Tools to save money, how the retail grocer market is changing and rural communities losing grocers are all forces in nutrition education. In food news, food prices, a new offering targets those seeking blood sugar management and changes to the yogurt standard-of-identity in 2024 to be aware of. And there’s a lot going on with regard to food in indigenous/other communities.
Buying food…
Instacart’s new shopper tools to save money (https://www.grocerydive.com/news/instacart-rolls-out-inflation-fighting-tools-for-customers/648607/.
Cashback rewards credit cards…from supermarkets
(https://www.grocerydive.com/news/h-e-b-central-market-unveil-credit-cards-with-new-perks/648008/).
Large grocers rule e-commerce (https://www.grocerydive.com/news/large-grocers-are-dominating-online-grocery-carts/647084/) and club store growth cutting into retail grocers (https://www.winsightgrocerybusiness.com/retailers/report-club-stores-absorbing-grocery-market-share-supermarkets).
Does where you work change how you buy groceries online? (https://www.grocerydive.com/news/online-grocery-shopping-habits-vary-by-where-people-work-report-finds/647810/).
Shopping and buying online are different: Walmart & Aldi (https://www.grocerydive.com/news/online-grocery-shopping-evolving-walmart-aldi-the-fresh-market/647162/).
Rural communities losing grocers (https://www.specialtyfood.com/news/article/shrinking-population-big-box-competitors-threaten-local-grocers/).
The connection between Bed Bath & Beyond closings and grocers? Some locations will see grocers move in https://progressivegrocer.com/bed-bath-beyond-store-closings-create-opportunity-grocers).
Food…
Trends in food prices since April 2021 (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/14/charts-how-much-inflation-increased-since-2021.html).
4 in 10 cut back on groceries to buy dog food (https://www.marketwatch.com/visual-stories/41-of-pet-owners-are-cutting-back-on-groceries-to-feed-their-dogs-4c3576e5); how pet food prices have fared (https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/04/01/pet-food-prices-rising-inflation/11557992002/).
Private labels extend into more offerings (https://corp.smartbrief.com/original/2023/04/food-retailers-infiltrate-new-categories-with-private-label).
Balance Bowls for blood sugar management (https://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/nestles-lean-cuisine-balance-bowls-touted-to-aid-blood-sugar-management-and-boost-nutrition.html).
Changes coming to the yogurt standard-of-identity in 2024 includes allowing all sweetener and additions such as coconut, chocolate (https://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-amends-standard-identity-yogurt).
Indigenous foods…
5 reasons why indigenous foods are important (https://retaildietitians.com/articles/5-reasons-why-indigenous-foods-are-important/) focuses on dietitians working in retail yet underscores important reasons to encourage indigenous foods as a way to address health disparities, a link to local food systems and the importance of culture. High inflation means less access to indigenous foods (https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/as-inflation-soars-access-to-indigenous-foods-declines).
An analysis of fresh food access in Black neighborhoods (https://www.grocerydive.com/news/the-friday-checkout-fresh-grocery-gaps-black-neighborhoods/647670/) and (https://www.brookings.edu/research/what-the-lack-of-premium-grocery-stores-says-about-disinvestment-in-black-neighborhoods/).
Reclaiming foods…
Interior Dept. Indigenous Food Hubs (http://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-advances-health-and-nutrition-efforts-across-indian-country) and (https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/interior-to-introduce-indigenous-food-hubs).
Native communities reclaiming their foods (https://thetakeout.com/how-native-communities-are-reclaiming-their-corn-1848105803).
Diversity…
Vertical/indoor farming comes to small, Black and Indian farmers as costs lower (https://www.axios.com/2023/01/06/indoor-farming-small-scale-farmers).
Black chefs lead in the vegan space (https://www.bonappetit.com/story/vegan-fast-food-movement-black-chefs).
Women-led farming (https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/feb/15/california-women-led-farms-food-equity).
Native communities and seaweed farming (https://alaskapublic.org/2023/03/13/seaweed-farming-inspires-high-hopes-in-alaska-for-economic-and-environmental-benefits/).
Banking on the seaweed rush (https://hakaimagazine.com/features/banking-on-the-seaweed-rush/).
North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems -NATIFS (https://www.natifs.org/). Indigenous chef, ‘The Sioux Chef’, Sean Sherman, named one of Time’s Most Influential Person of 2023 (https://www.tastingtable.com/1256908/chef-sean-sherman-recognized-time-most-influential-people/).
How
Owamni became the best new restaurant in the U.S. (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/09/19/how-owamni-became-the-best-new-restaurant-in-the-united-states).
Listen/watch 3 interviews with Sean Sherman: Washington Post
Live online 1/26/23, 27 minutes or listen online (https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/washington-post-live/the-sioux-chef-ceo-on-WNu8gieSzqM/) or find the Washington Post Live podcast on your podcast platform (https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/01/26/sioux-chef-ceo-preserving-indigenous-culinary-traditions/); How I Built This, Feb. 2, 2023 episode, 36 minutes (https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this/hibt-lab-the-sioux-chef-sean-59MIYXK0GWO/) and Fresh Air, Oct. 24, 2022 episode, 46 minutes
(https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1131051237/the-sioux-chef-sean-sherman).
And for something different to watch…
Young immigrants compete in YouTube cooking show (https://www.kqed.org/arts/13928085/no-borders-just-flavors-immigrant-cooking-show-united-we-dream).