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    How Predictive Planning Gives CPG Brands an Edge

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  • ๐Ÿ“Š Market Analysis

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  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ International

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  • ๐ŸŒฑ Sustainability

    How Brands Can Help Save the Planet

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  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Consumer Trends

    Can Food Choices Make Americans Healthy Again?

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    More Retail Media Options Available for CPG Brands

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    As Retail Media Evolves, Brands Face Tough Confounds

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  • ๐Ÿ’ก Tech Innovation

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    ๐ŸŽจ Product Innovation

    CPGs Should Rethink 'Tail Spend' โ€“ Before it Costs Them More

    IN CPG AND RETAIL, procurement teams concentrate their energy on strategic categories: core ingredients, packaging, manufacturing, inventory, logistics, and the logistics and infrastructure that keeps...
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    ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Commentary

    Drowning in SKUs

    GROCERY STORES โ€” like many specialty retailers โ€” have always had to strike a delicate balance between running an efficient operation and maintaining a product...
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    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Expert Insights

    CPG Resolutions to Turn Headwinds into Momentum

    AFTER A YEAR of tariff shocks, price fatigue, and frozen budgets, CPG teams have a choice in Q1: resume business as usual or use smarter,...
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    ๐Ÿ“Š Market Analysis

    Eliminating GRAS Self-Affirmed Route Will Change Direction of U.S. Food Industry

    SINCE GRAS (Generally Regarded as Safe) was established in 1958, its implementation has had a significant impact on the US food supply. With pressure mounting...
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    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Coupons

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    SAVVY PROMOTION PROFESSIONALS know that digital promotions, like any other item of value, are subject to fraud and simple human error. However, problems with digital...
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  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Industry Trends

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    Whatโ€™s Next for Chocolate Culture: Cooking up Equivalents

    LAST HALLOWEEN a consumer backlash arose over the ingredients in some seasonal candy products produced under the Hershey Companyโ€™s Reeseโ€™s brand. The controversy was widely...
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    IN THE HIGH-STAKES WORLD of consumer packaged goods, the โ€œSupply Chain Paradoxโ€ is nowhere more visible than in the pet food aisle. As of early...
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  • 2026 St Josephโ€™s University Food Industry Summit in Philadelphia
    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Industry Trends

    New Rules of Food Marketing: Personalization, Precision & Performance

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