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Does it make sense to have packaging specific to individual retailers? It depends! Take these Columbus Craft Meats turkey burgers at Costco Wholesale. The paperboard boxes look great but throw them in an unprinted RSC that the Costco employee has to cut open with a blade so it can be displayed in the freezer. Good? Bad? The burgers are 🔥 🔥 BTW #boldtsmithpackagingconsultants #packagingoptimization #packaging #costco

Well, Easter came and went pretty quickly didn't it? 😅 As one of the biggest dates on our calendar, we experience a huge demand for our products, for both wholesale and home-bakers, and we've already started thinking about what we'll be offering this time next year... #Sprinkles #CakeDecorating #BakingSupplier #BakingWholesaler #FoodAndDrinkSupplier

These chicken bags are going to cost Costco Wholesale so much money. Why do you grab a cart when you come just to buy chicken? Because the bottom of the old packaging is hot and it’s awkward to carry one, let alone two and tends to require both hands. What do you do with a cart? You add more stuff into the cart. With the bag, you have no reason to grab a cart. You can literally just walk in, grab two bags with one hand and walk straight back to the register because they’re so easy to carry. Not a smart design for a product that is a loss leader intended to get a shopper to buy more in the store. Will Costco’s average cart value drop immensely? You’re sure of it! Could this change make Costco miss target earnings? I don’t know, but I wouldn’t want to wait and find out… #speculation

What would you do with 7 extra hours in a working week? 👇 🕰️ 💰 We recently saved a food producer over 7 hours per week with our automated ordering platform. We are now solving some other challenges for them 😀 Let the fun begin! Want to find out how we can help you save time too. Lets talk! 🗣️ 📧 📞 #Platter #onlineordering #transport #foodwaste #factoring #surplus #demandplanning #buyers #suppliers

Tired of multiple email chains and long phone calls? 🥱 📞 📧 Using Platter to centralise all aspects of ordering not only saves wholesale food suppliers and buyers time but helps increase revenues. 💻 🥘 🌎 We are on a mission to supercharge the wholesale food sector for everyone involved! #Platter #wholesalefoodtech #wholesalefood #onlineordering #savetime

Would you like to increase profit in your food and drink wholesale business? Silly question, I know! We'd all like to become more profitable. And if it was easy, we'd all be doing it. But the reality is, it's difficult to do whilst remaining competitive in a crowded market. Our latest guide - Protecting Margin: How to Increase Profit While Remaining Competitive - shares secrets from best-in-class food and drinks wholesale businesses. If you'd like to receive a free copy, drop me a message or comment below and I'll ping it over to you. #wholesale #foodanddrinksindustry #fmcgwholesale #warehousemanagement

In-store audits are critical and not only provide clear insights into the competitive set but also consumer trends. For example, when a single store stocks 15 pallets of protein products (powders & RTD's) it’s a clear signal: consumers are actively seeking convenient sources of protein. Securing such a significant footprint in a big-box store demands high sell-through rates, signaling that this trend isn’t just growing—it’s accelerating. Snack, beverage, and frozen meal brands should take notice of this protein trend. #Retail #Protein #CPG #BigBox #FMCG

DWF Trending with Independents! Read the Better Retailing snippet below on how the #costoflivingcrisis is affecting the wholesale/retail frozen food industry. Mo Maroufi & Simon McCullagh Full article available at www.betterretailing.com

The Demand for Diversity in the Aisles. How ethnic grocery retailing has evolved beyond dumplings and donairs. Rick Rabba, Rabba Fine Foods; Inder Chohan, CJR Wholesale Grocers, Adrian Gianello, Yummy Market, with Tony Chapman, Chatter that Matters. #GICShow24 #GroceryInnovations #GroceryIndustryInsights #RetailTrends #RetailerConnect

One of the incredible things about participating in an excellent accelerator program like Startup Wise Guys is getting to know impressive projects and brilliant founders. Many people here don't know, but in 2008, I decided to open a small restaurant, turning a hobby into work. I left the advertising agency where I worked to start a new work routine in the kitchen of a restaurant with only 24 seats, called Varekay. I almost lost my taste for my hobby. Managing a restaurant can be a nightmare. One of the biggest challenges we faced was managing orders and suppliers. It took an absurd amount of time - everything was done by phone or physically - and any mistake could cause us a big problem. I preferred spending 6 hours in the kitchen than 2 hours dealing with suppliers, I confess. Then, during the acceleration program, I met Jack Clegg and the concept of Platter, his startup. I don't think I ever told him how impressed I was with the proposal he presented in his pitch deck. Jack grew up within the industry he decided to change, knew the problem, and developed the solution with incredible expertise. If there had been a Platter in 2008, maybe I would never have given up on Varekay. If you own a restaurant, I advise you to keep an eye on Platter.