Weekly Blog Post Where I will post content related to the retail environment and latest happenings at large retailers
Latest Blog Postings
1. 🥛 Cayuga’s Cozy Milk Makeover
New York’s Cayuga Milk Ingredients just threw a barn-raising party—well, sort of. They opened a shiny, expanded CMI plant (with Tetra Pak in tow), doubling down on dairy goodness in Auburn. Think more milk, fewer meltdowns—one sip at a time!
2. 🎖️ CPG Awards: Hello, Trophy Season!
Move over Oscars—The Original Brand & Food & Beverage Magazine has launched the 2025 CPG Awards. It’s like the Emmys, but for your snack stash and toothpaste tubes. Big brands, start polishing!
3. 📦 Snack-Sized Solutions
Feeling snack-depleted? Big players like Mondelez and PepsiCo are rolling out pint‑sized chips, crackers, and sips priced as low as 50¢. It’s not shrinkflation—it’s “portion-ization!” (Packaging pros may hit a shelf‑space headache.) wsj.com
4. đź’° Billionaires Buying Basic Brands
Elite investors are swooping in—Insider Monkey lists the “12 best consumer goods stocks billionaires are quietly buying.” Turns out, the rich are betting on your everyday toothpaste and cereal. Who says there’s no glamour in groceries
5. 🌍 Tariffs & Price Tag Turbulence
Tariffs are the party poopers here: Nike, Walmart, Macy’s, Shein, even luxury brands are hiking prices thanks to new import levies (especially on Chinese goods). No free lunch—or socks—anymore!
6. 🚀 Premium Packaging: Pretty Pays Off
Investors love elegance: the premium packaging market is projected to hit $5.4 B in 2025 and balloon to $8.6 B by 2035, with cosmetics leading the charge. Who knew lipstick boxes could be this lucrative?