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April 20, 2010

7-Eleven Launches Budget Priced Store Brand Beer

7-11 game day beer The convenience store chain tries its hand at a store brand beer for the second time in seven years to buck the price-increase volume-decrease category trend.

Keywords: 7-eleven, business, companies, convenience, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label beer, private label beverages, store brand beer, store brand beverages

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April 20, 2010

Rewe Launches New Eco-Friendly Pro Planet Label

Rewe store front The German retailer’s Pro Planet label will help consumers more easily identify eco-friendly store brand products.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label eco-friendly products, private label sustainability, pro planet, rewe, store brand eco-friendly products, store brand sustainability

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April 20, 2010

Store Brands' Dollar Sales Rise, Unit Volume Declines

For the first month after a very long stretch of volume increases, store brand units sales declined slightly in March.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, nielsen, private label research, private label trends, store brand research, store brand trends

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April 13, 2010

P&G to Build Brands with Packaging and Design Focus

p&g logo The CPG giant’s design team is focused on developing high impact packaging that wins customers at the shelf, requires less space, uses less material and costs less.

Keywords: business, companies, consumer packaged goods, cpg, febreze, food and beverage, industry, markets, p&g, private label packaging and design, procter & gamble, store brand packaging and design

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April 13, 2010

Italian Trade Missions Showcase Authentic Italian Products Opportunity

imported from Italy logo U.S. retailers, brokers and distributors are invited to participate in a variety of Italian trade missions where they can learn more about the growth opportunities for "authentic" Italian store brand food and wine.

Keywords: business, companies, daymon, food and beverage, glazer's distributors, industry, italian trade commission, itc, kehe distributors, markets, private label food, private label italian food, store brand food, store brand italian food, tree of life

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April 13, 2010

Consumers See Little Quality Difference Between Store Brands and National Brands

ipsos logo A majority of consumers worldwide find essential brand attributes equal among store brands and national brands, according to global research from Ipsos Marketing.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, ipsos marketing, markets, private label research, private label trends, store brands research, store brands trends

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April 13, 2010

Fresh & Easy Launches New Healthy Prepared Food Line

Fresh & Easy new exterior The new EatWell store brand offers more nutritious options with front-of-pack nutritional labeling.

Keywords: business, companies, eatwell, food and beverage, fresh & easy, industry, markets, private label food, private label prepared food, store brand food, store brand prepared food, tesco

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April 13, 2010

Safeway Promotes ‘Bright Green' Store Brand for Earth Day

Safeway logo The California grocer promotes the attributes of its earth-friendly household products with a special promotion.

Keywords: bright green, business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label household products, prvate label non-foods, safeway, store brand household products, store brand non-foods

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April 13, 2010

Store Brands Market Share Gains Level, But Likely to Hold

Bernstein & Co. logo Although store brand market share gains are leveling off, industry analysts say CPG companies will struggle to regain lost ground.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, iri, markets, nielsen, private label research, sanford c. bernstein & co., store brands research

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April 13, 2010

ConAgra Acquires Elan Nutrition from Sun Capital Partners

The new company will be integrated into ConAgra’s store brands business unit.

Keywords: business, companies, conagra, elan nutrition, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label food, private label snacks, store brand food, store brand snacks

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April 13, 2010

Perrigo Wins Unfair Competition Case Against Rexall

In an important victory for stores brands, a jury unanimously found that Perrigo’s comparative marketing statements were not false or misleading.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, perrigo, private label drugs, private label health care products, private label trends, rexall sundown, store brand drugs, store brand health care products, store brand trends

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April 6, 2010

CEO Interview: Daymon's Alex Miller

alex miller headshot Alex Miller talks about the future of the store brands business, the importance of Daymon’s continued diversification and the recent loss of Safeway and Supervalu as customers.

Keywords: alex miller, business, companies, daymon, food and beverage, industry, markets, milt sender, peter schwartz, private label broker, private label trends, safeway, store brands broker, store brands trends, supervalu

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April 6, 2010

Safeway Hosts New Innovation Expo

safeway logo The event will focus on new products for 2012 launch, with particular interest around health and wellness, sustainability, meal solutions and convenience.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, innovation, markets, private label innovation, safeway direct connect, safeway innovation expo, safway, store brand innovation

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April 6, 2010

Store Brands Tally Historic Market Share Gains

nielsen logo Store brand unit share increased 25.3 percent while dollar share increased by 28.2 percent, according to 2009 year-end Nielsen data.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, nielsen, plma, private label manufacturers association, private label research, private label trends, store brands research, store brands trends

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April 6, 2010

Target Launches a New Home and Personal Care Line

Target storefornt The collection includes hand soap, lotion, dish soap, all purpose cleaner and kitchen candles made with naturally-derived or plant-derived ingredients and essential oils.

Keywords: business, caldrea essential collection, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, mass, private label beauty and personal care products, private label household products, store brand beauty and personal care products, store brand household products, target

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April 6, 2010

Carrefour and Tetra Pak Use First FSC-Certified Beverage Cartons

Carrefour store front As part of its continuing sustainability initiatives, Carrefour has agreed to use Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) labeled beverage cartons from Tetra-Pak.

Keywords: business, carrefour, companies, food and beverage, forest stewardship council, fsc, grocery, industry, markets, mass, private label beverages, private label sustainability, store brand beverages, store brand sustainability, tetra pak

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April 6, 2010

GfK: Slow Economic Recovery Underscores Continued Store Brand Growth

plma logo Due to the dim consumer economic outlook, GfK research conducted for PLMA predicts that the recent surge in store brands sales is likely to continue.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, gfk, grocery, industry, markets, plma, private label manufacturers association, private label research, private label trends, store brands research, store brands trends

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April 6, 2010

Valero Introduces Store Brand Sports Drink

Valero U Force The convenience store operator expects to introduce a variety of store brand products this spring including meat snacks, nuts and trail mixes.

Keywords: business, companies, convenience, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label trends, store brand trends, u force energy, u force sport, valero

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April 6, 2010

Aldi and Other Discounters Descend on Tampa

aldi logo Frugal shoppers make the Tampa Bay market appealing to store brand retail kings such as Aldi and Save-A-Lot.

Keywords: aldi, business, companies, dollar, dollar tree, family dollar, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label trends, save-a-lot, store brands trends

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March 30, 2010

Supervalu Ends Relationship With Daymon

Although suppliers are free to use brokers, Supervalu’s Andrew Abraham indicates future vendor decisions will be made based on the company’s ability to “communicate directly and efficiently with our suppliers.”

Keywords: alex miller, andrew abraham, business, companies, daymon, food and beverage, grocery, industry, joe ennen, markets, private label brokers, safeway, store brand brokers, supervalu

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March 30, 2010

Waitrose Targets Desk Jockeys with New Lunchtime Store Brands Line

waitrose store front The U.K. retailer expands its lunchtime offer to include 90 new salads, sandwiches and bakery items intended to inspire what it calls “al desko” diners.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label food, private label prepared food, store brand food, store brand prepared food, waitrose

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March 30, 2010

Perrigo Acquires Baby Food Maker PBM

PBM’s president and CEO agrees to stay on with the company under Perrigo's ownership.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, joseph papa, markets, paul manning, pbm, perrigo, private label baby food, private label food, store brand baby food, store brandsfood

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March 30, 2010

Mintel: Americans Willing to Pay More for Green Products

Despite the weak economy, Mintel research shows consumers continue to buy natural and environmentally friendly products.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, mintel, private label natural food, private label research, store brand natural food, store brand research

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March 30, 2010

Nielsen: Look to Europe for the Future of U.S. Store Brands

nielsen logo In Europe, store brands enjoy a 40 percent share of the market due to massive retail consolidation and early store brand investment.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, lisa rider, markets, nielsen, private label research, private label trends, store brand research, store brand trends

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March 30, 2010

TreeHouse Plans Another Store Brand Acquisition

Sam Reed By the middle of next year, TreeHouse CEO expects to complete another store brand manufacturer acquisition, adding to its most recent Sturm Foods purchase.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label food, private label trends, sam reed, store brand food, store brand trends, sturm foods, treehouse

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March 23, 2010

Safeway Shifts Its Store Brands Business Model

safeway storefront To execute on the new in-house strategy, Safeway drops third-party store brands broker Daymon and implements a product lifecycle management system.

Keywords: agentrics, business, companies, daymon, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label strategy, safeway, store brands strategy

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March 23, 2010

Topco Attempts to Buy the Wild Oats Brand

Wild Oats logo A successful bid could yield Topco significant brand equity in natural and organic store brand foods and other category products.

Keywords: alfalfa’s markets, business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, luberski inc., markets, private label trends, store brand trends, topco associates, whole foods, wild oats

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March 23, 2010

7-Eleven Develops Store Brands That Appeal to Hispanic Customers

7-eleven logo The products will be sold in 7-Eleven’s U.S. location with a high concentration of Hispanic shoppers and in 1,200 stores operated by 7-Eleven Mexico.

Keywords: 7-eleven, 7-eleven mexico, 7-select, business, companies, convenience, food and beverage, hispanic private label, hispanic store brands, industry, markets, yosemite road

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March 23, 2010

Eight O'Clock Uses Social Media to Stimulate Consumer Loyalty

Eight O'Clock facebook contest Eight O’Clock brand fans can win a year’s supply of coffee under a new Facebook contest hosted by the brand over the next two weeks.

Keywords: a&p, business, companies, eight o’clock coffee, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label coffee, store brand beverages, store brand coffee, tata coffee. private label beverages

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