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
Hernando Ramírez-Santos
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
Purple Crow Flies to Whitaker Park
Hispanic food distributor Purple Crow has big growth plans for 2024. The family-owned company plans to move to its new … Read More
New Merger Guidelines Reinforce Antitrust Rules
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Justice Department jointly issued the 2023 Merger Guidelines, which describe factors and frameworks … Read More
Research on Eating at Home Reveals New Consumer Trends
Since its peak in 2020 and 2021, cooking at home has decreased slightly, but 64% of Americans are continuing to … Read More