Italian Private Label


	2010 to be “breakout year” for store brands, analyst says 1/1/2010 While some pundits are predicting a big brand comeback this year, one highly respected retail analyst foresees even more big market share gains for private label. Source: PLMA E-Scanner

	Holiday Season: Store Brands Update 12/1/2009 Retailers are adding more creative, high quality store brand products on their shelves and shoppers across the country are putting them into their shopping carts. Source: Private Label Escanner

	Research Reveals Untapped Profits in Authentic Italian Store Brands 11/5/2009 Italian food lovers know quality ingredients when they taste them or cook with them, and can easily detect imposters. Most U.S. grocery stores have not yet captured this important and growing customer base that likely shops at specialty stores and Italian markets to find authentic Italian products. Source: Store Brands Decisions

	Private Label Made in Italy: An 8 Billion Euro Business 8/20/2009 Private label products continue to gain ground. In 2008 the turnover of 'private’ label products in Italy reached a 13% quota of the total value of sales in consumer products, with figures fluctuating between 7.5 and 8 billion Euros. Source: Italian Trade Commission

	How Store Brands Turn Feedback Into Marketing 8/10/2009 Private label is red hot, but even more interesting than its market share is its marketing. Source: Supermarket News

	Finding a Home for Store Brands 7/16/2009 Last year 24% of all food and beverages served in U.S. homes was private label, up from 18% in 1999 according to a NPD Group report. Source: PLMA Scanner, Summer 2009

	New PLMA research: Shoppers will stay with store brands 7/8/2009 A new consumer research study conducted by GfK/Roper for PLMA shows that the market share gains posted by private label during the recession will hold up after the economy recovers. Source: PLMA E-Scanner

	Italian Mozzarella with Omega3 6/1/2009 The Vecchia Malga di Famiglia Chiari srl, located in Zola Predosa, Bologna, is planning the launch of Omegarella, mozzarella “Fior di Latte” (from cow’s milk), enriched with Omega3, which comes from a vegetable source, excluding the use of fish oil or similar. Source: Private Label Magazine

	Private Label Cold Beverages 5/31/2009 According to the recent data collected by Food in October 2008, there is a clear trend of growth of private label cold beverages in Italy (+ 5% in volume and +2,7% in value). Source: Private Label Magazine

	Espresso is King 5/26/2009 Consumer demand is growing for fair trade and organic ground espresso under the private labels offered by Carrefour, Coop Italia, and Esselunga. Source: Private Label Magazine

	Costco CEO: Store brand share heads for 25% 3/5/2009 Costco’s private label sales may reach 25% market share, up from just below 20%, within the next few years, according to CEO Jim Sinegal. Source: PLMA E-Scanner

	Private label making strong gains in weak economy 11/13/2008 The first clear signs of how the current economic crisis is playing out for the country’s retailers are beginning to appear—and there is plenty of good news for private label. Source: PLMA E-Scanner

	Stew Leonard's Debuts Imported Olive Oil from Italy 9/25/2008 Stew Leonard's has rolled out three signature extra virgin olive oils made from olives grown on family-owned groves in Italy. Source: www.privatelabelmag.com

	“What’s Hot and What’s Not” Chef Survey 1/11/2008 The National Restaurant Association conducted an Internet survey of 1,282 members of the American Culinary Federation. Find out which are the hottest food and beverage trends. Source: National Restaurant Association

	FDA Eyes New Regulations on Imported Foods 7/16/2007 The Food and Drug Administration is likely to propose a major shift in how it inspects and regulates imported food Source: PLMA E-Scanner

	Big Brands Told of Possible $55 Billion Sales Shift to Private Label 7/15/2007 Study foresees a “seismic shift” in the marketplace that could result in $55 billion in annual sales shifting from the brands to private label Source: PLMA E-Scanner

	Loblaw Steps Up Promotion on President’s Choice 7/15/2007 Galen Weston puts emphasis on Loblaw’s private label Source: PLMA E-Scanner

	Center Store Opportunities for Private Label 7/15/2007 A large majority (90%) of supermarkets plan to expand their center store private label brand programs in the year ahead Source: PLMA E-Scanner

	IGA Names Procurement, Private Brands Executive 7/15/2007 David Bennett is named as Vice President, procurement and private brands Source: PLMA E-Scanner

	Esselunga’s PL Strategy 6/25/2007 Esselunga - product innovation and concern for the environment Source: Private Label Magazine - Sabine Geissler

	MARCA – Private Label Conference and Exhibition, Bologna, Italy (Jan. 18-19, 2007) 11/9/2006 Three important events: MARCA, SO FRESH and INTERSHOP will make Bologna run for the role of exhibition hub of excellence, devoted to large retailers and stores. Source:

	PL Plays Key Role in Coop Italia 11/9/2006 Italy’s leading retailer has made its Coop Italia brand into an essential element for the development of its group identity. Source: Private Label magazine

	Tutto Food: Fiera Milano’s Food Exhibition makes its debut 11/6/2006 From May 5th to May 8th 2007, in the new Fiera Milano district, a B2B trade event for the food industry with a strong international flavour. Source: http://www.tuttofood.it/home_eng.asp

	FDA softens deadline for trans fat labeling 1/18/2006 The Food and Drug Administration reacts to requests for extensions of the agency’s Jan. 1 deadline for trans fat labeling. Source: Private Label Association

	Latest Private Label Yearbook Reports Gains in Three Major Retail Channels 1/10/2002 NEW YORK - With private label's unit market share once again reaching the 20% mark in the supermarket channel, sales of store brand products grew by more than $1.2 billion .... Source: Private Label Manufacturers Association 2001