Food donation marketplace Careit expands nationwide

Whole Foods Market, Target and Sprouts Farmers Market are among the retailers that currently use the food rescue app. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 21, 2023

Schnucks rolls out tech-enabled salad bars as it jumps back into self-service

The grocer last Wednesday opened the first of 22 AI-driven self-service stations from Picadeli that it plans to install, and will debut two more this week, a company official said.

By Sam Silverstein • March 20, 2023

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Fresh food innovation

From new delivery services to technology designed to battle food waste, fresh foods and the ways grocers sell them are rapidly evolving. 

By Grocery Dive staff

Dollar General investing $100M in its stores, with a focus on boosting labor

The discounter recently opened its 19,000th location and saw sales as well as comps rise in its fourth financial quarter as inflation helped drive results.

By Sam Silverstein • March 17, 2023

What grocers can expect with food prices, inflation in 2023

Although inflation is coming down, high grocery prices will continue and consumer price sensitivity is growing, experts from the Food Industry Association said Wednesday.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 16, 2023

Grocery inflation cools again in February

Food-at-home prices rose in February at a 10.2% annual rate, down from 11.3% the month before, the federal government reported Tuesday.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 14, 2023

Walmart rolls out Easter meal and basket savings

The retailer aims to offset the spike in egg prices with discounts on essential ingredients and the holiday’s staple treats. 

By Peyton Bigora • March 13, 2023

Education is key to seafood selling

ASMI recently launch a new Alaska Seafood U training tool, which retailers can use to train their seafood department staff about what makes wild, natural and sustainable Alaska seafood so unique.

March 13, 2023

Instacart teams with nonprofit on nutrition initiative

The program, which launches in Indianapolis before expanding to more cities, offers stipends as well as a complementary Instacart+ membership for families in need.

By Peyton Bigora • March 10, 2023

Winn-Dixie is getting ‘Down Down’ with discounts

The Southeast grocer’s program lowers prices on over 150 everyday items, saving shoppers more than 15% on average. 

By Peyton Bigora • March 8, 2023

FMI: Shopping trips are up in grocers’ meat departments

Consumers are buying more fresh meat than before the pandemic started, but grocers are facing stiffer competition from supercenters, clubs and online outlets, according to the industry group’s latest report.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 8, 2023

Inflation hasn’t lessened consumers’ hunger for produce, report finds

Even with high prices, grocers saw sales of fruits and vegetables increase 4.8% in 2022, to $74.5 billion, according to the Food Industry Association.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 7, 2023

With Kroger delivery deal, Olo stakes its claim in grocery

The company's Rails software is now implemented in 1,600 of the supermarket giant's stores as it plans to further its presence in the industry.

By Peyton Bigora • March 6, 2023

Albertsons looks to appeal to shoppers’ emotions with new marketing campaign

Through the multimedia effort, known as “Sincerely, Food,” the supermarket operator wants consumers to associate food and other products it sells with key moments in their lives.

By Sam Silverstein • March 6, 2023

Sprouts accelerates rollout of smaller stores

The retailer plans to open at least 30 locations in 2023, all of which will be based on its newer format, and to close 11 larger ones based on its legacy design, executives said Thursday.

By Sam Silverstein • March 3, 2023

Afresh Technologies moves beyond fruits and vegetables

The San Francisco-based startup has started offering its food waste reduction technology to grocers for use in their meat, seafood, deli, and foodservice sections.

By Sam Silverstein • March 2, 2023

Seattle-area grocery chain blends worker creativity into its new milk brand

The retailer’s just-launched EveryDay Milk private label line comprises six varieties, all with employee-designed artwork on their packaging.

By Sam Silverstein • March 1, 2023

Why grocers must reinvest in food safety culture

Leading food retailers drive food safety leadership through preventative systems, not just checking off items on a list, writes Sally Robinson with Upshop.

By Sally Robinson • Feb. 22, 2023

Walmart issues cautious forecast amid ongoing high food inflation

While its Q4 sales were higher than expected, declines in general merchandise sales and the ongoing impacts of high food prices are prompting a conservative outlook for the year ahead, executives told investors Tuesday.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 21, 2023

Grocery inflation continues to decline in January

Food-at-home prices rose in January at an 11.3% annual rate, down from 11.8% the month before and their lowest rate of increase by that measure since April 2022, the federal government reported Tuesday.

By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 14, 2023

SNAP emergency allotments ending soon, impacting grocery spending

The average SNAP participant will receive about $90 less in benefits per month due to the change, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 13, 2023

Kroger to expand supply partnership with indoor farming company

Gotham Greens will provide produce to nearly 1,000 locations by the end of 2023, as well as add its plant-based dips, cooking sauces and dressings to nearly 2,000 locations.

By Peyton Bigora • Feb. 6, 2023

NGA shares top priorities for 2023 farm bill

The association’s chief concerns center on expanding access to SNAP in grocery stores, protecting retailers from fees and regulations and supporting healthy food purchases.

By Peyton Bigora • Feb. 3, 2023

Egg prices to remain high for as long as bird flu continues, experts say

After prices more than doubled over the past year, producers are grappling with the impact of bird flu while politicians and activists call for investigations into potential price gouging.

By Chris Casey • Feb. 2, 2023

What grocers can learn from Whole Foods’ controversial exit from a Chicago neighborhood

The chain’s tenancy in the Englewood community highlights the opportunities and pitfalls grocers can face in areas with limited access to affordable and healthy foods.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Feb. 2, 2023

Kroger expands digital farmers market pilot

Following a test that began in Atlanta last June, the grocery company brought the e-commerce marketplace tie-up with Market Wagon to Knoxville, Tennessee, and Columbus, Ohio, in January.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Updated Feb. 2, 2023