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This year’s Super Bowl promises to bring more shoppers online

February 24, 2020

About 90% of online food orders placed during the Super Bowl this year are expected to be first-time users of online food delivery services, according to findings from Polly, a tool from artificial intelligence-driven market research company Advanced Symbolics. Among Super Bowl fans, Polly found 52% of people are aware of Instacart, while 12% of...

Dairy industry flexing to add CBD despite regulatory uncertainty

February 24, 2020

An “absolute insatiable (consumer) appetite for more CBD” products will spur companies in dairy to consider rolling out products even if the FDA hasn’t established a clear framework allowing their use in food and beverage products, the head of a group representing the nation’s dairy manufacturers, marketers and suppliers said on Monday. “Industry is moving...

Kashrus Officials Meet for Annual Conference

January 15, 2020

Kashrus officials from all over the world gathered at the Delta Hotel by Marriott in Woodbridge, New Jersey, for the annual conference of Association of Kashrus Organizations (AKO) on December 31, 2019 – January 2, 2020. It included a bus trip to Met Life Stadium for the 13th Siyum Hashas, completion of the Talmud. More...

Shoppers want to use mobile payment in stores

January 15, 2020

Improving digital payment capabilities is important for food retailers as it creates a more seamless checkout process and can boost loyalty. According to Blackhawk, mobile wallet adoption is on the rise and can create about $1.9 billion in transactional value in the U.S. by 2021. Juniper Research estimates 2.1 billion customers around the world use...

Kosher Food Sales Soar on Chanukah

January 6, 2020

Brooklyn, NY….It was a Chanukah to remember for many kosher food retailers as some noted double-digit increases over 2018 by as much as 13% – 15%. Many stores consider Chanukah their third busiest holiday after Passover and Rosh Hashanah (High Holy Days). In most cases the sales growth was more likely to have been experienced...

GMO Labeling Regulations Still Causing Confusion

January 6, 2020

The USDA regulation mandating identification of food ingredients with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) went into effect on New Year’s Day but is still plagued by uncertainty. The regulation, called the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, requires food processors to inform consumers, in various ways, if a product contains GMOs. Although it technically went into effect...

Kosher Today’s Special Edition: The 2019 Major Kosher Stories

December 18, 2019

2019 was a very eventful year for the kosher food industry, documented regularly in Kosher Today. Our big story of the year was the news that after several decades of revolving corporate ownership, the Manischewitz Company is back in a family portfolio, this time the distinguished Herzog family. Here briefly are the kosher stories that...

4 in 10 consumers think lab-grown food is ‘scary,’ while many of the rest need more information

December 17, 2019

Ongoing transparency and education about technology-driven foods will be needed in order to encourage more consumers to give them a shot. Even though more than half the population is receptive to lab-grown products, more than 40% in this poll said lab-produced or synthetic foods and beverages are “scary” and they have no plans to add...

Whole Foods promotes ’12 days of cheese’

December 17, 2019

Aldi and Whole Foods are looking to simplify holiday entertaining for shoppers, and they’re turning to a crowd pleaser: cheese. With each retailer’s special promotions, the typically pricey, artisanal offering becomes more budget-friendly and will draw shoppers into the store for their holiday grocery needs. Aldi’s holiday cheese offering is complementary to its other products,...

Nestlé sells US ice cream business to joint venture in $4B deal

December 12, 2019

For much of the last two years, Nestlé has been overhauling its portfolio to capture growth in the food space and shed underperforming or slow-growing businesses. Last year, Nestlé sold its U.S. chocolate business, a deal that included more than 20 American candy brands like Butterfinger and Baby Ruth, to Ferrero for $2.8 billion. Similar...