Dan Ochwat
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- 5/7/2020
Q&A: Leveraging the new Food Industry Exchange
Store Brands executive editor Dan Ochwat talks with FMI about its new online platform for supply chain management and supplier discovery - 5/7/2020
Trader Joe’s shares more on its plant-based burgers
As grilling season nears, retailer promoted the vegan, plant-based burgers that launched in January on its website - 5/6/2020
Costco Wholesale continues online boom in April
Decreased traffic from COVID-19 impacted Costco's sales, but it also helped generate an 87.7% increase in online sales for the four weeks ended May 3 - 5/6/2020
TreeHouse Foods gets slight bump in Q1 sales from pandemic shopping
While the supplier did report a loss in diluted share and operations, the company exceeded sales expectations for the quarter - 5/6/2020
Natural Grocers up more than 20% in Q2 sales
Private brands, household products, supplements, grocery and bulk help build bigger baskets at the better-for-you retailer in the second quarter - 5/6/2020
Ahold Delhaize USA up nearly 14% in sales
Financial report shows a big March, total online growth powered the grocer in the first quarter - 5/5/2020
FMI debuts digital platform to ease supply chain crunch
Subscription-based platform helps retailers fill holes, needs during COVID-19, but it could also act as a way for private brand suppliers to connect with retailers - 5/5/2020
Nordstrom implements reopening measures
Retailer announced it will close 16 stores permanently, continue a strong digital operation while a phased-out reopening plan will get underway - 5/5/2020
Sprouts touts 16% sales gain in Q1
COVID-19 shopping habits helped fuel the increase, as the retailer with a strong private brand plan reported net sales of $1.6 billion - 5/5/2020
Wet wipes producer working to test product against COVID-19
Nice-Pak, who makes disinfecting wipes for private brands, is testing the products in partnership Microbac, a contract testing lab
