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CHICAGO — Consumer packaged goods companies sizing up private label competition need only look at the nation’s largest retailers to see how the brands have become a food shopping staple, new research ...

Amid growing consumer interest in store brand products, private-label brand sales increased 6% year over year in the U.S. to $217 billion in 2023, according to a new report from Circana. However, ...

The economic downturn has led consumers to turn to private label for greater value. Own label has been a significant sector in Europe for decades but US consumers are now looking to store brands more ...

Roughly nine years ago, while serving as Vice President for Food Safety at the world’s largest food retailer, I surveyed how many different date labels were used by food producers to convey that food ...

Produce and deli units are up for SNAP households, growing 2.6% each for the year ending Sept. 8. The chance for private label and brands to connect around baking and dinner occasions grew among SNAP ...

Consumer concerns on the economy continue to grow, creating an opportunity for private label brands and a challenge for branded CPG companies Consumer appetite for private-label products remains ...