food and beverage

KDP’s Ghost Acquisition and Coca-Cola’s AI Pivot to Personalized Ads Highlight Industry Strategies

KDP’s Ghost Acquisition and Coca-Cola’s AI Pivot to Personalized Ads Highlight Industry Strategies
KDP’s Ghost Acquisition and Coca-Cola’s AI Pivot to Personalized Ads Highlight Industry Strategies
October 24, 2024  |  Earnings

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) and The Coca-Cola Company are adapting to changing consumer preferences. KDP’s acquisition of Ghost underscores its strategy to expand into high-growth...

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Lidl Refreshes Brand to Capture Discount Grocery Buyers
Lidl Refreshes Brand to Capture Discount Grocery Buyers
October 18, 2024  |  Retail

Lidl reportedly relaunched its brand to stand out among other budget grocers. The company — whose rivals in the United States include fellow German supermarket...

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Amazon Tests ‘New Concept’ Satellite Grocery Store Next to Whole Foods
Amazon Tests ‘New Concept’ Satellite Grocery Store Next to Whole Foods
October 18, 2024  |  Retail

Amazon is expanding its grocery reach with a new type of store. The company opened a store called “Amazon Grocery” within the same Chicago building...

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Instacart Appoints Ex-Uber Executive Anirban Kundu as Chief Technology Officer
Instacart Appoints Ex-Uber Executive Anirban Kundu as Chief Technology Officer
October 16, 2024  |  Personnel

Instacart appointed former Uber executive Anirban Kundu as its new chief technology officer. In his new role, Kundu will lead Instacart’s technical team “as we...

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FreedomPay Partners With Stripe to Help Businesses ‘Unify Commerce’
FreedomPay Partners With Stripe to Help Businesses ‘Unify Commerce’
October 09, 2024  |  Partnerships

Commerce technology firm FreedomPay launched a partnership with financial infrastructure platform Stripe. The collaboration aims to “unify commerce” by allowing businesses to use Stripe for...

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Toast Adds Branded Mobile App and SMS Marketing for Restaurants
Toast Adds Branded Mobile App and SMS Marketing for Restaurants
October 08, 2024  |  ResTech

Toast added a branded mobile app and SMS marketing features to its technology platform for restaurants. These new mobile features are included in Toast’s Fall...

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Disney Streaming Options Now Part of Kroger Paid Membership Program
Disney Streaming Options Now Part of Kroger Paid Membership Program
October 08, 2024  |  Subscriptions

The Kroger Co. added Disney streaming options to its paid membership program. New enrollees and existing members of Boost can select Disney+ Basic (With Ads),...

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Food Services and Healthcare Job Gains Ease Employment Concerns for Low-Income Consumers
Food Services and Healthcare Job Gains Ease Employment Concerns for Low-Income Consumers
October 04, 2024  |  Economy

The United States economy added 254,000 jobs in September, exceeding economists’ expectations and potentially mitigating some recent concerns about job prospects among the paycheck-to-paycheck consumer...

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