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Twenty-four days of 'Anything but Ordinary' Reese's deliciousness on my advent calendar*, but did you know that it's been nearly twenty-four months since Foster began driving distribution, availability and sales for Reese's & Hershey's in the UK Convenience channel? Working with the UK team at Hershey AEMEA alongside our great friends and brand-building legends Euro Food Brands has been a joy. 🧡Reese's has achieved consistent and impressive growth in the UK with the Foster Urban Activation team securing c25,000 distribution points via our 'field sales amplified' approach. 🍫Watch our Mondelez; Orange is the new purple. If you want to find out Foster can increase your distribution and sales across UK Convenience, let's grab a cuppa and a Reese's Peanut Butter cup and discuss. #foster #urbanactivation #fieldsales #amplified #sales #salesgrowth #brandgrowth #distribution #ukconvenience #anythingbutordinary *Does anyone else resist the daily opening of their advent calendar so that they have permission to scoff ten mini Reese's peanut butter cups in one sitting on a Friday night? That is the level of rock n'roll living that I have achieved 😀

Here's a quick recap of what happened in the food and hospitality industry this week! Episode #011 of Sherm's Weekly Insider   1) In-N-Out Burger closing its Oakland location, first ever in its history, due to crime 🚔🚨   2) Following 2 deaths, Panera Bread faces third lawsuit over its caffeinated Charged Lemonade    3) The City of Chicago wants to crack down on dollar stores 💸💵   4) Popular travel center, Buc-ee's, Ltd., opening first location in Arizona 🚍🌵🚘🚖    5) Kum & Go's new owner axes made-to-order food service and mobile ordering 🪓👋   6) With Texas travel booming, Margaritaville to open 2 new resorts in the state 🏩🛎️🍹   7) Walmart says goodbye to its third top executive, EVP of Neighborhood Market 👋👋   8) Chipotle Mexican Grill dangles 401(k) matching & student loan payments to attract Gen Z workers 🥕🥕   9) Trader Joe's wine shop closed after threats of unionization, may be forced to reopen 🍷🪧   10) Extramile Digital partners with Samsung Electronics to install digital human signage and displays in stores ⛽   11) Online pharmacy Visory Health names Kroger its preferred partner for drug orders 💊💊    12) Walmart, Sobeys, and Metro Inc. grocery stores in Canada to launch reusable containers 🛒🍇   #tagex #shermsweeklyinsider #restaurantequipmentauctions #businessequipmentauctions #equipmentauctions #furnitureliquidations #equipmentliquidations #restaurantauctions    See sources below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Does Philly run on Dunkin'? It depends on the metric you're looking at! A few months ago, some of my FourFront team members and I did a data analysis of all the Google Business Profiles for coffeeshops in Philadelphia. One thing I noticed when writing a story about it (see link in comments) was that there are a LOT of Dunkin' locations in the city. Interestingly, the average rating of these stores actually beat out the average rating of all the Starbucks in town. However, you may notice (and also not be surprised) that the average rating of the locally-owned cafes tended to be several points higher. So in my opinion, Philadelphians tend to run on Dunkin only when they have to. :) #philadelphia #phillycoffee #fourfront #dataanalysis

Reset season is almost here! This is when grocery stores literally reset the entire store department by department. That means if our product isn't selling well, it's getting cut. And then we're fighting everyone else to get the open spot someone lost. What seems like a minor placement in a neighborhood Kroger can weigh heavily on our fate for the year. The aisles will look a lot different in the next month or two. Less noise due to fewer choices and a focus on what the retailers can depend on to bring sales (hopefully). The buying habits of craft customers have evolved, and the stores will soon reflect it. And frankly, it is time. We've worked closely with our retail and distributor partners to secure placements in the appropriate stores. Yes, not every store needs Half-Life. Almost hard to believe, right? But now is not the time for packing beer on shelves in places that don't move. It's about the collective effort to elevate the craft beer experience in North Texas and provide you with beautiful beer because you deserve better.

How long would you wait? Today is the grand opening of Randy’s donuts in Phoenix, Arizona. Are you the type of person who likes to go to the #grandopening ? Generally, I like to let the hype wear down. But this store is in my area of focus and I wanted to share this video with you. #retailrealestate #commercialrealestate #arizona #marketupdate #drivingmymarket

It's time for Sherm's weekly Insider! Let us fill you in on the top headlines from the food and hospitality industry 👇 Each week, Neal Sherman shares the most newsworthy articles of the industry. Follow him for more weekly updates! #tagexbrands #shermsweeklyinsider #hospitalitynews #restaurantnews

Oppan Gangnam Style got this article from a super retail-geek website about the "path to purchase" you know, how consumers make a decision to buy something, there is a whole Institute, belonging to a discipline called #categorymanagement, just ask me..... Gangman Market has now opened in Chicago is still capturing the buzz from the famous song from over 12 years ago. As a reminder, the song was YouTube's first to hit 1B views and was its most viewed for many years amplifying the K-Content boom. Interestingly, the store stocks products from run-of-the-mill manufacturers like Mondelēz International and PepsiCo that are typically sold overseas. Anyway, in order to get butts of the chair and into the store, #retailtainment has been around for a while. Back in my Walmart days we did a big one around #shrek2 and Jeff Katzenberg was seen frequently in our cafeteria. Kudos to him for schlepping out to Bentonville, monthly. This was while #timewarner CEO Dick Parsons proudly and publically claimed "I have never stepped foot in a Walmart Store", $5B in DVD sales, nice one Dick. The power of soft power is huge and that is why gov't is now backing the entertainment and video industries more and more. Watch for more hard investments into soft power by the government and industry going forward, particularly in Asia and smaller countries like Taiwan, Thailand, etc. They have studied the success of Japan, Korea, etc, and are tweaking to their own needs. #kcontent #kdrama #jdrama #kpop #jpop #softpower #pathtopurchase https://lnkd.in/dJrV_Gsv

For all of you unfamiliar with #retail real estate.. I know #apartments have been the hot girl on the block We focus primarily on #shoppingcenters. Think of #grocery anchored centers or centers where you see tenants like TJMaxx, Ross Stores, Inc., Homegoods, PetSmart, DICK'S Sporting Goods, etc. You also find a lot of high traffic driving out parcels: Chick-fil-A Restaurants, In-N-Out Burger, Verizon, AT&T, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Aspen Dental and others I know just about everyone seeing this has been to one of these centers in the last 2 weeks..so yes they are performing very well. #realestate #retail #grocerystore #commercialrealestate #traffic #discount #drivethru #qsr #deal #investments #money #inflation #syndication

Hello everybody, It's SUNDAY STORY TIME!!! Lately, I started working part time as a Brand Ambassador for a Marketing company, and selling products to people at various Sainsbury's outlets has taught me a lot about Marketing and Sales. For example, last Friday (15th March 2024), I was called to sell Irish Whiskey (neat). And first of all, I learnt that its not easy to sell Whiskey in the afternoon as I got a lot of "It's too early to be trying Whiskey" responses. I only had 5 hours, and the company Target was 20. COMPANY'S USP TO COMMUNICATE TO CUSTOMERS: • Try the new award winning Irish Whiskey. The Busker blend Triple smooth, Triple Casks produced in Royal Oak distillery Ireland • It is a beautifully yellow gold coloured whiskey. With tropical fruits and vanilla notes. • Aged in bourbon casks, Marsala casks and Sherry Casks. MY USP [ADDED WITH THE COMPANY's] • It's Friday Night. You can pour 2 glasses of this Whiskey. Watch OPPENHEIMER, and celebrate Cillian Murphy's Oscar winning performance..... BOOM!!! [Got the laughs, got the trials, and GOT THE SALES!!!] Being a hard product to sell, I was able to engage with 78 people out of which 12 really loved the product and I successfully sold 11 bottles. Wooohoooooo!!! 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 #salesandmarketing #opentowork #opentoconnect #opentoopportunities

Eighties and nineties nostalgia was dealt a gut punch earlier this month when nearly 100 Red Lobster locations abruptly went dark amid the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Restaurants that took the U.S. by storm 30 to 40 years ago are beginning to drop like flies after a whirlwind past few years that forced rapid innovation in response to evolving consumer demands. At least 12 of the nation’s biggest casual chains plan to scale back their portfolios this year, and while reasons behind the reductions vary, the potential real estate impacts grow more layered as closures bloom. The turnover of space is expected to create opportunities in retail markets where rapid population growth has led to historically low levels of vacancy. But in less desirable markets, the empty carcasses of once-beloved chain restaurants will be harder to reckon with. Around 300 Applebee’s locations have closed since 2017, with up to 35 more planned for this year. TGI Friday’s announced the closure of 36 underperforming restaurants in January, and while rumors of Chilis’ demise have proven untrue, the chain did throw in the towel on 16 struggling branches in 2023.There are 311 casual restaurant locations on the market nationwide.People aren’t looking for legacy brands. They are looking for smaller, independent, newer concepts to create excitement. The good news from a commercial real estate perspective is there is an acute shortage of second-generation restaurant spaces. There will be a number of tenants eager to backfill the spaces. #cre #commercialrealestate #Commercialrealestateadviser #commercialproperty #retailrealestate