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Emerging Brands

Pizzerias face growing competition from convenience stores

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 20, 2023

Wawa and Casey’s are upping their pizza games, threatening to take share from other pizza players.

Financing

Why supermarkets are starting to think like restaurants

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 05, 2023

A Deeper Dive: Heather Lalley, editor-in-chief of RB sister publication Winsight Grocery Business, joins the podcast to talk about grocers’ intent on pushing more into prepared foods.

Operations

Panera Bread expands rewards program to grocery CPG

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 29, 2023

Shoppers who spend $20 on Panera-branded grocery items, including salad dressings and mac & cheese, can get a $5 electronic gift card to use at the fast-casual brand's restaurants.

Food

5 trends worth noting at the Summer Fancy Food Show

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 28, 2023

The 2,000-plus exhibits are marketing primarily to specialty food retailers, but the 2023 show had plenty of products and ideas for foodservice operators, too.

Food

Chick-fil-A rolls out branded salad dressings on grocery store shelves nationwide

By Patricia Cobe on May 11, 2023

Following a pilot in select markets last year, Chick-fil-A’s dressings are now available at retail to consumers around the country.

Financing

7-Eleven's parent is evaluating a sale of the chain

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 06, 2023

Parent company Seven & I is being pressured by dissident shareholders for a spinoff of some sort. The options under consideration include an IPO.

Operations

Restaurants ride a CPG wave

By Lisa Jennings on Nov. 22, 2022

Post-pandemic consumers are embracing their favorite restaurant brands on retail shelves despite higher grocery inflation.

Technology

Requiem for a robot: Operators lament loss of Sally the salad machine

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 01, 2022

DoorDash pulled the plug on the robots in August and removed them from the field. Operators say they’ve struggled to find a good replacement.

Operations

The newest Amazon Go is operating a lot like a QSR

By Chuck Ulie and Peter Romeo on Apr. 28, 2022

The just-opened store features a kitchen that produces up to 30 made-to-order lunch and breakfast items.

Technology

How ghost kitchens could help reinvent the mall

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 10, 2022

Tech Check: Kitchen United’s latest venture with Simon Property Group could turn malls into delivery hubs for more than just food.

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