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grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 7h

From Upton Sinclair to Blue Bell: Are Food Recalls on the Rise Amid Layoffs and a Government Shutdown? #Restaurants #Grocery #ConvenienceStores #Food #beverage #FoodRecalls grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/from...

From Upton Sinclair to Blue Bell: Are Food Recalls on the Rise Amid Layoffs and a Government Shutdown?

Food recalls have always been the uneasy intersection of public trust, government oversight, and industrial efficiency. From the days of U...

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grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 1d

SunStop Launches Meal Deals Tapping the Fast-Growing Grocerant Trend #SunStop #CStores #Food #Beverage #Meals #Takeout #FreshFood #Grocery #Restaurant #Grocerant #Beer #Wine #Coffee #Dinner #Lunch #Snacks #Breakfast #GrocerantGuru grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/suns...

SunStop Launches Meal Deals Tapping the Fast-Growing Grocerant Trend

SunStop, the convenience store subsidiary of Southwest Georgia Oil Co . (SWGA Oil) , is stepping confidently into the family dinner market...

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grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 2d

AI’s Food Productions Double-Edged Sword: Productivity Gains, Ethical Pains #Restaurants #Technology #FoodDelivery #ConvenienceStores #Grocery #Foodservice #PLMA #IFIC #IFMA #COEX #Food #Beverage grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/ais-...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 3d

Steve Martin Was Right (and the Grocerant Guru® Approves) — on Fancy Comfort Food, Nostalgia, #Food #Beverage #Restaurants #CStore #Grocerant #Foodservice #Grocery #GrocerantGuru #FastFood #Pizza grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/stev...

Steve Martin Was Right (and the Grocerant Guru® Approves) — on Fancy Comfort Food, Nostalgia, and Why Packaging Still Sells the Story

Steve Martin recently posted a cheeky photo of an ultra-fancy grilled-cheese-and-tomato-soup remix and quipped, “I feel sorry for today’s...

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grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 4d

Re-Craving Domino’s: How the Pizza Giant Rewrote Its Own Recipe for Relevance #Dominos #Pizza #FoodMarketing #Branding, #FastFood #FreshFoods #Takeout #FoodDelivery #Restaurants #Cstores #ServiceDeli #Grocerant #Foodservice #GrocerantGuru grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/re-c...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 5d

Fall is now in the Air, Fall Flavors Are on the Plate and In the Cup #Food #Beverage #Coffee #Grocerant #Restaurant #CStores #Grocery #Pumpkin #Cinnamon #Potato #Beef #Pork grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/07/fall...

Fall Flavors 2025: What’s Heating Up This Autumn

As the leaves turn and cozy cravings kick in, food lovers are leaning into bold, nostalgic, and globally inspired tastes this fall. But in...

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grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 5d

The SNAP shift toward nutrition Could be Problematic for Many Food Retailers #Grocery #SNAP #WIC #Food #Beverage #Foodservice #Restaurants #CStores #Grocerant grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

The SNAP shift toward nutrition Could be Problematic for Many Food Retailers

To understand the implications, we must first review what’s changing (or proposed) in SNAP policy and how that shifts in retail incentives...

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grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 6d

“Would You Eat That?”: Inside America’s Quiet Food Safety Crisis — and Why It’s About to Get Worse #Food #Beverage #Restaurants #Cstores #Grocery #Deli grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/woul...

“Would You Eat That?”: Inside America’s Quiet Food Safety Crisis — and Why It’s About to Get Worse

The Hidden Fear Behind Every Bite We’ve all been there: You’re on the road, hungry, and the smell of fresh coffee and breakfast burrito...

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grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 7d

Why Grocerants Are Winning: How Retail Food is Redefining the Battle for America’s Stomach #Food #Beverage #FreshFood #Meals #Dinner #Snacks #Lunch #DriveThru #Breakfast #Grocerant #Beef #Chicken #Seafood #Produce grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/why-...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 8d

Private Label Food: From Generic to Genuine Brand Power #Food #Beverage #PrivateLabel #Grocery #Restaurant #Grocerant #CStore #FoodserviceSolutions grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/priv...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 9d

Portability Is a Key Component of Fresh Food Marketing #restaurant #grocerant #Food #Beverage #CStore #Grocery #Foodservice grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/port...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 10d

Walmart: How America’s Biggest Grocer Is Beating Amazon at Its Own Game #Walmart #Grocery #Grocerant grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/walm...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 11d

Is Olive Garden still in Crisis: Legacy Brand Struggling to Keep Up #ChainRestaurants #Food #Dinner #Menu #Takeout #Foodservice #Grocerant #Grocery #Deli #GrocerantGuru #FoodserviceSolutions grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/is-o...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 12d

Is Albertsons Like A&P #Grocery #Albertsons #Safeway #Food #Beverage #PLMA #IFIC #IFMA #FrozenFoodCourt #Restaurants #Grocerant #ConvenienceStores #GrocerantGuru #Beef #Beer grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/is-a...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 13d

The Power of Menu Branding: Why Expanding Beyond Four Walls Wins Consumers #Restaurants #Food #Grocerant #FoodSales #FoodMarketing #Branding #Marketing #CPG #FrozenFoodCourt #GrocerantGuru ConvenienceStores #Deli grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

The Power of Menu Branding: Why Expanding Beyond Four Walls Wins Consumers

Food isn’t just eaten—it’s remembered, repeated, and re-purchased. In today’s hyper-competitive food and beverage landscape, restaurants a...

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grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 14d

McDonald’s Monopoly Is Back — And Now It’s Gone Digital! #FastFood #Monopoly #McDonalds #Food #Beverage #Restaurants #DriveThru #Grocerant #Loyalty #Games #GrocerantGuru grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/mcdo...

McDonald’s Monopoly Is Back — And Now It’s Gone Digital!

Break out your fry boxes and fire up your apps: McDonald’s Monopoly is returning October 6, and this time it’s not just about peeling sti...

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grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 15d

Burger King’s Monster Menu: How the King is Turning Halloween Into a Meal Occasion #Restaurants #DriveThru #FastFood #Food #Marketing #UCLA #SJU #UCF #UG #UW #WSU #Grocerant #Foodservice grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/burg...

Burger King’s Monster Menu: How the King is Turning Halloween Into a Meal Occasion

Burger King is leaning hard into Halloween with its first-ever Monster Menu , and that a good thing according to Steven Johnson Grocerant ...

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grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 16d

Snacking Disruption: How “Better-for-You” Snacks Are Rewriting the Future of Food #Snacks #DriveThru #Restaurant #Grocerant #ConvenienceStores #foodservice #GrocerantGuru #FoodserviceSolutions grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/snac...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 17d

Stretch: Smarter Shopping Today for a Better Today and Tomorrow #Grocery #Cstores #Restaurants #Stretchformore #Food #Delivery #Beverage #FoodPrice #GrocerantGuru #FoodserviceSolutions grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/10/stre...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 18d

Starbucks is Losing Its Mojo: Why the Future of Beverages is Brewing Beyond Coffee #Starbucks #Coffee #Pizza #FoodDelivery #DriveThru #Grocerant #Restaurant #CStore #Deli #GrocerantGuru #Foodservice grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/09/star...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 19d

What We’re Eating on October 31 (and Craving After) #Food #Beverage #Foodservice #Grocery #Restaurants #Grocerant #ConvenienceStores #GrocerantGuru #FoodserviceSolutions #Water grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/09/what...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 20d

When Growth Stalls: MOD Pizza, Outback Steakhouse & Applebee’s Search for a Way Back #Restaurants #MODPizza #OutbackSteakhouse #Applebees #Food #Beverage #Coffee #Pizza #MenuPrice #Grocerant grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/09/when...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 21d

Who Moved My Meal? How C-Stores Are Winning the Foodservice Race #Food #beverage #Foodservice #Grocerant #Restaurant #ConvenienceStore #Grocery #DollarStores #GrocerantGuru grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/09/who-...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 22d

Drive-Thru Food Packaging – Operational Insights & Next Steps #Restaurant #Cstore #Deli #Grocerant #DriveThru #Takeaways #UCF #USF #UCLA #WSU #Food #Beverage #Packaging #Paper #Water #ShelfstableMilk grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/09/driv...

grocerant.bsky.social @grocerant.bsky.social · 23d

Why Jollibee Is Poised to Win Big — in Chicken and in Family Dining #Food #Marketing #Foodservice #UCF #Restaurants #Growth #Success #Grocerant #Chicken #GrocerantGuru #SJU #WSU #UW #UNLV #USC grocerants.blogspot.com/2025/09/why-...