Progressive Grocer

Bosch packaging technology recently launched the new SVI 2620 packaging machine in India. Attributes such as the machine’s low height and numerous retrofitting options make the new SVI 2620 vertical bagger ideal for a wide range of food and non-food...

The baby care category has taken a hit in recent months from scrimping parents. While customers are still willing to pay for the convenience of disposable diapers and wipes, nonessential extra lotions and other care products may not be...

The back-to-school time period has long been linked with cheese. Whether included as slices in a homemade sandwich, added to a lunchbox as a stick or other fun shape, or enjoyed after school to tide a hungry young belly...

There is little doubt that the shopping cart is one of the most enduring symbols of modern food retail. It is, after all, this tool that greatly enables self service, a necessary feature of the modern supermarket experience, while...

What seems to hold sway over the Indian market today is curiously seeing a revival in the West. Even as India just begins to savour an explosion of out-of-home food experiences, an entrepreneur is staking a claim to reverse...

Innovations in packaging and preparation have kept the frozen vegetable category fresh in recent years. New steam technology and innovative vegetable combinations have captured customer attention and dollars, as many believe frozen is fresher than canned. The latest cook-at-home...

It’s not the sexiest job in the store, nor does it lead directly to sales, although ultimately it can affect sales if left unattended. It can be one of the greatest services you can offer your customers, even though...

After consecutive years of flat sales and stale performance, in-store bakery department performance is on the rise, but there still remains ample room for continued improvement, according to the latest insights revealed in Progressive Grocer’s 2009 annual Bakery Operations...

Food processing has an important role to play in linking Indian agriculture to consumers in the domestic and international markets. With low farmer price realisations and significant wastage in the food supply chain even with the current level of...

While raising consumption is on everyone’s lips when it comes to growth drivers, the real story may lie in technology. Given the price sensitive nature of the Indian consumer, a win-win situation could be achieved by technical improvements throughout...

The organic movement has touched a variety of products, including clothing, cosmetics and home products. Possibly the most emotive area is organic food, because food products are directly taken into the body while other products have a limited and...

What will the store core of 2019, and beyond, look like? According to Thom Blischok, president of consulting and innovation at Chicago-based Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), aisles will be a thing of the past. “Things won’t be piled high...

In the recently concluded Food Forum in Mumbai, one of the aspects that were discussed was whether modern retailers need to be treated differently as compared to the traditional channel by F&G/FMCG Manufacturers.`` Innovation was one of the aspects...

We are some time away from becoming a modern trade dominant market, even with the healthy growth rate that this channel is seeing in today’s times.  Traditional stores across the country are not only a resilient lot but they...