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Global Grocery Market Size
In 2013 China’s grocery market crossed the US$1tn mark to become the largest food and grocery market in the world. The US is a close second and predicted to remain in that position at least until 2016. Next are Japan, India, Brazil, Russia, France, Germany, Britain, and the list goes on. Numbers are telling and…
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Open Grocery Database Project
Since there are plenty of online retailers selling hundreds of thousands of grocery and drugstore products, one hopes that the brands and manufacturers would come together to make the information related to their products freely available. In reality, it is extremely hard to find one reliable, extensive, standardized, easy to use and open source grocery…
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Consumers Pay Up for InstaCart’s Expensive Business Model
With all the buzz about the latest InstaCart’s $220 million round of financing, I finally decided to pull the trigger. But not to grace them with my first order, not so fast. Instead, I reached down to the waste basket by my desk and pulled out the receipt from my weekend trip to Costco. Reading…
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Barrington Chemical Corporation
For over 20 years, Barrington Chemical Corporation has been recognized for their pharmaceutical and nutritional supplement products. Company Description Using science-based ingredients, Barrington Chem Corp provides nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and functional foods for the industry. Produced in warehouses across the country, using sources from around the world, Barrington Chemical Corporation provides sources for vitamins, minerals, excipients…
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InstaCart Employees get Unexpected Haircut
News outlets are reporting that InstaCart employee pay has been slashed recently by as much as 60%. What started as a rosy picture of the new app economy, supported by hundreds of millions in venture capital, is facing the harsh realities of business model sustainability. InstaCart, purporting to Ubernize the world of grocery shopping by…
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Top 5 Cookie Brands
Are you looking to satisfy your sweet tooth? Well, look no further, my fellow sugar addicts! I’m here to give you the lowdown on the top five cookie brands in the good ol’ US of A. And, because I know you can’t resist a good pun, I’ll try to sprinkle in a few crumby jokes…
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Top 10 Teas for the Tillerman
Tea for the Tillerman is the name of an album by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, released in 1970. The album features several of his most recognized songs, including “Wild World” and “Father and Son”. Some have suggested that “tillerman” refers to a farmer or a worker who tills the land, but in an interview, Cast…
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Febreze Air Fresheners
Febreze is a household odor-removing product manufactured and sold by Procter and Gamble. The brand was first introduced to the market in 1993. The product has been in the United States market since June 1998. The company has since increased its product line to include fabric fresheners, air fresheners, plug-in oil diffusers, scented disks, and…
