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The perfect brew: Vittoria’s Food & Beverage MD talks expanding DTC

Inside Retail

We bought equipment to be able to produce our own coffee bags, which we are now making locally, which has been a really interesting category and we’ve managed to see some growth there. The strategy isn’t just to get a product ranged somewhere and then run a promotional program and that’s it.

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Top 12 Food & Beverage Trade Shows in North America

Trade Group

Deemed an “essential business,” these businesses remained open but had to manage increased health and safety regulations for employees and customers, a sudden uptick in online shopping and demand for curbside and home delivery, and volatile supply chains (which also impacted bars, restaurants, and hotels). HX: The Hotel Experience.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Hwang-Judiesch was appointed president of Hudson’s Bay in September 2022, leading the store organisation, including the execution of the company’s in-store digital selling transformation, customer experience and store optimisation strategy. Nairn’s retirement culminates a 46-year career in retailing. By Tong Van.