Progressive Grocer

The foods category within FMCG has been the centre of a lot of action in recent times. The kind of innovation seen in packaging (Maggi), tastes (in snacks), and even complete product categories has been mind-boggling.What is heartening is...

When consumers consider what to make for dinner these days, brown rice has gone from a infrequent novelty – the near-exclusive preserve of macrobiotic- diet followers and other “health nuts” – to a viable side-dish option or meal base....

The Delicatessen word lends itself to many definitions. While in North America, it is virtually a synonym for a fast food counter, in Europe, it embodies the hushed elegance and aesthetics of fine foods. What incarnation is the universal...

The current image of soup is that of something between a snack and a meal. And that emanates from a blend of high frequency marketing and production innovation, which have repositioned the category and added versatility to the product’s...

For the time-pressed working woman of modern India, it is virtually impossible to cook an entire meal from scratch, though the desire to whip up a traditional meal for the family has not died.The complexities of urban life have...

Tough times are challenging supermarket frozen food departments across the USA, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, in many ways the forces changing consumer spending habits and wreaking havoc on industry costs are benefiting the frozen...

When Walmart starts pushing its weight around to influence packaging trends, you know massive retooling isn’t far behind. But while a mandate from the world’s largest retailer is fairly compelling, it’s just part of an ongoing drive toward sustainable...

Grocers’ technology departments haven’t been spared the effects of the tough economic climate. At the same time, however, technology is one area of retail operations that executives will turn to for solutions when times are tough. The result is...

If we were to look at phrases that have cropped up during the recent recessionary times in the consumer goods sector, “private label” has to be among those at the top of the list. From clothing to cereals, toothpaste...

Curiosity is mother of all awareness. Even as urban Indians get curioser and curiouser, foreign food importers and retailers are falling over themselves to optimise shelf space to peddle high-margin imported ingredients for the DIY customer. Will emerging Indian...

Another year has come to a close, like clockwork, and predictions abound in the trade and general media. But this time, things are so radically different from the recent past that I want us instead to think hard about...