Food Industry Glossary

Like every industry, the food retail industry has special terms we use to describe aspects of our business. This glossary can help newcomers to the food retail industry learn terminology and help seasoned food industry experts keep up-to-date.
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The supermarket industry employs

4.8 Millions people 

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Additional Food Industry Knowledge

Brick and Mortar is Alive and Well

Aug 10, 2018
According to FMI’s U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2018 report, brick and mortar grocery stores, the signature channel in the food industry, have stabilize their status despite consumers’ use of other channels. Trends claims, “Consumers do shop across ...

Center Store Primed for The Digital Shopper

Jul 25, 2018
Food retailers hear a lot about the digital shopper and they spend even more time thinking about how they’ll meet consumers growing demand for streamline shopping experiences from the store aisles to their virtual grocery baskets. As it turns out, ...

When It Comes to Private Brands, What Are Shoppers Buying?

Jul 19, 2018
Food retailers increasingly offer a wider variety of private brands options in their stores and are strengthening their private brands value proposition. But it all comes down to which private brands categories shoppers actually purchase. That’s ...

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