Archive - Shelf Talk

Inflation is slowing, but do regular people agree?

The latest U.S. Consumer Price Index numbers show that the rate of inflation is slowing. Core prices have experienced their slowest increase in three…

May 30, 2024

January 2024

Pricing amidst slowing inflation

PepsiCo recently faced a notable setback as its products, including Frito-Lay snacks, Quaker Oats, Lipton teas, and sodas, were pulled from the shelves…

Jan 17, 2024

November 2023

How New Product Fans Predict Failures

Discover a surprising twist in consumer behavior. My latest article reveals how the most eager buyers of new products might actually signal their…

Nov 28, 2023

Rao’s, Prego, and Campbell Soup Insights (and an event this week)

First, the event: I’m excited to announce that I’m joining a BevNet/Nosh Community Call with the founder of Plant Press, where I’ll be coaching her live…

Nov 6, 2023

February 2021

Shelf Talk: Food, Beverage, & CPG Digest

Welcome to Shelf Talk, a newsletter about what's new and notable in the food, beverage, CPG, and retail industries.

Feb 23, 2021

May 2020

Shelf Talk: 7.5 months to go in 2020

In the last issue of Shelf Talk, I summarized food/CPG/grocery industry news from 50+ articles I inhaled over since the pandemic set in.

May 10, 2020

April 2020

Shelf Talk: Hindsight is 2019

This is the first issue of Shelf Talk in 2020.

Apr 18, 2020

December 2019

Shelf Talk: Changes in milk, meat, water, and alcohol

The past month(s?) of holiday-focused shopping places such an emphasis on retailers, so this digest focuses instead on products, namely beverages and…

Dec 20, 2019

November 2019

Shelf Talk: 3000 Amazon supermarkets, Wegmans in Brooklyn, Walmart grocery delivery, and He-Man's tiger

Amazon and Grocery Retail

Nov 13, 2019

October 2019

Shelf Talk: Food and tariffs, changing Chinese tastes, industry stats, and more

Food & International Trade

Oct 15, 2019

Shelf Talk: Bonsai brands, Freakonomics on supermarkets, hacking Amazon rankings with cash, and more

Brands (and symbiosis with retailers)

Oct 2, 2019

September 2019

Shelf Talk: Future of grocery retail, Costco in China, private label growth, and bear taste testing

Sep 6, 2019

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