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I had the pleasure of meeting Bob and working with his larger team on a special project at ACME Markets years ago. There are a few key lessons we can learn from Bob at Bob's Red Mill and the enduring legacy he leaves: A. Retail partnerships are of critical importance. B. Authenticity is paramount. C. Being vertically integrated is a significant advantage. D. Brands need to own their categories. E. Your branding is your future success. #excellence #leadershipmatters #cpg #food #beverage #RIP https://lnkd.in/eNMf2GRe

E-commerce in the bev-alc space is as much about building brands as it is about selling them. The E-Premise is the new On-Premise when it come to investment in the future.

The "Keith Lee" Effect: Operational Excellence for Long Term Success So we have all heard it and seen it and I have one question or you... Are you prepared for your viral moment? Are you expecting your viral moment to just happen and not have anything in place to maximize, make it through, or maintain it? Why are you sinking your ship before you get a chance to sail? I saw an article recently that said Keith Lee would be coming to Memphis, but even if you don't live here, here is how you can MAXIMIZE by having operational excellence in place! Heart, Like, Share Take good notes! #keithlee #operationsalexcellence #customerservice #marketingstrategy #foodindustry #foodie #hospitalityindustry #businessgrowth Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://lnkd.in/e4k7cKxc

https://lnkd.in/g3-ierGy Meet chihuahua as some call him, francois-philippe champagne, liberal Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. Loblaws, Canadian company, largest Canadian food retailer, even owns Real Canadian Liquorstore, and Zehrs, hmmm didn't know that. Empire Company Limited, parent company of Sobeys, Safeway and Freshco, second largest food retailer in Canada. Metro Inc., third largest food retailer in Canada. Walmart Canada, fourth largest. Costco Wholesale Canada, fifth largest. Walmart and Costco, originated in the States. The Canadian only retailers have signed on, Loblaws has "signed" but with conditions, contingent on all signing. Walmart and Costco have not, good luck getting them to agree. Keep barking chihuahua, nobody cares about the BS Grocery Code of Conduct you're trying to get signed. Doesn't mean grocery prices will come down, it's just like an alliance between the top five. Stakeholders may benefit, not consumers.

Wegmans Food Markets Inc. as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2024. The grocer ranked No. 6, way ahead of the other food retailers on this year’s list. #FoodRetailer Great Place To Work selected the list using rigorous analytics and confidential employee feedback from more than 1.3 million U.S. employees. Companies are considered for the list only if they are Great Place To Work Certified organizations with 1,000 or more employees in the United States. #GreatPlacesToWork Other food retailers to make the list include Sheetz Inc., at No. 60; Target, at No. 65; Publix Super Markets, at No. 81; Walmart Inc., at No. 97; and Nugget Market Inc., at No. 99. Wegmans Food Markets #6 Publix Super Markets #65 Walmart #97 Nugget Market, Inc. #99 Gregory Esslinger Larry Finis Ryan Gomes Tara Oliviere Pamela Ford Holly Newberry Shawn Berg Stephen Brown Lauren Handel Darryl Davis Michael J. O'Donnell #nynjfoodguru https://lnkd.in/ez3kp7gz

Only one week left before our member exclusive webinar Navigating Trends: Insights Into Wine & Spirits for Cidermakers with our friends from 3 Tier Beverages. Join us at 10:30 AM Pacific on May 30 to explore key trends, innovations, and consumer behaviors that are shaping the wine and spirits landscape and the possible intersections with cider. #cider #cidertrends #ciderdata #pickcider #craftcider #hardcider #webinar

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We shall fight them on the high streets, we shall fight them in the food halls, we'll fight them in the out-of-town retail outlets and we shall never surrender!!! Those pesky Americans, they are bringing their BIG fast food brands over here and taking over all our retail spaces!!! Before the UK had a couple of big American food retail brands here like Pizza Hut and Maccy D's but the other major ones like Applebees, Dairy Queen, Arby's etc have all stayed clear. The tide is changing Since after the pandemic we have had Wingstop come over, Tacco Bell and now Popeyes to name a few. This is killing our high streets, where food outlets have massively replaced traditional retailers. These retail spaces are being taken not by local food businesses and brands but these American ones. As a nation, as a society, we need to open up more of our own food concepts and push away these American brands!!! Otherwise we'll see the UK become the 51st state of the USA!!! #fastfood #americanbrands #brandstrategy #brand

SO... everyone has probably seen this floating around. What I find super interesting about this is that the fictional story they've created is quite compelling. The oppositional forces in conflict banding together around the quality of the wine and the love of the place. It's ALMOST like real life... So now companies pay storytellers to create fictional stories for brands? Across the board? Interesting times. How would this apply in your industry?

All products (Wine, Beer, Spirits) should be clearly labelled 'home brand', instead of continually and deliberately deceiving customers. With this deceptive vertical integration on top of the duopoly (Coles and Woolies/Endeavour) controlling almost 70% of liquor sales nationally, it's no wonder local wineries, breweries and distilleries are suffering. What good is it to the local economy when they prefer to sell home brand products over real, locally made products. The government should help customers make informed choices by changing labelling laws.