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The Hidden Dangers of Bad Data: Why Accurate Product Labelling Matters

When it comes to food shopping online, consumers depend on precise product information to make informed choices, especially concerning dietary needs and allergies. However, inaccurate data can lead to mislabeled products and incorrect search results, adversely affecting customer experience and safety.

From Prescription to Plate: GLP-1s and the Future of Food Retail

GLP-1 medications have dramatically changed the weight management landscape, and retailers have a unique opportunity to play a key role in supporting those using it.

Beyond the Prescription: How Retailers Can Support GLP-1 Users

Retailers that adapt to evolving consumer needs and create simple, supportive journeys will be well positioned to shape the future of health-focused retail. Ultimately, supporting customers, including those on GLP-1 medications, means building an evidence-based, nutrition-focused retail environment that strengthens trust, engagement and long-term loyalty.

Malnutrition in a World of Plenty: Why Awareness Still Matters

With greater awareness, early intervention, and the use of technology to advance both personalised nutrition and informed food system decisions, we can enhance nutritional health, improve wellbeing, and reduce the risk of malnutrition.

Webinar Recap: How Personalised Nutrition & Smart Food Discovery Are Redefining Health Journeys

Discover how shifting consumer health habits, driven by chronic health conditions, the GLP-1 boom and evolving wellness goals are reshaping the way people discover, choose, and engage with food. In our webinar, industry experts joined Spoon Guru for a strategic conversation on turning shifting consumer health habits into commercial growth.

The Modern Shopper: Sylvain Perrier from Mercatus Technologies

As the CEO of Mercatus Technologies, Sylvain Perrier is a true thought leader in the retail-technology industry. He sat down with Phil Lempert for today’s episode of The Modern Shopper to share some valuable insights on the sustained growth of e-commerce, the big challenges for retailers today, and how smaller grocers have a superpower that they can really use to differentiate themselves.

The Modern Shopper: Jane Wilcox from Fresh Thyme

Jane Wilcox has 30 years grocery experience, starting out as a bagger and moving up through the ranks. Having joined Fresh Thyme to lead their new City Foundry project in the middle of the pandemic, Jane has some great insights into the challenges and opportunities the US grocery industry is currently facing. She spoke to Phil Lempert about her experiences working in grocery as well as Fresh Thyme’s new store format in this episode of The Modern Shopper.

Shoppers rewarded for healthy baskets with Spoon Guru-Schnucks partnership

Spoon Guru has partnered with US supermarket chain Schnuck Markets, Inc. to develop and launch an exclusive, new healthy eating platform. Good For You helps customers make healthy choices by using a set of nutrition guidelines to identify products, such as fruits, vegetables, lean proteins and whole grains and low in added sugar and saturated fat, to help shoppers eat, feel, and live healthier. 

The Modern Shopper: Jessica Siegel from Gelson’s

Jessica Siegel has been the Staff Dietitian at Gelson’s for more than 20 years and is one of the leaders in the retail dietitian effort. She spoke to Phil Lempert about the importance of having consistent messaging around healthy eating, the value of tapping into trends like grab & go, and some of the challenges and opportunities for Retail Dietitians today.