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Category: Weekly Roundup
Recommended Restaurant Events in 2024.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 10.16.23

What restaurant industry events are worth attending in 2024? Which food trends made Whole Foods Markets’ List? How are C-Stores’ private label programs securing incremental profits? What led Yelp to remove 700,000 reviews from its site? Find answers to these questions and more in this week’s roundup.

Breakfast menus are important for C-Stores.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 10.9.23

Find C-Store-related stories including top takeaways from the NACS show and trends that boost breakfast programs. You’ll also learn how today’s grocery shopper is evolving and why TikTok’s new e-commerce platform could mean big business for CPG companies. Today’s blog also highlights Boo Buckets and Trick-or-Heat Buckets from popular fast-food chains.

Coffee Beans may be in short supply

Weekly Roundup – Week of 10.2.23

Explore this week’s roundup to find stories about Starbucks’ efforts to reduce stress on the coffee industry, how AI and BI tools help F&B manufacturers adapt to market changes, if Big Pharma’s weight loss drugs will hurt the snack food industry, and how bold packaging designs and the Swift-Kelce pairing can boost sales of popular brands.

Halloween sales expected in the billions in 2023.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 9.25.23

Learn how Halloween sales are expected to reach billions, why influencers can convert LTOs into permanent staples, how Kellogg plans to entice consumers, and the journey two entrepreneurs made from school to uber successful startups.

Beer and Malt Beverages

Weekly Roundup – Week of 9.18.23

Explore today’s weekly roundup covering alcohol and plant-based food trends, autonomous micro-retail stores, Instacart’s IPO announcement and new fun pop culture news from Dunkin’ and its celebrity influences, Ben Affleck and Ice Spice.

Owners of a food truck.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 9.11.23

Today’s weekly roundup features what drives consumers to seek global street food, why taste matters in plant-based food consumption, Smucker’s plan for purchasing Hostess, and what strategists predict for the upcoming holiday’s retail sales.

Catering to college students varying dietary needs.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 9.4.23

Explore this week’s roundup to find stories about how colleges are challenged with meeting students dietary needs and demands, how to find the right micro-influencer, what drives Gen Z’s snack brand preferences and who actually invented pumpkin beer.

Fall flavors like Butternut Squash Soup come to C-stores early this season.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 8.28.23

Today’s roundup includes fall-inspired menus found at C-stores, a podcast featuring Red’s All Natural founder, Mike Adair discussing consumer expectations for frozen food products, results from a study on produce prescription programs and Dairy Queen’s 85-cent Blizzard promotion.

Young adults eating snacks.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 8.21.23

Read this week’s roundup to find new insights from the State of the Industry: Snack and Bakery report, learn about regional grocery apps that cater to Gen Z, discover how C-stores are differentiating themselves from quick-service competitors and why Starbucks is seeking growth in small towns.

Healthy, functional and easy-to-make bowls.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 8.14.23

We cover the latest food and beverage news in this week’s roundup including consumer curiosity trends, how late-night dining is making comeback, new pizza kiosks hitting airports and colleges, coffee that delivers a buzz from more than caffeine and fun new products from Eggo, Pop-Tarts and Crocs!