Breez AI, an AI shopping platform built for regional and independent grocers, has announced another wave of retailer adoption as Brothers Market, Balls Food Stores, Price Chopper Enterprises, PFS Brands, operator of Moser’s Foods, Tietgen’s Food Stores and HAC Inc., operating as Homeland, joined its retailer network. Combined with a rollout across 170 Harps Food […]
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FMS Solutions’ 2nd Profit Summit For Independents Coming This Fall
FMS Solutions, a financial management company serving independent grocery operators and restaurants, has announced its second annual FMS Profit Summit, set for Oct. 6-8 at Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort in Boerne, Texas. The two-day event covers financial benchmarking, labor management, shrink reduction and the state of the independent grocery industry. Attendees will have direct […]
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Feeding America: Food As Medicine Programs Cut Hospitalizations
Feeding America, in partnership with Elevance Health Foundation, has released the nation’s largest Food as Medicine evaluation of food banks, which found that consistent access to nutritious food reduces self-reported hospitalizations by 14 percent and emergency department visits by 11 percent while strengthening food security among people facing hunger. The three-year program, evaluated by the Center […]
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Report: Store Brands Hit 23.8% Unit Market Share As National Brands Lag
Store brands continued to strengthen their position in the marketplace during the first half of 2026, outperforming national brands in unit sales, according to the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA). Over the six months ending June 14, store brand unit sales increased 0.2 percent while national brand unit sales declined 0.5 percent – a spread […]
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Fancy Food Show Takeaways: Specialty Brands Navigate AI-Curious Market
by Diana Leza Sheehan, founder of PDG Insights At the Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show, held June 28-30 at the Javits Center in New York City, a few themes were clear throughout the educational sessions and across the exhibit hall. Specialty food and beverage brands are operating in a market defined by contradiction: […]
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ROFDA Launches Aggregated Data Cloud For Independent Grocers
ROFDA has launched an Aggregated Data Cloud initiative intended to provide participating members and CPG partners with a more connected, collective view of performance across the wholesaler and independent retailer network. The initiative is being developed to help ROFDA and its partners better understand item performance, store-level opportunity, regional trends, distribution gaps and void management […]
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FMI Report: Food Industry Investing In Tech To Enhance In-Store Experience
Despite macroeconomic challenges, the food industry is leading in new technology implementation, offering more consumer-friendly in-store experiences and providing more options to help Americans reach their health goals, according to The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2026 report released by FMI – The Food Industry Association. “Consumers are increasingly sensitive to both the cost of food […]
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Incremental Growth Starts With Ground Pork
By Kiersten Hafer, VP of Business Intelligence and Innovation, National Pork Board The way consumers shop, order and eat continues to morph. They’re looking for high-protein, flexible and adventurous meals that deliver on taste, value and versatility all at once. That shift creates a major opportunity for retailers, and pork is uniquely positioned to deliver. […]