Food Lion accelerates store fleet expansion
The Ahold Delhaize banner plans to debut six locations across the Carolinas and Georgia before year-end, bringing its total new store openings in 2026 to 10.
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Selex Unveils Growth-And-Relaunch Strategy For A&O Proximity Brand
Italy’s Selex Gruppo Commerciale has launched a multi-year strategic plan to revitalise and expand A&O, its proximity brand.
Nestlé, PepsiCo join push to scale paper-based flexible packaging
The food giants are among the founding members of a CPG consortium to accelerate innovation for plastic alternatives.
German Consumers Unsure About Growing Digitalisation Of Retail, Study Finds
The digitalisation of customer services by retailers in Germany is receiving a mixed response from consumers, according to the Kundenmonitor Deutschland 20...
GLP-1 drugs put $73B in global food value at risk, report finds
PepsiCo’s Lay’s is the most exposed food brand, with Doritos, Hershey's, Cheetos, Kellogg's and Reese's also vulnerable, Brand Finance determined.
Pepsi honors Bills Mafia with commemorative can
To celebrated the Buffalo Bills’ first regular-season home opener at the new Highmark Stadium, Pepsi developed limited-edition commemorative cans.
Food packaging needs to evolve in the age of social media
The most successful brands are creating "mini moments" through novel innovations that turn packaging into content, writes one industry expert.
French Industry Wants To Resume Deposit Return Scheme Talks
GIE La Boîte Boisson, a can industry cooperative, has called on the government to resume discussions and include aluminium cans.
‘Get back to old-fashioned barter’: Why are brands trading instead of spending?
With budgets tightening across the business world, marketing is often under pressure to do more with less. But what if a brand could pay for part of a campaign without paying…
Disco Cow wins Midwest Dairy Accelerator grand prize
Founder Kate Colehour earned $20,000 in prize funding to help scale dairy-based innovation for her growing brand.
Unilever accused of “double standards” for workers post McCormick merger
The IUF has accused Unilever of “double standards” in negotiations for workers in and outside of Europe post the McCormick deal. The post Unilever accused of “double standards”…
Belgian shoe retailer Torfs acquires Dutch online fashion platform The Little Green Bag
Schoenen Torfs is acquiring a majority stake in the Dutch online fashion platform The Little Green Bag. With this acquisition, the Belgian shoe retailer aims to build a portfolio…