Consumer and Product Trends Shaping Grocery Private Label in 2026
What retailers need to know about product lifecycle management to accelerate product innovation, strengthen shopper loyalty and drive profitable growth
Consumer and Product Trends Shaping Grocery Private Label in 2026
What retailers need to know about product lifecycle management to accelerate product innovation, strengthen shopper loyalty and drive profitable growth
Private label has become one of the grocery industry’s most powerful growth engines and one of its most complex. In 2026, shifting consumer expectations, rapid product innovation cycles, rising ingredient costs, new packaging regulations and AI-driven shopping behaviors are rewriting the rules.
Our latest eBook, Consumer and Product Trends Shaping Grocery Private Label in 2026, reveals where the biggest opportunities are and how leading retailers are capitalizing on them.
Inside this eBook, you’ll discover:
The consumer and product trends driving private label momentum in 2026
Why affordability, premiumization, health & functionality, GLP-1 diets and omnichannel expectations are reshaping shopper behavior
How to manage product formulation, ingredient transparency, supplier volatility and evolving safety standards
What grocers must know about upcoming packaging disruptions, including EPR rules and the GS1 2D barcode shift
How PLM delivers speed-to-market, compliance automation and competitive differentiation
Unlock the strategies that turn private label into a competitive advantage.
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