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Halloween 2020

With Halloween on the horizon, how pandemic-proof will candy prove to be?

The fall holiday accounts for $4.6B in sales for the confectionery industry. But expected changes in trick-or-treating could have a massive impact on that.

Crystal Lindell

August 12, 2020

It’s hard to imagine that a country navigating a pandemic is going to send its children to collect candy from a bunch of strangers this year.

What’s the ‘new normal’ for food retail?

Euromonitor offers insight into pandemic-related changes in food shopping behavior.

Alyse Thompson

August 5, 2020

We’ve heard it endlessly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: This coronavirus era has created a “new normal” for every aspect of life. But what does that mean? And how could it apply to food retail?

As Woodman’s Markets deploys robots into stores, what happens to human staff?

Automation is changing hiring needs in retail and manufacturing, and companies must be aware of that long-term.

Crystal Lindell

July 29, 2020

Innovative imaging tools and neural networks enable the Badger Technologies autonomous robots to detect out-of-stock items with more than 95 percent accuracy. In other words, there’s no way humans can compete.

Confectionery products should help consumers maximize personal relationships

Nearly 60 percent of consumers are worried about COVID-19’s impact on loved ones, FMCG Gurus finds.

Will Cowling

July 22, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic has passed its peak in many countries and consumers embrace the concept of the “new normal,” they are re-evaluating what is important to them in life.

Amazon to launch shopping carts that track what shoppers grab

Carts coming to Amazon Go Grocery stores this year.

Alyse Thompson

July 15, 2020

Amazon's new Dash Carts, launching alongside Amazon Go Grocery stores this year, offer more opportunities for impulse sales and collecting consumer purchasing data.

#StopHateForProfit

We support the candy companies halting Facebook ads as part of #StopHateForProfit

Companies including Hershey, Mars have stopped advertising on Facebook to protest hate speech on its platforms.

Crystal Lindell

July 8, 2020

A number of confectionery companies are participating in the #StopHateForProfit campaign, and we wanted to take a moment to applaud them for doing so.

How consumers use technology to buy food during the coronavirus pandemic

Euromonitor International’s Digital Consumer Survey highlights role mobile devices, online ordering have in food purchasing.

Alyse Thompson

July 1, 2020

New research from Euromonitor International illustrates just how much consumers have come to rely on technology in the face of government-mandated lockdowns and a personal desire to minimize contact with other people.

Diversity

Nestlé makes the right move in changing derogatory candy names

The company has announced that it will change the name of its Beso de Negra, Red Skins and Chicos brands.

Crystal Lindell

June 24, 2020

Editor Crystal Lindell wonders why it took Nestlé so long to change the names of its Beso de Negra, Red Skins and Chicos brands. How were these names still being used in 2020?