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fancy food coverage
What
happens next?
The Summer Fancy
Food Show offers a
forum for the future
of fresh food
by John Unrein
Phil Lempert (right) hosted a
Selling Specialty session that
included Straub's Markets
President & CEO Trip Straub
(left) and Jet.com's Monica
Schechter (center).
A
n expert panel of supermarket leaders from Whole Foods,
Peapod, Walmart.com and others debated the future of online
grocery shopping vs. experiential food retailing during the
second day of the Summer Fancy Food Show at New York City's
swanky Javits Center.
which serves 24 markets. "It reinforces our strategy. We want to be
everywhere the customer is." For anyone selling fresh foods, he urged,
it's imperative to recognize "the ball is the customer."
"Two weeks ago, our food world changed dramatically," said moderator
Phil Lempert, known as the Supermarket Guru, referring to news of
Amazon's plan to acquire Whole Foods Market and rapid expansion
plans by Aldi and Lidl, the latter of which opened its first U.S. stores on
June 15. "Lidl surprised everybody with glitzy stores and a focus on
fresh and prepared foods."
But before people start tearing down hundreds of supermarkets to
make way for the digital revolution of online grocery ordering and
home delivery, Cathy Strange of Whole Foods Market takes a more
cautionary tone by reminding food executives that "personal touch
and interaction are senses to be respected and enjoyed." As the global
executive coordinator of specialty and product development and innovation at Whole Foods, Strange said trust is everything for consumers.
"We're like farmers. We have to get out there every day and earn it."
Peapod's Tony Stallone predicts this is the first wave of more to come.
"In two years, we are going to see even bigger news," said the vice
president of merchandising for the nation's leading internet grocer,
Lempert predicts the first step by Amazon - once the Whole Foods
acquisition is completed - will be to cut prices. He said roughly 90
percent of Amazon Prime customers live within 10 miles of a Whole
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of instore - July 2017
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Editor's Note - RETAIL FOODSERVICE: The importance of inspiration
CONTENTS
SPOTLIGHT - BY THE NUMBERS: Specialty cheeses
Equipment & Packaging - LATEST INNOVATION: Snacking concepts
News - NEED TO KNOW: Debates and definitions to watch
Industry Perspective - How Amazon can benefit the fresh perimeter
Commissary Insider
Operations: Are you ready for FSMA inspections?
Food Safety: Detecting, eliminating Listeria
Technology: Enhanced labeling capabilities
Cover story - Reaching a crossroads
IDDBA coverage - Brand central station
Fancy Food Coverage - What happens next?
Product Trends
Product Showcase
AD INDEX
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instore - July 2017 - Editor's Note - RETAIL FOODSERVICE: The importance of inspiration
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instore - July 2017 - CONTENTS
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instore - July 2017 - SPOTLIGHT - BY THE NUMBERS: Specialty cheeses
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instore - July 2017 - Equipment & Packaging - LATEST INNOVATION: Snacking concepts
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instore - July 2017 - News - NEED TO KNOW: Debates and definitions to watch
instore - July 2017 - Industry Perspective - How Amazon can benefit the fresh perimeter
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instore - July 2017 - Commissary Insider
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instore - July 2017 - COMM - 5
instore - July 2017 - Operations: Are you ready for FSMA inspections?
instore - July 2017 - COMM - 7
instore - July 2017 - COMM - 8
instore - July 2017 - COMM - 9
instore - July 2017 - Food Safety: Detecting, eliminating Listeria
instore - July 2017 - COMM - 11
instore - July 2017 - COMM - 12
instore - July 2017 - COMM - 13
instore - July 2017 - Technology: Enhanced labeling capabilities
instore - July 2017 - COMM - 15
instore - July 2017 - COMM - 16
instore - July 2017 - Cover story - Reaching a crossroads
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instore - July 2017 - 21
instore - July 2017 - IDDBA coverage - Brand central station
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instore - July 2017 - Fancy Food Coverage - What happens next?
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instore - July 2017 - Product Trends
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instore - July 2017 - Product Showcase
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instore - July 2017 - AD INDEX
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