Savory Snack Sales Soar During Super Bowl Week
“The week leading up to the Super Bowl is the biggest week for the snack industry,” says Christine Cochran, president … Read More
Hernando Ramírez-Santos
Food Price Outlook Improves in 2024
Food prices are expected to keep slowing in 2024, USDA projects in its Food Price Outlook for this year. USDA’s … Read More
Walmart Plans Aggressive Five-Year Growth
Retail giant Walmart announced that it plans to build or convert more than 150 stores over the next five years, … Read More
The Number of Convenience Stores in the U.S. Continues to Grow
The U.S. convenience store industry has added more retail locations to the c-store universe for the second consecutive year, reported … Read More
Northeast Grocery Names New CEO
Northeast Grocery, Inc. (NGI) CEO Frank Curci has announced his retirement as part of the company’s succession planning. Following an … Read More
ALDI Doesn’t Use Plastic Bags in Their Stores Anymore!
Discount supermarket chain ALDI has become the first major U.S. grocery retailer to stop using plastic bags in all of … Read More
Kroger Postpones Merger Deal with Albertsons
The supermarket giant Kroger has announced that it has postponed the merger with Albertsons and the comprehensive divestiture to C&S … Read More
Washington State AG Sued to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger
Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued to block the proposed Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger. Ferguson asserts the proposed merger of the two … Read More
Frank Félix Zapata Found His Passion in Supermarkets
Frank Felix Zapata, General Secretary of the National Supermarket Association in New York and owner of four supermarkets is a … Read More
Innovating Beyond the Classics with Latin Flavors
With an explosion of intense and complex Latin flavors beyond just spicy, Frito-Lay kicks off 2024 with the launch of … Read More