Dan Ochwat

Dan Ochwat

Executive Editor

Author Profile

Dan Ochwat is the executive editor of Store Brands magazine, part of the EnsembleIQ network of publications. He's been involved in writing and editing for retail-based trades for nearly two decades, formerly as the editor of Shopper Marketing magazine, and as a writer for Path to Purchase IQ, publications that cover national brand consumer goods marketing and news.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

3/2/2021
TreeHouse adds to board of directors in agreement with Jana Partners
Jana Partners recently asked the company to sell, and with the appointments, the two organizations entered into a cooperation agreement.

Dan Ochwat
3/1/2021
PLMA shares Private Label Week metrics
Private Label Manufacturers Association said 7,500 virtual business cards were exchanged during the five-day Private Label Week event, and the platform remains open until April 30.

Dan Ochwat
3/1/2021
Sanderson Farms celebrates its female workforce throughout March
The private brand poultry producer is featuring female employees at the company in social posts and online profiles all month long in concert with International Women’s Day on March 8.

Dan Ochwat
3/1/2021
Trader Joe’s tops in customer satisfaction
The grocer may have finished highest in customer satisfaction but results from the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index show retail is at its lowest in customer satisfaction ratings since 2015.

Dan Ochwat
3/1/2021
Target own brands play key role in record annual sales
Four private brands from the retailer are earning more than $2 billion in sales, Target said during its financial community meeting and fourth-quarter report, also highlighting annual sales up nearly 20% and Q4 same-store sales up 20.5%.

Dan Ochwat
3/1/2021
U.S. Nonwovens rebrands as Radienz Living
The company name change reflects its wider business model in the home and personal care space.

Dan Ochwat
3/1/2021
Pandemic fueled sales at Publix to close out 2020
The Florida-based retailer reported double-digit net earnings and sales for the period ended Dec. 26.

Dan Ochwat
2/28/2021
European private brand biscuit producer expands its reach
Biscuit International, a leader in store brand biscuits, has agreed to acquire Dan Cake Portugal, a leader in butter cookies and cakes in Portugal.

Dan Ochwat
2/28/2021
Stir Foods stirs up growing private brand sauce business on east coast
California company has acquired Lancaster Fine Foods, a private label dressings, sauce company in Pennsylvania, adding to its growth on the east coast.

Dan Ochwat
2/28/2021
Loblaw sales rise online, in-store in Q4
The Canadian retailer reported large gains both in same-store sales and by as much as 160% via e-commerce.

Dan Ochwat