March 2010 News Center

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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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March 23, 2010

Food Recalls from Tainted HVP May Increase to 10,000 Products

FDA logo The salmonella case is affecting countless retailers with store brands as well as CPG companies who often use HVP flavoring in foods and spices.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, hvp, industry, markets, private label food safety, private label recalls, store brand food safety, store brand recalls

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March 23, 2010

Food Deflation Could Hurt Store Bands More Than CPGs

Because store brands don’t have the advertising and promotional resources of CPG companies, industry analysts say they tend to fare best when national brand competitors are raising prices.

Keywords: business, companies, credit suisse, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label pricing, private label trends, store brand pricing, store brand trends

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March 23, 2010

Store Brand Nut Manufacturer Implements New Forecasting Software

Fisher Nuts JBSS taps Demand Foresight to master demand planning and supply chain management for its 3,500 products.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, jbss, john b. sanfilippo & son, markets, private label food, private label snacks, store brand food, store brand snacks

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March 16, 2010

Walmart Replaces Cut SKUs, Recommits to Price Rollbacks

William S. Simon In a presentation to analysts, Walmart executive Bill Simon also admitted the company uses its store brands to “keep some of our supplier partners right there where we need them.”

Keywords: bill simon, business, companies, food and beverage, great value, industry, markets, private label trends, store brand trends, wal-mart, walmart

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March 16, 2010

Target Jumps to No. 2 on the Most Valuable Retail Brands List

Target logo Target’s brand value increased 49 percent as it leapfrogged to the No. 2 spot, trailing only Walmart, in the second annual ranking of the most valuable retail brands.

Keywords: best buy, business, companies, food and beverage, home depot, industry, interbrand, markets, most valuable u.s. retail brands, target, wal-mart, walgreens, walmart

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March 16, 2010

Walmart Introduces New Home Decor Line

Hometrends dish set The retail giant launched a new home décor line, and expanded one of its premium store brands at its Mexican Superama stores.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, hometrends, industry, markets, mass, private label household products, privte label non-foods, store brand household products, store brand non-foods, wal-mart, walmart

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March 16, 2010

OfficeMax Unveils New Store Brand Technology Products

Engage mouse The new Engage line features assorted technology products and accessories including an optical mouse with ergonomic design and functionality.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, office, officemax, private label non-foods, private label office supplies, store brand non-foods, store brand office supplies

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March 16, 2010

Target to Debut Shaun White Shoes

Shaun White The two-time Olympic gold medalist expands his relationship with Target to include an exclusive collection of affordable footwear.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, mass, private label apparel, private label non-foods, shaun white, store brand apparel, store brand non-foods, target

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March 16, 2010

Publix Recalls Store Brand Seasonings and Mixes

publix recalled mixes 2 (smaller) The Florida grocer voluntarily recalls several meal seasonings and gravy mixes due to concerns over possible salmonella contamination.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label food, private label recalls, publix, store brand food, store brand recalls

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March 16, 2010

Co-CEO of Clement Pappas Dies

Peter C. Pappas, the president and co-CEO of the privately held juice and beverage company, dedicated more than 45 years of his life to the family business.

Keywords: business, clement pappas & co., companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, peter c. pappas, private label beverages, private label non-carbonated beverages, store brand beverages, store brand non-carbonated beverages

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March 9, 2010

Part 2 of 2: Kroger and Loblaw Roll Out Retail-Ready Packaging for Store Brands

kroger RRP cropped Both retailers aim to reduce store brand labor costs, improve shelf presence and boost sales based on the five core pillars of their retail-ready packaging execution.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, kroger, lipton, loblaw, markets, mass, private label packaging, private label trends, retail ready packaging, rrp, store brand packaging, store brand trends

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March 9, 2010

Wal-Mart Relaunches the Marketside Web Site

Marketside web site home The retail giant now showcases its Marketside store brand via a web tool that looks like an outdoor European martketplace.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, fresh & easy neighborhood market, industry, markets, marketside, private label bakert, private label deli, private label food, private label prepared food, private label produce, store brand bakery, store brand deli, store brand food, store brand prepared food, store brand produce, tesco, wal-mart, walmart

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March 9, 2010

New Consumer Study Says Frugal is Cool

It’s hard to know which way consumers are going looking at two conflicting reports -- one indicating entrenched frugality and another revealing loosening spending trends.

Keywords: , booz & co., business, companies, credit suisse, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label research, research, store brand research

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March 9, 2010

Dollar General Renews Focus on Store Brands

dollar general The retailer launches several new store brand lines and invigorates existing ones with more aggressive switch-and-save in-store promotions.

Keywords: business, companies, dollar, dollar general, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label apparel, private label foods, private label non-foods, store brand apparel, store brand foods, store brand non-foods

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March 9, 2010

Supervalu Introduces WholeCare Pet Store Brand

WholeCare Pet The grocer unveils a brand new national pet care line that will be sold across all of its banners and replace two former store brands.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label non-foods, private label pet products, store brand non-foods, store brand pet products, supervalu

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March 9, 2010

Sam's Club Adds New Spanish Wine to its Store Brand Line Up

sam's logo From the Bodegas Torres winery, the Spanish red is a blend of Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon, retailing for about $8 a bottle.

Keywords: business, club, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label beverages, private label wine, sam's club, store brand beverages, store brand wine

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March 9, 2010

Tesco Dramatically Expands Store Brand Wines

Tesco store front The U.K. retailer plans to add more than 20 SKUs to its store brand wines and also test plastic bottles for its store brand spirits.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label beverages, private label spirits, private label wine, store brand beverages, store brand spirits, store brand wine, tesco

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March 9, 2010

OfficeMax To Sell its Store Brands at Safeway and Food Lion

OfficeMax storefront As part of its plan to aggressively boost sales and margins, OfficeMax will sell its store brand office products in grocery stores, drug stores and mass merchandisers.

Keywords: business, companies, delhaize, drug, food and beverage, food lion, grocery, industry, markets, mass, office, officemax, private label office supplies, safeway, store brand office suppliers

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March 2, 2010

Kroger and Loblaw Roll Out Retail-Ready Packaging for Store Brands (Part 1 of 2)

Loblaw RRP snacks Taking a page from the CPG playbook -- as well as from limited assortment retailers and discounters -- two large North American grocers adopt RRP to reduce expenses, but store brand suppliers claim their costs will rise.

Keywords: aldi, business, campbell's, club, companies, costco, food and beverage, grocery, industry, kroger, lipton, loblaw, markets, mass, mccormick, private label packaging, private label trends, retail ready packaging, rrp, save-a-lot, store brand packaging, store brand trends

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March 2, 2010

Safeway Becomes First Grocer and Store Brand Manufacturer to Join The Sustainability Consortium

safeway logo The consortium’s work will help Safeway build its Environmentally Preferable Purchasing policy for a more sustainable supply chain.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label supply chain, private label sustainability, private label trends, safeway, store brand supply chain, store brand sustainability, store brand trends, the sustainability consortium

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Guest Columns

How to Develop a Private Label Expression Aligned with Retail Brand Strategy

By creating private label as a marketing tool rather than just a price alternative, retailers gain the opportunity to tell a complete brand story while simultaneously boosting customer loyalty.

Source: CBX

Using the Store Banner to Endorse Private Label Architecture

Although the economic downturn accelerated private label growth in Europe, there was another key driver -- retailers started to brand their stores.

Source: IPLC

Linking Your Empowered Customer into Your Store Brand Management Process

The formula for success is for retailers to take a holistic store brands management approach by collaborating with customers to maximize store brands potential.

Source: Austin Clark Group

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