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.

Centric Software’s latest eBook, Consumer and Product Trends Shaping Grocery Private Label in 2026, reveals where the biggest opportunities are and how leading retailers are capitalising on them.

In 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.