Victor Martino, Author at Just Food https://www.just-food.com Global Food Industry News | Market Research and Reports - Just Food Thu, 15 Aug 2024 08:58:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2022/01/cropped-Just-Food-Favicon-150x150.png Victor Martino, Author at Just Food https://www.just-food.com 32 32 Brands beware – frustrated US consumers are pushing back https://www.just-food.com/comment/brands-beware-frustrated-us-consumers-are-pushing-back/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:30:39 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/brands-beware-frustrated-us-consumers-are-pushing-back/ One of the most pressing issues facing CPG companies in the US is the growing frustration Americans are feeling at the cost of food.

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]]> Nutrition, the new FDA agenda and the food industry https://www.just-food.com/comment/nutrition-the-new-fda-agenda-and-the-food-industry/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:30:51 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/nutrition-the-new-fda-agenda-and-the-food-industry/ A reorganised US FDA has a broad and aggressive nutrition-focused agenda planned, which will impact the food industry as a whole.

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]]> Why US manufacturers should embrace benefits of SKU rationalisation https://www.just-food.com/comment/why-us-manufacturers-should-embrace-benefits-of-sku-rationalisation/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:26:23 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/why-us-manufacturers-should-embrace-benefits-of-sku-rationalisation/ Less is more should be the motto at most major CPG companies in the US, which need to look to SKU rationalisation to cut complexity.

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]]> Why cheese is leading growth of US dairy https://www.just-food.com/comment/why-cheese-is-leading-growth-of-us-dairy/ Mon, 20 May 2024 10:35:19 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/uncategorized/why-cheese-is-leading-growth-of-us-dairy/ Cheese is driving the bus in the US dairy category due to growing demand, product innovation, promotions and a renewed focus by retailers.

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]]> The US brands that thrive forget the moonshots and focus on the consumer https://www.just-food.com/comment/the-us-brands-that-thrive-forget-the-moonshots-and-focus-on-the-consumer/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:38:00 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/the-us-brands-that-thrive-forget-the-moonshots-and-focus-on-the-consumer/ Trying to disrupt the US CPG industry with venture-capitalist-financed concepts are out, writes Victor Martino.

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]]> It’s the resurgence of the insurgent brands in the US https://www.just-food.com/comment/the-resurgence-of-the-insurgent-food-brands-in-the-us/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:12:46 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/the-resurgence-of-the-insurgent-food-brands-in-the-us/ One of the top challenges to major food brands in the US are, once again, smaller brands, writes Victor Martino.

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]]> A job (and life) well done: what the US food industry can learn from the late Bob Moore https://www.just-food.com/comment/what-the-us-food-industry-can-learn-from-the-late-bob-moore/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:56:26 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/what-the-us-food-industry-can-learn-from-the-late-bob-moore/

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]]> Why ‘restaurant CPG’ will grow in the US but won’t disrupt the status quo https://www.just-food.com/comment/why-restaurant-cpg-will-grow-in-the-us-but-wont-disrupt-the-status-quo/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:51:24 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/uncategorized/why-restaurant-cpg-will-grow-in-the-us-but-wont-disrupt-the-status-quo/ Just Food’s US columnist Victor Martino says restaurants will continue to push into CPG but plays down the threat to existing brands.

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]]> Move over “better for you”: the next big leap in packaged food https://www.just-food.com/comment/move-over-better-for-you-the-next-big-leap-in-packaged-food/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 07:22:52 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/move-over-better-for-you-the-next-big-leap-in-packaged-food/ There’s never been a more opportune time here in the US for packaged food companies to make their products healthier.

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]]> These are the five big issues as the US food industry heads into 2024 https://www.just-food.com/comment/these-are-the-five-big-issues-as-the-us-food-industry-heads-into-2024/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:05:58 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/comment/these-are-the-five-big-issues-as-the-us-food-industry-heads-into-2024/ Just Food’s US columnist Victor Martino sets out his blueprint for industry executives operating Stateside in 2024.

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