Since the pandemic ended, consumers have been adjusting to a cost-of-living crisis. With food among the top three essentials, rising grocery prices have pushed shoppers to make more deliberate choices that balance hunger, health, and emotional needs. For instance, in the UK, food prices are on track to be 50% higher in November than at […]
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Transparency has significantly reshaped business accountability by increasing consumer influence, rendering openness an essential requirement, and facilitating swift public responses to business practices, production methods, and employee relations. A recent study undertaken by Sprout Social supports the powers of transparency: 86% of consumers believe transparency from businesses is more important than ever.[1] A business’s commitment […]
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Kraft Dinner that was introduced into the Canadian market in 1937, was hailed as an affordable meal during the Great Depression. Yet, consumers were unaware that it contained synthetic dyes. In response to health concerns and consumer pressure, Kraft announced in 2015 that it would remove the dyes Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 by the end of […]
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Millennials and Generation Z have significantly influenced the grocery industry. “They’re looking beyond tangible products and actually trying to understand what is it that makes the company tick. What’s its mission? What’s its purpose? And what is it actually trying to build for us as a society”?[1] Bo Finneman To meet modern consumer expectations initiated […]
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How a simple task such as grocery shopping has evolved. In the 1960s, my mother was responsible for grocery shopping. The only grocery store available was our local Dominion. 1960’s Dominion Flyer Special thank you to Jim Slomka Historically, cashiers manually entered the price of each item at checkout. This changed in July 1974 when […]
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