The guide presents a set of proven prevention, recovery and recycling solutions to help the industry prioritize and accelerate waste reduction activities.
January 25, 2018
ReFED, a multi-stakeholder, non-profit committed to reducing food waste, launched the Retail Food Waste Action Guide, which finds that food waste represents an $18.2 billion opportunity for grocery retailers.
The study reveals how CPG companies can face the challenges of digital disruption and thrive in the new digital marketplace.
January 2, 2018
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Washington, D.C., released a report conducted and written by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Boston, Mass., on how consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies can face the challenges of digital disruption and thrive in the new digital marketplace.
The study ranks solutions with a track record of success and provides implementation guidance.
September 28, 2017
A new report provides the consumer goods sector with solutions to reduce the cost of unsaleable goods, or products that cannot be sold due to their condition.
Modern consumer mindsets and preferences combined with technology make it so that nimble disruptors are eating into grocery manufacturers’ profits at a rapid pace.
September 15, 2017
To survive and thrive, grocery manufacturers must evolve into modern enterprises, built on a reinvented agile operating model and equipped to enable entirely new business models.
The poll findings illustrate that the current range of variations of date labels such as “best by,” “use by,” “sell by,” and “use or freeze by” is problematic for consumers to decipher what each of these different labels mean.
July 25, 2017
A new poll shows that nearly 60% of Americans have had a discussion within their household about the meaning of date labels on their food.
Participants identified enhanced shelf life management, effective management of discontinued items and sharing of UPC-level data as among the most effective solutions.
May 3, 2017
New research conducted by CHEP, Orlando, Fla., evaluated and compared the effectiveness of 48 strategies manufacturers and retailers use to reduce unsaleable goods and generate cost savings.
Currently, more than 10 different date labels on packages – such as Sell By, Use By, Expires On, Best Before, Better if Used By or Best By – can result in confused consumers discarding a safe or usable product after the date on the package.
February 17, 2017
In a new industry-wide effort to reduce consumer confusion about product date labels, grocery manufacturers and retailers have joined together to adopt standard wording on packaging about the quality and safety of products.
1WorldSync, Lawrenceville, N.J., and Label Insight, St. Louis, Mo., partnered to provide what is said to be the most complete solution to help brands meet consumer demand for transparency of food information.
EMAlert is a secure and intuitive web-based software tool that allows food manufacturers to analyze and understand their company-specific economically motivated adulteration vulnerabilities.
April 21, 2016
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Washington, D.C., partnered with Battelle Memorial Institute, a non-profit research and development organization based in Columbus, Ohio, to develop EMAlert, a secure and intuitive web-based software tool.