October 23, 2017 TORONTO – The first day of Grocery Innovations Canada (GIC), the premier and must-attend B2B grocery and speciality food show of the year has concluded with an action-packed day…
IGD's Stewart Samuel outlines the five trends sets to shape the Canadian grocery sector over the next 12 months. 1. A challenging economic backdrop driving a flight to discount While…
Global research firm Mintel has identified the following 12 food and drink trends in 2016 set to impact global markets. Mintel Global Food and Drink Analyst Jenny Zegler said, “These trends…
With the rapid consolidation of the big grocery players, in the latest CIBC World Markets report states that independent grocers (not franchised/controlled banners) are being "re-invigorated." Perry Caicco of CIBC…
Where local meets global Celebrating more than 25 years in the Western Canadian grocery industry, Grocery & Specialty Food West (GSFW) brought together key stakeholders from the western provinces and…
In the U.S. retail sales of specialty food rose to $51.23 billion in 2014, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Specialty food's share of retail U.S. food sales…
Reports show that traditional grocers are increasingly losing market share in the U.S. — some 15% in the past 10 years. What formats are taking the grocery pie? It's C-stores,…
What's going to be tops in health in 2015? Healthy is king, as are clean ingredients. Diet is a dirty word among consumers as it's more about lifestyle, according to research…