Archives for July 9, 2017

Meijer and Shipt to expand store-to-door grocery delivery service to 2.5m households in Chicago area

Adding the massive Chicagoland to its service area, Meijer and Shipt’s grocery delivery partnership now spans all of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

Almost 1 in 5 seafood products mislabelled in Brazil

DNA testing has revealed more than 17% of fish in Brazil was identified as the wrong species.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Blue California launches fruity, peachy flavor ingredient derived from fermentation

Ingredient company Blue California has launched a new flavor ingredient gamma-decalactone—an aromatic compound found in many fruits that gives peaches and ripening fruit their distinctive flavor.

Lidl's US stores break European mold, says Bernstein: 'This is not a copy and paste approach'

A comparison between Lidl stores in Europe and the first wave of US stores suggests the retailer is moving “away from the hard discount model as we know it in Europe,” according to an analysis by Bernstein.

Caveman eats: Paleo could hit $4bn by 2020 but it’s never going to be Greek yogurt - IRI, MIntel

Paleo product sales could soar in the next three years if enough manufacturers invest, according to IRI, but Mintel says paleo will never reach Greek yogurt heights.

Mondelēz sales hit by cyberattack but outlook unchanged

Mondelēz International says a cyberattack on its systems has been contained, but may harm revenues in its second quarter.