The Kraft Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., inked a 7-year partnership with mobile shopping company Fetch Rewards, Madison, Wis.

Peapod.com, a Chicago-based online grocer, announced the availability of three new meal kits made in partnership with ConAgra Foods, Inc., Omaha, Neb., and Campbell Soup Co., Camden, N.J.

In December 2015, Unata, a Canada-based provider of grocery retail solutions, in partnership with Environics Research, an evidence-based consultant also based in Canada, surveyed more than 500 online U.S. shoppers about their current and intended shopping habits for online grocery in 2016.

To deliver a truly seamless customer experience across all channels, food manufacturers and retailers must think more about their roles as consumers and the overall shopping experience as multi-channel capabilities evolve.

Ordering groceries online and digitizing the store rank among the top trends in grocery shopping for 2016.

To better gauge the impact of product information on online retail sales, Chicago-based Shotfarm surveyed more than 1,500 consumers about their online shopping habits and the importance they place on content in making purchase decisions.

It used to be that the majority of Americans had their milk delivered straight to their front doors. Every day, the milkman would place bottles of milk in a “milk chute” that had a small cabinet with a door on the outside.