Perishables Group releases State of the Department reports
Aug. 25, 2008 - The Perishables Group, a market research firm specializing in the fresh food industry, recently released its annual State of the Department reports for each of the five core fresh food supermarket departments: produce, meat, seafood, deli and bakery. In addition to key sales statistics for each fresh department, the reports highlight category trends, new products, factors affecting consumer purchases and significant changes occurring in the industry. Read more...
Perishables Group welcomes four new employees
July 28 2008 - The Perishables Group, a Chicago-based consulting firm specializing in the fresh food industry, added three staff to its retail services team and one account services team member. "The new retail team members display ingenuity and initiative, both qualities which will add value to the Perishables Group and our client," said Director of Retail Services Jammie Kokesh. Read more...
The Perishables Group appoints director of analytical services
May 19, 2008 - The Perishables Group, a national consulting firm specializing in perishable food marketing, promoted Beth Padera to director of analytical services. Padera has excelled in all areas of data research and analytics since joining the Perishables Group in 2001. In her current role Padera uses data from the FreshFacts® category management system to conduct custom research and analytic projects. Read more...
Perishables Group adds account manager in Washington
April 16, 2008 - The Perishables Group, a national consulting firm specializing in perishable food marketing, continues to expand with the addition of an account manager based in Washington state. Amy Smith joins the Perishables Group with 12 years of experience in marketing and data analysis. She previously worked for Stemilt Growers, a leading tree fruit supplier, as part of the business analysis team. Read more...
Perishables Group expands with six new employees
April 15, 2008 - The Perishables Group, a national consulting firm specializing in the fresh food industry, added six staff to the company's account management, retail and marketing teams. The company's retail team increased with four new staff: Tom Elliot, Sarah Flemming, Andrea Moen and Stephanie Smith. "The new staff are in various locations, on-site at retail client offices and also in our company headquarters," said Jammie Kokesh director of retail programs. "They demonstrate a tremendous amount of initiative daily and will offer a new level of strategic thinking and value to our clients." Read more...