| Date | Title | Description |
| 13.12.2024 | The Culinary Shift: Michelin Stars Meet Grocery Aisles | The pandemic reshaped our world. It forced restaurants to adapt or perish. Many chose to innovate. They transformed signature dishes into grocery products. This shift has opened a new frontier in retail. Michelin-starred brands are now infi... |
| 12.12.2024 | Japan leads in the hyper-connected era, simplifying life for 70% of its consumers, according to Circana | Circana 'Connected Consumer' report reveals how brands can ignite growth with social e-commerce
TOKYO, Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Brands today have a unique opportunity to drive unprecedented growth by embracing the power of 'social e-co... |
| 11.12.2024 | From restaurant to retail: How Michelin-starred brands are infiltrating the grocery store | Listen to the article 7 min
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Grocery chains are stocking their shelves with food from fancy restaurants, turning popular menu items into profitable products as consumers ... |
| 10.12.2024 | Tesco to Prioritise Veg-Led Christmas Mains as Over 27% of Brits Consider Serving Meat-Free Options | Tesco’s 2024 Christmas Report, based on two surveys that polled 6375 UK adults, has found that 27% of people plan to serve or will consider serving meat-free Christmas main dishes this year.
Figures also indicate that consumers are increasi... |
| 04.09.2024 | IAS Appoints Marc Grabowski as COO and Srishti Gupta as CPO | Integral Ad Science, a leading global media measurement and optimization platform, announced the appointment of Marc Grabowski as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Srishti Gupta as Chief Product Officer (CPO), effective September 16, 2024.
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| 18.06.2024 | Salsify Names Piyush Chaudhari as New CEO | Salsify, the platform empowering brand manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to win on the digital shelf, today announced that Piyush Chaudhari, most recently CEO of SGS & Co., has become Chief Executive Officer effective June 17th... |
| 28.05.2024 | Knack Global Announces New President Arvind Ramakrishnan | Knack Global announces Arvind Ramakrishnan as its President.
Ramakrishnan Joins Knack to Drive Strategic Growth Plan
WOODBRIDGE, N.J., May 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Knack Global, a Florida-based industry-leading provider of tech enable... |
| 29.11.2023 | Continued Decline in US Meat Consumption is “Long-Term Industry Disruption” Creating Significant Opportunity | The United States has witnessed a steady decline in meat consumption for the second consecutive year. Retail sales data from IRI Worldwide reveals that 2023 marks the second consecutive year of declining meat purchase volumes.
As of October... |
| 22.06.2023 | LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyards Champions California’s Top Varietal with Cabernet Sauvignon from Micro Appellations of Lodi | ACAMPO, Calif. (PRWEB) June 22, 2023
LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyards, dedicated, family owned business crafting vineyard-driven wines, is leading the charge in showcasing Cabernet Sauvignon from site specific appellations in the Lodi... |
| 08.06.2023 | Beverages maintain stronghold on top new products for 2022, Circana says | Dive Brief:
Drinks again dominated the top launches in the food and beverage industry last year, with eight of the 10 most successful, according to Circana’s 2022 New Product Pacesetters report. In 2021, beverages also represented eight of ... |
| 19.04.2023 | Slideshow: Eco-conscious innovation is trending | KANSAS CITY — With Earth Day coming April 22, consumers’ care for the earth and desire to reflect that care in their shopping habits has increased over the past year.
In data collected by Circana, a merger between IRI and The NPD Group, and... |
| 15.02.2023 | January Retail Spending Down 3% Despite Rising Promotions, Reports NPD | “Consumers have conditioned themselves to buy what they need when they need it, rather than when they see value. This behavioral shift has made promotions less impactful than in years past,” said Marshal Cohen, chief retail industry advisor... |
| 09.02.2023 | Post enters pet food category through $1.2B deal with J.M. Smucker | Dive Brief:
Post Holdings is buying Rachael Ray Nutrish, 9Lives, Kibbles ‘n Bits and other pet foods brands for $1.2 billion from J.M. Smucker Co., the company said in a statement.
The cat and pet food brands are expected to generate net sa... |
| 03.02.2023 | Plant-based Beverages and Foods Have Become a Kitchen Staple in Many Homes, and an Entrée and Ingredient Option at Foodservice Outlets | “Plant-based beverages and foods are growing and gaining loyalty,” says Seifer. “These products still represent a small share in the categories in which they compete but give consumers and foodservice operators more options to consider.”
CH... |
| 02.02.2023 | Busch Light Scores With Sarah McLachlan And Busch Guy In Super Bowl Ad | Sarah McLachlan appears in Bush Light's 2023 Super Bowl ad.Anheuser Busch |
| 12.01.2023 | Dry January participation dips, survey finds | The amount of consumers planning to partake in Dry January in 2023 fell to 15%, a 4% drop over last year, according to a survey from Morning Consult. Those who are participating in Dry January are more committed to their abstinence, with 7 ... |
| 11.01.2023 | Neutronian launches Data Privacy Scoring of over 3,000 publishers, brands, ad platforms, retailers, and data providers | Sample of High Scoring Data Providers
Sample of Low Scoring Data Providers
Sample of High Scoring Retailers
Dynata, IRI and Scanbuy the first data providers to leverage monitoring service, UM, Labelium and Causal IQ evaluate scores for camp... |
| 06.12.2022 | MALK Organics Closes $9 Million Series B To Grow Premium Plant Milk With ‘A Significant Upward Trajectory’ | Plant-based milk company MALK Organics has raised over $9 million in its latest series B financing ... [+] round.MALK Organics |
| 19.11.2022 | Most Thanksgiving Day Meals Are in a Home, and Groceries and Foodservice Help Make the Meals Happen | Most, 67%, of Thanksgiving meals occur at the eater's home; the remaining meals happen at another house, like a relative's or friend's, restaurant, or non-commercial foodservice outlet, like a long-term care facility or country club, report... |
| 18.11.2022 | Most Thanksgiving Day Meals Are in a Home, and Groceries and Foodservice Help Make the Meals Happen | "Both grocers and foodservice play a key role in making the Thanksgiving Day celebration happen, whether on the day or the day before," says David Portalatin, The NPD Group food industry advisor. "But the real heroes of the d... |
| 15.11.2022 | With Food Prices Rising, Consumers Pull Back on Other Retail Spending, Reports NPD | “Consumers can only absorb climbing expenses for so long before they begin to reassess their spending capacity," said Marshal Cohen, chief retail industry advisor for NPD.
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) November 15, 2022
U.S. general me... |
| 31.10.2022 | Navigating Walled Gardens To Reach Your Target Consumer | President, IRI Global Products and Solutions, improving the consumer experience through more relevant advertising. |
| 07.10.2022 | Breakfast Was U.S. Restaurant Industry Bright Spot in August — QSR breakfast visits increased by 5% in August, 1% above the pre-pandemic traffic level | "Breakfast is an important daypart for the U.S. restaurant industry, and it's encouraging that consumers have found new reasons and ways to get breakfast away from home," says David Portalatin, NPD Food Industry Advisor and author... |
| 28.09.2022 | Auto Aftermarket Forecast Softening as Rising Prices Erode Demand, Reports NPD | “The automotive aftermarket is in a tug of war between the headwinds and tailwinds swirling in the consumer’s economic existence,” said Nathan Shipley, automotive industry analyst for NPD.
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) September 28, 2022
Th... |
| 23.09.2022 | Gifts that Give Back, Eco-Friendly Shoe Andoze Answers the Call as More Consumers Seek Out Sustainable Products this Holiday Season | “We’re expanding our line and we’re currently working on premium sneakers, clogs and sliders. By giving the gift of Andoze, you give the planet a gift as well.”
NEW YORK (PRWEB) September 23, 2022
Andoze, a pro-environment, fashion-forward ... |
| 19.09.2022 | Ingredient crisis demands an innovative response | With all the talk of inflation, shipping bottlenecks, and a broken supply chain, it’s easy – at least for consumers – to forget about the fundamental building blocks of every food, beverage, and dietary supplement: ingredients.
But that’s w... |
| 16.09.2022 | Canadians Are Buying More Coffee from Restaurants As They Return to Their Pre-Pandemic Routines | “Restaurants do face competition from at-home coffee appliances and the coffee-making expertise consumers learned while in lockdown, but their competitive edge is offering the convenience of a great cup of coffee when we’re on the go,” says... |
| 14.09.2022 | Price increases are weighing on food volumes, IRI finds | Dive Brief:
Most food and beverage categories faced volume declines as prices rose by 13.4% in August compared to the same month a year ago, according to IRI. Frozen dinners saw volumes fall by 11.1% while prices increased by 20.7% compared... |
| 29.08.2022 | Anticipation of Sales is Top Reason Back-to-School Shoppers Are Waiting to Get Started, Reports NPD | "Consumers have been more focused on travel and social activities this summer, pushing the 2022 back-to-school shopping peak later,” said Marshal Cohen, chief retail industry advisor for NPD.
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) August 29, 20... |
| 24.08.2022 | Lower-income Households Hardest Hit by Inflation, Stretch Their Food Dollars and Significantly Cut Back on Restaurant Visits | “High food prices affect all consumers, particularly lower-income households,” says David Portalatin, NPD Food Industry Advisor and author of Eating Patterns in America.
CHICAGO (PRWEB) August 24, 2022
Historically, the spending gap between... |
| 17.08.2022 | Consumers mix up tactics to meet food needs amid inflation | Dive Brief:
As inflation rages, consumers are adjusting their shopping behavior to stay within budget while maintaining the quantity of food they purchase and even enjoying a few splurges, according to an analysis of retail sales data from ... |
| 15.08.2022 | Crisco price increases struggle to cover higher soybean, canola oil costs | Dive Brief:
Net sales of Crisco shortening and cooking oil jumped nearly 23% in the second quarter, mostly driven by price increases that owner B&G Foods passed to cover “extreme” cost increases for ingredients like soybean and canola o... |
| 09.08.2022 | The pandemic upended alcohol consumption. Here’s where it stands. | At-home alcohol consumption remains high even as pandemic restrictions have rolled back, and despite record-high inflation and supply chain woes, alcohol price increases have remained relatively stable when compared to other CPG categories.... |
| 02.08.2022 | How To Build A Brand In A Global Crisis | Chris is the CMO of FlexMR, a hybrid research agency & tech firm that empowers brands with agile insight. He also hosts the MRX Lab podcast. |
| 22.07.2022 | Skinny Butcher Reports “Stranger Things” Nuggets are Walmart’s #1 Selling Plant-Based Item | Plant-based poultry brand Skinny Butcher is reporting record retail sales following its initial debut in US Walmart stores in May. According to the company, its signature Crazy Crispy Chick’n Nuggets have become the top-selling plant-based ... |
| 24.06.2022 | Chinova Bioworks Bags $6 Million For Mushroom-Based Clean Label Preservatives | 4 Mins Read
Canadian ingredients startup Chinova Bioworks has closed a $6 million Series A funding round. DSM Venturing and Rhapsody Venture Partners co-led the raise, with participation from Rich Products Ventures. The investment will supp... |
| 11.06.2022 | IRI pacesetters: Which new products made the biggest splash in 2021? | “Overall, 2021 marked the first time in Pacesetter history when such a significant percentage of the top 100 Pacesetters are beverages,” said IRI in the report, which tracks the top-selling new products in food & beverage in measured ... |
| 09.06.2022 | Beverages dominate 2021's top new products, IRI says | Dive Brief:
Eight of the top 10 launches in the food and beverage industry last year were beverages, according to IRI’s 2021 New Product Pacesetters report. Keurig Dr Pepper’s Dr Pepper & Cream Soda led the ranking with $137.3 million i... |
| 14.04.2022 | Inflation may be hitting a 'tipping point' for consumers | Despite several months of rising inflation and higher prices cropping up on grocery shelves, Albertsons hasn’t yet seen a meaningful change in consumer behavior.
During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, CEO Vivek Sankar... |
| 08.04.2022 | Venture capital’s 2022 slowdown, in 4 charts | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Venture capitalists have been warning of a slowdown for months. The numbers are finally in—and th... |
| 31.03.2022 | A Russian CEO has spent the last month evacuating employees out of Eastern Europe | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Ksenia Yudina had been working around the clock the first time we spoke. About a month ago, 12 of... |
| 30.03.2022 | Walmart, Kroger continue to invest in their retail media networks | The news: Walmart and Kroger announced enhancements to their retail media offerings that would make their platforms easier and more effective for advertisers to use.
Walmart is adding ad formats, including video and in-store opportunities, ... |
| 04.03.2022 | Meat still king with plenty of market opportunity ahead, says IRI | While US retail sales of meat in measured channels remained flat between 2021 and 2020, hitting $82.2bn last year, sales on a five-year basis (2016 vs. 2021) were up over 45% driven by at-home eating trends and consumers' desire for variety... |
| 16.02.2022 | EnWave Receives Purchase Order for 120kW REV™ Machine from Orto Al Sole to Scale Production of Better-for-You Snacks in Italy | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EnWave Corporation (TSX-V:ENW | FSE:E4U) (“EnWave”, or the "Company") announced today that it has received a purchase order for a 120kW Radiant Energy Vacuum (“REV™”) ... |
| 03.02.2022 | Lactose-free a bright spot in declining fluid milk market, oatmilk driving growth in sluggish plant-based segment | To put this in perspective, organic milk accounts for 6.2% of the retail market by volume (and 11.5% by value), while flavored (conventional) milk accounts for 6.4% of the retail market by volume (and 11.5% by value).
Volumes of value-added... |
| 19.01.2022 | Turing Labs lands $16.5M to bring AI to product formulation | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry has st... |
| 19.01.2022 | Turing Labs lands $16.5M to bring AI to product formulation | Did you miss a session from the Future of Work Summit? Head over to our Future of Work Summit on-demand library to stream.
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry has struggled to grow over the past decade. That’s partly because companie... |
| 16.09.2021 | IRI Launches New Lift Measurement Solution for Facebook | IRI, a fast-growing global technology leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, announced the launch of IRI Lift for Facebook, which will enable CPG manufacturers and retailers to measure the offl... |
| 16.09.2021 | IRI : Launches New Lift Measurement Solution for Facebook | IRI®, a fast-growing global technology leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, today announced the launch of IRI Lift™ for Facebook, which will enable CPG manufacturers and retailers to measure ... |
| 15.09.2021 | IRI : and Nissin Foods Partner to Drive Growth Through Innovation and Premiumization | IRI®, a fast-growing, global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, and Nissin Foods USA, a food company that specializes in the production and sale of convenience food and instant noodles with... |
| 23.08.2021 | Why retailers are launching private label pet food | In their respective press releases touting their new private label lines, both Target and Walmart played up quality, in addition to price. Target said the majority of Kindfull products will cost under $10, and contain products such as pumpk... |
| 17.08.2021 | Silk Launches Greek-Style Coconut Yogurt As Danone Makes Big Vegan Dairy Dive | 4 Mins Read
Dairy-free brand Silk has launched a new range of vegan Greek-style yogurts. Made with a base of coconut milk, the company claims the new line “turns the yogurt aisle on its head” by delivering on the creamy taste and thick text... |
| 04.08.2021 | IRI : Announces the Next Evolution of its Partner Ecosystem with the Launch of IRI : Marketplace | IRI®, a fast-growing, global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, today announced the launch of IRI Marketplace™, an open and continuously expanding network that brings together IRI’s trusted... |
| 20.07.2021 | BrandVerge Names IRI As Recommended Audiences Provider | Partnership provides advertisers with direct access to IRI’s full suite of media solutions, streamlining discoverability and saving advertisers time and money
BrandVerge, a platform that connects media companies and advertisers, and IRI, a ... |
| 02.07.2021 | Reaching Gen Z: 'It has to feel organic, and it has to feel natural,' says IRI | Often referred to as the generation of "digital natives" who have never known a world without the internet, social media, or Amazon, Gen Z (referring generally to those born between 1997 and 2015) are among the most committed to ... |
| 27.05.2021 | IRI : Supports KISS Products in Capitalizing on Consumer Trends to Drive Industry-Leading Growth | IRI®, a fast-growing, global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, and KISS® Products Inc., a leader in professional-quality beauty products, are continuing their long-standing partnership foc... |
| 19.05.2021 | 'Biggest transformation': Molson expanding hard seltzer production as Canada plays catch up to U.S. market | Molson Coors Beverage Co. said it will boost production of hard seltzer at its Canadian operations by 300 per cent, accelerating its push into the market for a drink that has become popular everywhere from frat houses to office socials.
“Th... |
| 12.05.2021 | IRI : Announces Diversity Advantage Program to Empower Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses | IRI®, a fast-growing global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, today announced the launch of the IRI Diversity Advantage Program™ (DAP) to inspire and empower rising minority- and women-own... |
| 22.04.2021 | On Earth Day 2021, Climate Neutral says it has signed 230 brands to its net-zero certification | Consumers are becoming ever more curious about the carbon footprint of their diets. As a result, more companies seeking out auditing services to understand what their footprint might be – and how they can curb emissions.
Certification compa... |
| 12.04.2021 | Conagra benefits from sustained and elevated at-home demand in Q3 2021 | The company experienced a 9.7% increase in organic net sales across its core retail segments —refrigerated/frozen (12.1%), snacks (+13.1%), and staples (+15%) – driven by a 6.1% increase in volume and a favorable price/mix impact of 3.6%. O... |
| 08.04.2021 | Panorama Organic Is Teaming Up With The Audubon Society To Save Birds | Panorama Organic is teaming with the Audubon Society to curb bird declines.getty |
| 16.03.2021 | CPG Marketing In A Post-Covid-19 World: Best Practices In Addressability | President, IRI Media Center of Excellence, improving the consumer experience through more relevant advertising. |
| 05.03.2021 | Expecting Shoppers To Return, Retailers Are Increasing Ad Spend | Retailers are optimistic in-store shopping will return post-pandemic. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty ... [+] Images) Getty Images |
| 02.03.2021 | IRI and Boston Consulting Group Announce 2020 U.S. CPG Growth Leaders List | CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 2, 2021--
Today IRI ®, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), published their ninth annual CPG study, revealing that th... |
| 11.02.2021 | Big Food Giants Lost Out To Small Brands In 2020, New Research Shows | 1
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Big food players have lost market share to smaller brands over 2020, finds a new report released by global data and market analytics company IRI. The ongoing consumer transition prompted a collective loss of more than ... |
| 02.02.2021 | Large CPG companies lose market share to smaller competitors despite surging sales spurred by pandemic | “Of the CPG industry’s $933 billion of total US sales in measured channels in 2020, large manufacturers collectively lost 1.3 share points, or $12.1 billion in sales, to smaller players,” IRI reported late last month.
The counter-intuitive... |
| 27.01.2021 | IRI : Finds Small, Extra-Small and Private Label CPG Manufacturers Gained Market Share in 2020 | New research from IRI®, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, found that small and extra-small CPG manufacturers’ and retailers’ own brands gained U.S. market share over larger player... |
| 17.12.2020 | COVID-19 Cooking Craze Increases Trial Of Premium Priced Foods | Home CookingImpact Talks |
| 12.11.2020 | Elevating the at-home dining, snacking experience... Premium brands gaining share, says IRI | In the report – The Premium Opportunity - IRI notes that eight months into the coronavirus pandemic, both high- and low-income shoppers are trading up in many categories, including food and beverage, cleaning and personal care, and spendi... |
| 28.10.2020 | The Logistical Challenges Of A Socially Distanced Halloween | COVID-19 Halloween costume and protective face mask getty |
| 12.10.2020 | IRI Acquires RSi | IRI, a Chicago, IL-based provider of innovative solutions and services for consumer, CPG, retail and media companies, acquired Retail Solutions, Inc., a provider of supply chain solutions for CPG manufacturers and retailers.
The amount of t... |
| 25.08.2020 | Competitive Advantages Drive Sweet Growth Opportunities For The Hershey Company | Photo by: John Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx 2020 6/29/20 Atmosphere amidst in New York City amidst ... [+] anti-police protests and the Coronavirus Pandemic. Businesses continue to reopen during phase 2 of the city's plan to get the economy back up ... |
| 02.06.2020 | IRI Pacesetters of 2019: 'This was really the resurgence of $100m brands' | Findings in the IRI Pacesetters report surveyed consumer behaviors and brand performance in 2019, during a pre-COVID-19 world.
"Only time will tell if the penchant for new products among certain groups will waver, or if new groups wi... |
| 18.04.2020 | WATCH: 'Recessionary behaviors are just starting to take hold,’ but 'self-care’ spending is up, say IRI, BCG | While out of stocks and practical considerations (queues, revised opening hours) are still impacting the data (eg. consumers are buying brand B because brand A is not available, but may return to brand A when it is), some trends are startin... |
| 17.04.2020 | Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Consumers are ‘primed’ for personalized nutrition solutions | According to IRI’s April 4 COVID-19 Impact Report: Economy Report, sales of immunity products jumped 199% in the year ending March 22 and the number of people purchasing the products is up 125%. Sales of vitamins also are up 77% as are sa... |
| 13.04.2020 | Dairy industry continues to deal with coronavirus ‘gut punch’ finding new ways to absorb excess supply | “I think it’s fair to say that the pandemic has been a gut punch to American commodity prices across the board for American agriculture but probably most significant for the dairy industry and dairy farmers,” US Dairy Export Council (USDEC... |
| 10.12.2019 | Plant-Based Yogurt Is Being Milked For All That It’s Worth | Lavva yogurt is made not from dairy, but from the pili nut - a healthy alternative to traditional ... [+] dairy-based yogurts.Lavva |
| 11.10.2019 | GUEST ARTICLE: Growing market share in a hot new category: CBD | New research shows that the total cannabinoid market in the US [which includes THC, CBD, etc etc] will reach $45bn by 2024. To put the market opportunity cannabinoid-infused products represents into context, the current US snacking market d... |
| 08.05.2019 | IRI pacesetters: What were the top 10 food and beverage product launches in 2018? | “Two thirds of total sales [of the top 100 Pacesetters] are coming from brands that sold less than $20m during their first full year on the market,” Joan Driggs, IRI's VP content and thought leadership, told FoodNavigator-USA.
“What we d... |
| 08.02.2019 | Online food & personal care in Europe worth €56bn by 2022 | Sales of food and personal care are going well in European ecommerce and are set to increase by 54 percent in the next years. This means the online food and personal care industry will be worth over 56 billion euros by 2022.
This is one of ... |
| 11.01.2019 | Can big food companies launch successful new products? Bernstein rates 10 key launches | Bernstein analysts Alexia Howard and Zhihan Ma – who reviewed* the performance of 10 high-profile product launches from leading CPG brands in 2018 based on measured channel sales, distribution results and Amazon reviews – say results have b... |
| 03.12.2018 | New Mountain and Vestar Acquire IRI | New Mountain Capital and Vestar Capital Partners announced today that they have closed the transaction through which Vestar will lead a new investment in Information Resources, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, initially announced on N... |
| 20.11.2018 | Information Resources Receives Private Equity Investment | Information Resources, Inc., , a Chicago, IL-based provider of data and predictive analytics for fast-moving consumer goods, OTC healthcare, retail, financial services, and media companies, received an investment from New Mountain Capital a... |
| 25.07.2018 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, July 25 | 5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER
Fifth Wall Ventures has a pretty narrow investment thesis. It invests exclusively in startups focused on real estate technology across sectors such as hospitality, retail, and construction.
Paid Content Securing the en... |
| 17.04.2018 | Abbott launches Ensure Max Protein targeting consumers over 50 who still aren’t getting enough protein | The next highest protein content in Abbott’s Ensure portfolio is Enlive nutrition drinks with 20 grams of protein per serving.
Positioned for on-the-go consumption, each Ensure Max Protein comes in two flavors, milk chocolate and café mocha... |
| 16.04.2018 | IRI pacesetters: What were the top 10 new food and beverage product launches in 2017? | In the latest IRI New Product Pacesetters report – released shortly after a report from Nielsen noting that premium options are also driving growth in private label sales – IRI explains that premium launches, especially those touting we... |
| 03.04.2018 | Koia CEO: ‘We have aggressive growth, and you’re only able to accomplish that if the market likes the product’ | Koia launched 18 months ago with national distribution through Whole Foods of its core range: Vanilla bean, cacao bean, and coconut refrigerated almond milk beverages fortified with a plant protein blend.
The company debuted two new SKUs – ... |
| 03.04.2017 | Clean label product launches secure spots in IRI’s ‘Most Successful Brands’ list | The company recently released its New Product Pacesetters report, which documents sales numbers of new products that completed their first year in calendar year 2016.
A continuing trend these past few years is how medium and small compan... |
| 20.01.2017 | Headset raises $2.5M for marijuana retail business data intelligence and analytics startup | Headset co-founders Brian Wansolich, Cy Scott, and Scott Vickers.
As more states pass laws legalizing the sale of cannabis, new retail stores are generating revenue. Just like any business, being able to track and monitor sales of individua... |
| 20.04.2016 | IRI pacesetters: What were the top 10 new product launches in 2015? | The report looks at year one multi-outlet* dollar sales for brands that completed their first year of sales in 2015. The clock starts ticking "when a product hits 30% distribution and lasts 52 weeks", explains IRI, so would cov... |
| 20.04.2016 | McCafe, Oscar Mayer top New Product Pacesetters | McCafe coffee from McDonald’s Corp. was the top selling new food and beverage launch of 2015.
CHICAGO — McCafe coffee from McDonald’s Corp. was the top selling new food and beverage launch of 2015, continuing the trend of several years of s... |
| 25.01.2016 | IRI and Oracle’s partnership puts social and purchase data side by side | The term social listening seems to be buzzing around a lot in the industry—describing a method of understanding consumers’ reactions or desires by analyzing data from social media.
“We’re collaborating to bring Oracle’s social data into IRI... |
| 03.12.2015 | First, get the everyday price right | Know which consumer your brand will target, where the brand will be sold and whether price-discount promotions make sense, says Information Resources, Inc.
CHICAGO — Marketers of consumer packaged goods rely on merchandising activities, inc... |
| 10.08.2015 | Leafly founders depart, raise cash for new marijuana business intelligence startup | Headset co-founders Brian Wansolich, Cy Scott, and Scott Vickers.
After five years, the founders of marijuana strain and dispensary database Leafly are moving on to their next cannabis-related startup.
Cy Scott, Brian Wansolich, and Scott V... |
| 10.08.2015 | IRI research gives insight into how to market to Millennials, characterized as world's first 'digital natives' | The Chicago-based company has completed a major research project that seeks to put some more granular parameters around the term “Millennials,” which, at its core, really describes only the generation’s birth dates, from about 1981 to about... |
| 29.06.2015 | ConAgra Foods in private label u-turn: ‘The time and energy we’re devoting to private brands is a suboptimal use of our resources’ | CEO Sean Connolly, who took the helm of ConAgra in April following the departure of Gary Rodkin, said the firm had pumped too much time and money into the private label business, and was not seeing a good return.
He added: “As I have intens... |
| 28.04.2015 | Four Greek yogurt launches make top 10 in IRI 2014 new products pacesetters list | And if Chobani in particular has had its fair share of negative press this year, it can take some satisfaction in securing two spots in the top 10 and a place in the 'Rising Stars' ranking - which predicts which products might be the pacese... |
| 22.01.2015 | CPG industry sales trends are ‘stagnant’, with dollar sales growth being largely driven by price increases, says IRI | “Consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry sales trends are stagnant, with dollar sales growth being largely driven by price increases. Price inflation, in fact, is a major driver of dollar sales growth across the 10 fastest-growing CPG catego... |
| 12.03.2014 | Chobani Simply 100 Greek yogurt snags 1.3% share of US yogurt market just six weeks after launch | Containing ‘only natural ingredients’, Simply 100 is sweetened with monk fruit, stevia leaf and evaporated cane juice (rivals Dannon Light & Fit Greek and Yoplait Greek 100 - which have been a big hit with consumers - both contain 'arti... |
| 18.12.2013 | Private label vs. brands: Can’t we all get along | CHICAGO — Private label is here to stay, according to Information Resources, Inc. (I.R.I.), and it would be in the best interest of both private label and national brand food and beverage marketers to identify ways to coexist and benefit mu... |
