Kroger's Blockbuster Acquisition Shakes Up Grocery Channel

CPG Week by BevNET & Nosh · Oct 21, 2022 · 41m

On this week's show, NOSH editor Carol Ortenberg, BevNET Editor-in-Chief Jeff Klineman and reporter Lukas Southard discussed Nancy Pelosi's favorite snack while in lockdown at the Capitol, more personnel shake-ups in the plant-based meat industry and how brand focus plays a big role in the growth success and failure for emerging food companies. Then Carol and Jeff sat down with retail experts John Maggiore and Errol Schweizer to talk about the implications of the biggest food business story of last week: Kroger's announcement of its intent to acquire Albertsons, creating the largest…