round led by J.P. Morgan Asset Management on behalf of its PEG Digital Growth Fund II L.P. Also investing in the round was second-time investor W Capital and AARP’s Innovation Fund.
WFM Quarterly Earnings Call Reveals New Changes For Brands
Last week, Whole Foods Market held its 3rd quarter earnings call, and with it laid out a slew of new information as to how brands will be able to potentially work with the retailer going forward. A common theme throughout the call was shifting from regional efforts to more global, streamlined processes. While the company said some of the options are still in the testing (or even conceptual phase) it seems the future holds some changes.
RangeMe Sees Success as Tinder for CPG
RangeMe, an online platform that connects CPG producers with retail buyers, has expanded to the U.S. The site has seen recent success signing up major retailers (such as Target and Jet.com) and suppliers have followed.
NOSH Voices: Do Holiday Shoppers Prefer Brick & Mortar Grocers?
Guest author Scott Sanders examines holiday shopping trends and if there is an intersection between holiday meal shopping and online buying.
Whole Foods Promotes Don Clark to Global VP of Purchasing, Makes Announcements
Whole Foods Market announced several key items that will impact producers of products sold in their eponymous stores as well as its new retail chain of 365 by Whole Foods Market locations.
For Dollar Stores Food Makes Cents
Dollar store chains, including 99 Cents Only Stores, Dollar Tree and Dollar General, are changing their models and merchandising in order to capitalize on consumers’ desire for fresh, healthy foods that are also affordable.