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The advent of e-commerce has elevated consumers’ expectations of the shopping experience, and retailers must now provide service anytime, anywhere and any way customers desire. This makes the customer journey more complicated than ever before.

Private investors Gregg and Jeff Hamann acquired Before the Butcher, Irvine, Calif., in a transaction that complements the Hamanns’ ownership of ground beef producer Jensen Meat Co.

This mixed bag is impacting consumer spending on food and beverages, according to the latest IRI Consumer Connect survey released by IRI, Chicago.

The Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) annual State of the Specialty Food Industry Report reveals that specialty food remains one of the fastest-growing segments of the food business.

McCain Foods USA, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., opened an expanded distribution center in Burley, Idaho.

Shenandoah Growers, Inc., Rockingham, Va., opened a new expanded production facility in Jefferson, Ga.

The report, “Personalization in Digital Food Retail – Shoppers Expect More,” conducted by IDC Retail Insights, Framingham, Mass., and commissioned by Precima, Chicago, casts light on the current state of digital food retailing and what food retailers need to do now to drive success.

A new study from Culinary Visions, Chicago, examines consumers' knowledge, attitudes and preferences toward a variety of food and beverage products made with cannabis ingredients.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, announced the opening of a new sales and service facility in Tulsa, Okla.