The Friday Checkout: Health and hunger initiatives go digital

Grocers’ new pledges as part of the White House’s health and nutrition conference included a number of notable e-commerce efforts, highlighting the growing role of digital health tools.

By Grocery Dive Staff • Sept. 30, 2022

Grocery inflation is a tougher challenge for vulnerable older adults, survey says

While rising grocery prices have affected most people ages 50-80 in the U.S., those who are less healthy, have limited formal education or have lower incomes are impacted particularly hard, the University of Michigan found.

By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 30, 2022

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‘Healthy’ gets a new definition from FDA

The regulated definition looks at how well food items measure up to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, with limits on the amounts of sodium, added sugars and saturated fats they contain.

By Megan Poinski • Sept. 29, 2022

Shipt announces initiatives to help reduce food insecurity

The delivery company’s planned projects include improving access to healthy foods and supporting nutrition-related research.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 28, 2022

Meet the startup grocer aiming to fix time-consuming meal-prep

Founded by a Walmart and Shipt veteran, Marcellus Foods will open next spring in Salt Lake City with prepped ingredients and the personalized recipes that tie them together.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 26, 2022

Registered dietitians playing a key role as grocers link food with health

While a majority of food retailers employ registered dietitians, the Food Industry Association (FMI) says grocers have more opportunities to leverage them to make their stores more robust health destinations.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 26, 2022

Meat prices lag inflation as volumes decline

Meat prices were up by 7.6% in August compared with the same period last year, to an average of $4.65 per pound, according to a report by 210 Analytics and IRI.

By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 23, 2022

Amazon faces uphill battle as it rolls out Fresh chain, say experts

A key obstacle for the e-commerce giant is that it is trying to build a base of physical grocery stores even as its chief rivals have been investing heavily to bolster their positions, analysts said Tuesday during Groceryshop.

By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 21, 2022

Whole Foods CEO wants to bring back ‘the theater of retail’

During a keynote at the Groceryshop conference, Jason Buechel said the chain wants to continue being an innovator in store experiences while also upholding its specialty roots.

By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 20, 2022

Price increases are weighing on food volumes, IRI finds

As CPGs pass along higher costs to consumers, a few categories have proven resistant to declines, according to an analysis of August sales data.

By Chris Casey • Sept. 16, 2022

Amazon Fresh’s entire egg assortment is now cage-free

This initiative includes whole-shell and liquid eggs from brands like Organic Valley, Vital Farms and Amazon’s private label Happy Belly.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 15, 2022

How Black-owned grocers are filling industry gaps

From a cashierless store in Atlanta to health-focused pop-up markets in Los Angeles and Chicago, grocery concepts from Black entrepreneurs are making the changes they want to see in food landscapes.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Sept. 14, 2022

UNFI introduces two new meal solutions

The wholesaler has added flash-frozen meal offerings and fresh meal kits amid growing demand for prepared food options within grocery stores.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 8, 2022

How Sprouts’ $5 deli sandwich went viral this summer

A low price point, hefty size and retooled bread options helped the sandwich rocket to social media stardom, said the specialty chain’s deli director.

By Jeff Wells • Sept. 7, 2022

Cub Foods brings Afresh’s AI-powered fresh food technology to more stores

The startup expects to have its Fresh Operating System in about 2,500 grocery stores by the end of 2022, up from 200 at the beginning of the year, CEO and co-founder Matt Schwartz said.

By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 29, 2022

Wakefern heightens its focus on prepared foods

The cooperative has brought its “Fresh to Table” store-within-a-store concept to five ShopRite stores operated by RoNetco Supermarkets.

By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 23, 2022

Consumers mix up tactics to meet food needs amid inflation

From buying store-brand baking goods to splurging on beer, shoppers aim to satisfy both quantity and quality requirements, according to IRI.

By Samantha Oller • Aug. 22, 2022

Buc-ee’s announces store in Missouri, will expand West in 2024

The c-store chain, known for its massive stores and variety of food options, will offer full-time benefits like 401(k) matching and three weeks of vacation to workers at the upcoming 53,000-square-foot location.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 17, 2022

BP plans to maximize East Coast footprint with NY c-store opening

California-based Ampm debuted in the Big Apple, with a grocery section of fruit, dry goods and a bakery, as well as a hot deli. 

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 12, 2022

Grocery prices spike 13.1% even as overall inflation slows

Food-at-home prices rose once again on an annual basis in July, while the inflation rate slowed to 8.5%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.

By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 10, 2022

Food waste tech firm Afresh raises $115M

The Series B funding round, which included former Whole Foods executive Walter Robb as an investor, will help scale the technology to “thousands” more stores.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 8, 2022

Major c-store chain plans to open more food-focused, fuel-free locations

QuikTrip will open its second prepared foods-focused location next week in Oklahoma as it and other convenience operators continue to blur the lines with grocery stores and restaurants.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 5, 2022

The Friday Checkout: Amazon, not so Fresh?

While the retail giant has embraced tech with its grocery banners, a recent review of one of its Fresh stores raises the question: What about the food?

By Grocery Dive Staff • July 29, 2022

Giant Eagle expanding Flashfood program chainwide

The grocery chain plans to offer the app-based food-waste-reduction service at all of its 173 stores after introducing the program to 34 locations last year. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • July 26, 2022

Private label demand surging as inflation rages: report

Store brand categories showing the biggest gains so far this year are baking mixes, up 40%, and soup, climbing 17%, according to shopper intelligence firm Catalina.

By Christopher Doering • July 26, 2022