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Study: 85% of food, hospitality brands need to improve on reputation management

The study indicates that hospitality marketers are prioritizing strategies for streamlining the customer experience and monitoring reviews across sites.
April 4, 2019
As customers interact with — and review — brands across a growing number of third-party sites, reputation management is the key area of focus for this group, with 66% planning to focus on "collecting customer feedback" and 51% planning to enhance their ability to monitor and respond to online reviews, according to new research produced by Yext, Inc., New York.
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Study: Consumers expect businesses to support social issues

Nearly 89% of consumers support businesses that take stances related to the environment.
April 3, 2019
Shoppers expect businesses to demonstrate corporate social responsibility by taking stances on pertinent social issues. Some issues, however, are more divisive than others, according to a study by Clutch, Washington, D.C.
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Star Group of Cos. takes steps to reduce plastic

The company's new Inspired Greens whole head lettuce line in recyclable sleeves transformed 2 million potential pounds of PETE plastic to under 100,000 pounds of recyclable sleeves.
April 3, 2019
The Star Group of Cos., Canada, is taking its first step in reducing plastic throughout its supply chain.
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Report: U.S. convenience stores experience record food sales in 2018

U.S. convenience stores sales overall surged 8.9% to $654.3 billion, while in-store sales increased 2.2% to a record $242.2 billion.
April 3, 2019
U.S. convenience stores experienced a 16th straight year of record in-store sales in 2018, according to new data published in NACS State of the Industry report, presented by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), Alexandria, Va.
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Fortistar acquires 2 renewable natural gas facilities in PA

The two facilities have the capacity to produce 1.5 million decatherms of RNG per year, enough to power 1,117 natural gas trucks and displace 12 million GGE of diesel fuel.
April 3, 2019
Fortistar LLC, White Plains, N.Y., in partnership with Ares Capital Corp., New York, acquired two landfill renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities, Greentree Landfill Gas and Imperial Landfill Gas, from EDF Renewables North America, San Diego, Calif.
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BPI announces corporate name change, leadership transition

empirical foods produces lean ground beef, fully cooked taco meats, eggs, Bolognese/pasta sauce as well as a line of fresh portioned cuts of beef and pork.
April 3, 2019
BPI (Beef Products, Inc.), Dakota Dunes, S.D., announced a corporate name change to empirical foods, and re-named its additional companies to empirical technology and empirical innovations.
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Report: Non-dairy creamer market set to register CAGR of 5.5% by 2028

The study reveals that light and fat-free non-dairy creamers will collectively account for over two-fifths of the overall non-dairy creamer consumption in 2019.
April 3, 2019
Fat-free, plant-based and organic creamers claim the largest market share of the group, according to a new research study by Future Market Insights (FMI), Valley Cottage, N.Y.
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Study: Food industry M&As dip in 2018, manufacturers lead activity

Food processors took part in 152 deals in 2018, a 19.4% decrease from 2017, while the retail sector increased almost 40% from the previous year.
April 3, 2019
The Food Institute, Upper Saddle River, N.J., tallied 527 food industry mergers and acquisitions in 2018, down almost 11% from 2017’s record year, according to its annual “Food Business Mergers & Acquisitions” report.
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