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Chlorophyll Water Seeking ‘Low Seven-Figure’ Round to Scale Into Aluminum, Walmart
Functional beverage Chlorophyll Water is raising its first institutional round as it unveils an aluminum can format and prepares to enter Walmart.
Quince Now Selling Food & Wine, Expanding Affordable Luxury
Online retailer Quince is now selling food and wine, as it begins building a curated set of premium, giftable products from specialty producers, global brands and more.
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Walmart Doubles Down On Private Label With Premium, Accessible bettergoods Debut
The country’s largest grocery retailer is setting up to capitalize on consumers’ growing affinity for private label offerings amid continued, heightened food prices. Walmart debuted its new store brand, bettergoods, today with over 300 unique products.
Coca-Cola Raises FY 2024 Sales Guidance on Global Demand, Price Hikes
The Coca-Cola Company raised its full-year organic sales guidance on Tuesday after posting first quarter 2024 earnings and revenue that surpassed analysts’ expectations, propelled by strong global demand amidst a “dynamic backdrop.”
Oatly: North America Spurs Q1 Margin Gains, Revenue Growth
Oatly hailed “progress on [its] three strategic pillars” during its first quarter 2024 earnings call this morning, casting a positive tone on a report that highlighted volume growth, margin gains and cost cuts.
Retail: Good Food Holdings Envisions Grocery’s Tech-Powered Future
Good Food Holdings has kicked off a bold new era for the company with its adoption of new in-store technology at all five of its banners, adding amenities like digital item tags, smart shopping carts, and apps with A.I. capabilities.
Foxtrot Fallout: Brands, Distributors React As Retailer Shuts Down
Outfox Hospitality’s former partners are waking up to a new world this morning after the company pulled the equivalent of a corporate Irish Exit yesterday by immediately shutting all 33 Foxtrot and two Dom’s stores nationwide.
Foxpocalypse? Foxtrot, Dom’s Kitchen & Market Shutter Stores Amidst Bankruptcy Rumors
Outfox Hospitality’s future is unclear today after growing reports indicate that the company has shuttered all its Dom’s and Foxtrot stores today with potential bankruptcy looming.
Kroger/Albertsons: 166 Stores and Support Assets Added To Updated Divestiture Plan With C&S
Two months after the FTC completed a review of Kroger and Albertsons’ proposed supermarket mega-merger and filed a lawsuit to block the deal, the grocery chains have added more store locations and assets to an updated version of their definitive divestiture agreement with C&S Wholesalers.
NielsenIQ: Non-Alc Beverages Decelerate Amid Soft Volumes and Slow Pricing
Non-alcoholic beverage sales in U.S. retail decelerated in the two-week period ending April 6, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ data by Goldman Sachs Equity Research, as “softer volumes” combined with slower pricing action and an “unusually early Easter” combined to reduce year-over-year growth.
CPG Week: Water That’s Not Beer And PE Firm Buys Cracker Company
On this episode of CPG Week, the team discuss developments in a spicy trademark dispute, water thats Not Beer and the first acquisition for a new PE firm.
Behind The CPG Slowdown: Price Hikes, Discretionary Spending and Private Label’s Newfound Popularity
Purchasing habits, higher grocery prices and an ever-changing physical and digital retail landscape have had a significant and lasting impact on both CPG companies' profits and the margins of grocery stores since the start of the pandemic.
Goldman Sachs: C-Store Beverage Sales ‘Healthy’ but Decelerated in Q1
C-store beverage sales remain in good health, but decelerated on a sequential basis in Q1 2024, according to the latest Beverage Bytes survey of convenience channel retailers by Goldman Sachs Equity Research this week.
State of BevAlc Report: Non-Alc Gaining Share of Sip, BevAlc Losing Displays
Fewer displays in BevAlc, notably in premixed cocktails, beer and cider, should be considered a warning sign for suppliers, according to a new report from Circana.
NA Retailer Boisson Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Company ‘Reorganizing’ to Focus on E-Commerce and Wholesale
Adult non-alc retailer Boisson will be restructuring the company under chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing financial challenges amidst an “overly aggressive expansion plan” and the “inefficient deployment of capital.”
Whole Foods to Open Mini “Daily Shop” Stores in New York
The Amazon-owned grocery chain announced today that it will begin opening up new “small-format” stores, called Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, for quick trips in several urban markets, beginning with a Manhattan location this fall.