Food+Beverage
Hershey makes socially distant Easter egg hunts
The company maintains support for Ronald McDonald House and families who want a special holiday without social gatherings.
Expected increase in delivery is coming to pass
Vividata finds Canadians are more interested in UberEats and Instacart, while spending on Amazon is nearing holiday levels.
Survival Strategies: How Earls is pivoting during the pandemic
The restaurant chain has found a new revenue source: grocery.
Lactalis puts marketing for new drinkable yogurt on hold
The format was on an upswing, but will it sustain given the way consumer demand and habits have shifted?
Walmart adds to private labels with Italy’s Coop
The retailer is looking to expand its premium food selection by bringing the Fior Fiore brand to shelves at an “everyday low price.”
GoJava pivots to grocery home delivery
The coffee and snack start-up used its resources to keep the lights on and help deal with steadily increasing demand.
Village Brewery stays social with delivery and shopper marketing
The Alberta brewery gets creative and shifts to in-store as community events are cancelled and bars are closed.
View from the C-Suite: Maple Leaf’s $3 billion opportunity
Last year, the meat company saw 30% growth in plant proteins. Greenleaf president Dan Curtin explains what’s next.
Grocers raise pay and boost safeguards for frontline employees
How the changes fit with priorities currently important to public perception.
The impact of COVID-19 on our relationship with food
From Shopper Marketing Report: The long-term changes that could grow from short-term shifts in consumer behaviour.
View from the C-Suite: Goodfood’s play for online grocery
How the company plans to bite into Canada’s $124 billion grocery market.
PepsiCo to acquire energy drink maker Rockstar
The deal further diversifies the CPG’s beverage portfolio and pushes more into a growing category.
Silk aims to sweeten the unsweetened segment
The Danone brand looks to pounce on more growth opportunities in oat beverages and plant-based yogurt.
Sungiven Foods rises in the west
How will the Chinese grocery banner fit into the ethnic grocery segment following its launch in Vancouver?
Mind your peas, dairy
From Shopper Marketing Report: Sproud is hoping to establish itself in a crowded non-dairy market, utilizing attributes of its main ingredient.
