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	The Top Five Grocery Retailers for 2011
Food retailing has been dominating the news lately with a focus on food inflation, food safety and competition for the almighty consumer's dollar. FULL ARTICLE

	Top Supermarket Industry Trends For 2011
The grocery and supermarket industry continues to be highly competitive with rising commodity prices and competition for shopper traffic serving as strong headwinds to improved profits. However,... FULL ARTICLE

	Kraft Has $1.5B Gun in Starbucks Battle
A nasty spat between two of the country's best-known coffee brands threatened to spill into grocery store aisles yesterday... FULL ARTICLE

	Coffee Market Competition Remains Hot
Americans love their coffee and despite rising prices, the love affair continues. Americans consume over $45 Billion dollars of coffee every year. FULL ARTICLE

	Food Industry Consolidation to Rise in 2011
Competitive activity remains intense, interest rates are ridiculously low and shoppers are more price sensitive than ever before. These factors will lead to further food industry consolidation in 2011. FULL ARTICLE

	Nestle: New 800 Pound Gorilla in Frozen Foods
Nestle's recent acquisition of the Kraft frozen pizza division makes them the dominant player in frozen foods. FULL ARTICLE

	Too Much Choice and Variety: Assortment Realities
The CPG industry has been abuzz over assortment downsizing. Yet, despite all the talk of major SKU reductions, the average food channel store decreased variety by just 1% in 2009. FULL ARTICLE

	The Coupon Comeback
Once on their way to extinction, coupons made a strong resurgence in 2009. FULL ARTICLE

	Store Brands Flex Muscle in Weak Economy
Everybody, everywhere likes a good value, which is why store brands outperformed national brands in the U.S. on an average unit sales growth basis and has posted gradual gains over time in this country as well as in many European countries. FULL ARTICLE



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