AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoRetail Competition: Numerator says Amazon (with Whole Foods) posted the biggest food & beverage market-share gain among U.S. retailers, narrowing the gap with Costco as shoppers buy more often and more households adopt Amazon. Food Safety Crisis: The CDC added Iowa to a massive cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to Mexican lettuce served at Taco Bell, pushing confirmed cases past 10,000 nationwide; Michigan also confirmed its first outbreak deaths. Regulatory/Industry Watch: FDA investigations and recalls keep rolling—most recently, FDA-linked actions around food safety and ongoing outbreak monitoring are reshaping what retailers pull from shelves. Food Access Pressure: Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap finds food insecurity in every Georgia county, with SNAP data collection changes adding uncertainty for hunger tracking. Business Closures: Salad and Go filed for Chapter 11 and will permanently close all 70 stores, citing demand pressure and rising costs, with the broader Cyclospora fallout hurting consumer confidence. Market Moves: Ahold Delhaize’s e-commerce remains strong, but U.S. sales are pressured by SNAP and other pricing factors.
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