January 10, 2022 | GroceryGeniuses Blog

Waitr, a food delivery platform, joins hands with a digital restaurant named VDC

GroceryGeniuses January 10, 2022

Waitr, an online food delivery platform, has recently partnered with a ghost kitchen named Virtual Dining Concepts (VDC) to carry out its brands. This collaboration will help Waitr deliver diversified food options to its customers and offer business opportunities to its business partners. VDC’s brand portfolio consists of names like Wing Squad, Barstool Bites, Mariah’s Cookies, Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen, Buddy V’s Cake Slice and MrBeast Burger. To read more Verdictfoodservice

Walmart reduces the hassle of arranging groceries for customers, launches InHome service

GroceryGeniuses January 10, 2022

Walmart takes the comfort level for affluent consumers to the next level as it launches InHome, a $148 annual delivery option. This service will not only deliver groceries to consumers’ homes, but Walmart assistants will also stock the groceries in their fridges and kitchen cabinets. Walmart plans to hire about 3,000 new employees and pay them $12 per hour. Walmart’s online service plans to stand out against its competitors like Amazon and gain wealthy subscribers. The success of this new online service depends on the consumers’ willingness to let a stranger enter their house. To read more, visit CNN

Five practices that will help grocers make the most of healthy diet trends

GroceryGeniuses January 10, 2022

Grocers need to make the “food as medicine” trend their guiding light as health becomes the primary focus of consumers. Over the past year, almost 50% of retailers have offered more well-being programs to let consumers reach their health objectives. They have increasingly placed better-for-you products on their shelves, as per the Food Industry Association (FMI) and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation (Academy Foundation). The report reveals that grocers can introduce and enhance five strategies to make the most of these trending consumer shifts: prescription programs, personalized nutrition education, medically tailored nutrition, path-to-purchase marketing and incentive programs, according to the report. To read more, visit GroceryDive

Frank Beard shares reasons behind convenience outlets moving towards the foodservice industry

GroceryGeniuses January 10, 2022

Frank Beard, a retail analyst and writer, recently explained why convenience stores are diving into the foodservice industry. The outlets are no longer investing in fuel pumps as the automobile industry goes electric. They are now gearing up to offer innovative meals and snacks. The two leading reasons are the shift of vehicles from fuel to electric energy and the rise of instant delivery platforms. The latter seems to be the go-to choice for consumers as the ultra-fast delivery to their doorsteps offers convenience and safety from the contagious pandemic. The industry now moves in three directions: Consolidators, Food-forward Retailers and Merchant-canopies. To read more, visit GroceryDive