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Road Warriors: Tips for Winning Your Costco Roadshow

Club chain Costco for years has used roadshow sampling events as a testing ground for new brands being considered for a rotation in-store. The process of planning, staging, executing and following through can be complicated and fraught with risk.

Circana: Food and Beverage Volumes Expected to Rise in 2024

Food and beverage volume sales are expected to improve in 2024 as several of the major headwinds facing the industry are on pace to ease in the coming months, according to a new report by market research firm Circana.

FreshDirect Acquired By Getir

Ahold Delhaize is offloading its online New York City grocery delivery business FreshDirect to Turkish startup Getir, the company announced this morning. The move comes as Ahold aims to focus investments on its omni-channel businesses, which the company described as its “biggest growth opportunity.”

Data: Non-Alc Beverage Sales Decelerate Due to Softer Pricing

Non-alcoholic beverage sales remain healthy but decelerated sequentially in the two-week period ending October 21 primarily reflecting softer pricing, according to the most recent analysis of NielsenIQ data by Godman Sachs Equity Research.

C-Stores: Slower Q3 Sales Leads to Mixed Year-End Outlook

Beverage sales in the convenience channel remained “healthy” in Q3 2023, up by 4.4%, despite decelerating from stronger 6.6% growth in Q2, according to the latest Beverage Bytes survey of retailers conducted by Goldman Sachs Equity Research.

NACS: Unpacking Energy, Supplements with Joshua Schall

BevNET editor-in-chief Jeff Klineman at down with Joshua Schall, a BevNET contributing editor, to explore the evolution in energy drinks and the continued crossover of fitness and supplement trends in CPG, as seen at this year's NACS trade show.

Data: Non-Alc Sales “Remain Healthy,” Volumes Improve

Non-alcoholic beverage sales “remained healthy” in the most recent two-week period with volume declines improving and pricing slightly increasing, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ data.

“A Spirits-Dominant Business:” 4 Questions With Total Wine CEO Troy Rice

Since launching in 1991, Total Wine & More has grown to over 250 stores in 28 states and $5.5 billion in revenue. But within a changing beverage alcohol market, the spirits, beer and wine retailer has also emerged as a retail platform for disruptive spirits categories and products, as well as a new class of RTDs.

Featured – How to Win in Convenience Stores

Explore the evolving world of convenience with Andy Steele from Olipop and BODYARMOR, alongside Vanessa Walker from NEW YOU BRANDS, as they break down the ever changing convenience store landscape. We'll discuss revenue and velocity expectations, what sustainable success looks like, and the range of players.