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Experts Predict Strong Year for Digital Offers

COUPON OFFICIALS expect continued growth in usage of digital offers in 2024 at the expense of paper coupons. Meanwhile, coupon fraud will continue to roil...

Tue, 2 Jan 2024

International

Global Food and Drink Trends for 2024 Revealed

THREE KEY TRENDS that will shape global food and drink industries in 2024 and the years ahead have been announced by Mintel, which provides information...

Tue, 2 Jan 2024

Retail Media

Mind the Gaps in Retail Media: Watchouts for Brands

JUST WHEN you thought the retail media conversation couldn’t get any hotter, we hear high profile executives from the largest Retail Media Networks (RMNs) and...

Tue, 2 Jan 2024

Product Innovation

New Weight-Loss Drugs Shake Up the Snack Food Business

IT IS POSSIBLE that no single individual wields more influence in American popular culture than Oprah Winfrey. In everything from books to politics to weight...

Tue, 2 Jan 2024

CPG Viewpoints

How to Accelerate ROI from a Walmart Luminate Investment

EVERT WEEK, Walmart suppliers receive a comprehensive view into how their products are performing among the chain’s 140 million households. The data is from Walmart...

Tue, 2 Jan 2024

Coupons

The Power of Printed Circulars

IN THE AGE of digital marketing, print circulars may seem like an outdated promotional tool. However, recent studies show that consumers still rely on printed...

Tue, 6 Feb 2024

Tech Innovation

Consumers Express Interest in AI-Driven Shopping

THE EXPERIENCE of shoppers and their expectation for new technology is a mixed bag, according to a major study of 20,000 consumers across 26 countries...

Tue, 6 Feb 2024

International

Global Snack Sales Are on a Roll

GLOBAL SNACK SALES hit $680 billion in 2024, up 3.7% from 2023 in constant value prices. According to Euromonitor International’s World Market for Snacks 2024...

Tue, 6 May 2025

International

Global Snack Sales Are on a Roll

GLOBAL SNACK SALES hit $680 billion in 2024, up 3.7% from 2023 in constant value prices. According to Euromonitor International’s World Market for Snacks 2024...

Wed, 2 Apr 2025

International

Gen Z in India Crave Snacks and Non-Alcoholic Drinks

GEN Z CONSUMERS in India deal with stress by eating and drinking in different ways. Snacking habits In India reflect their approach to managing stress,...

Tue, 4 Feb 2025

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Tariffs and the Rising Cost of ‘Fresh’: Tactics for the Tomato Wars

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