Record cocoa prices heading into Valentine's Day proves to be a headache for sweets king Hershey Cocoa futures prices hit an all-time high last week Empire CEO warns of ‘distressing’ cost increases from suppliers Michael Medline says company will lean on private label brands to keep prices stable Instacart brand campaign centres stress-free holiday entertaining Company teams with CPG partners on campaign Weighing the threat of Ozempic on snack sales Is the rise in weight-loss drug use changing shopping habits? Hershey's launches first-ever plant-based chocolate bars in Canada Vegan chocolate bars are made using oat flour in lieu of dairy Empire taps into Scene+ data to power promotional strategy Executives discussed personalization, inflation and labour agreements on the company's first quarter earnings call with analysts Hershey, BGC Canada partner on Pink Shirt Day initiative Effort is part of the Sweeter Together Project, a multi-year partnership between Hershey and BGC Supply issues could haunt Halloween candy aisle amid ‘huge demand’ The potential strong demand paired with ongoing supply chain constraints could lead to some empty store shelves this Halloween Instacart acquires Eversight, AI platform to be available to CPG brands and retailers in Canada Eversight’s pricing tools and insights promise to drive growth for Instacart’s partners 2022 Star Women in Grocery winner Lisa Nanakdewa (Q&A) Rising Star First Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last