Fresh Food

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    How Whole Foods is reaching Gen Z with organics

    An executive with the specialty grocer underscored the power of messaging when swaying younger shoppers to spend more to buy organic products.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Grocery inflation hits a 2-year high

    Food-at-home prices rose in August at a 2.7% annual clip, stoked by steep increases in the cost of beef, eggs, coffee and produce.

    By • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Top 5 stories from Grocery Dive

    Top stories from Grocery Dive first half of 2025.

    By Grocery Dive staff
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    Grocers aim to significantly increase private brand dollar share by 2027

    The average dollar share of store brands is on track to increase 3.3 percentage points in the next two years, FMI noted in a new report.

    By • Sept. 12, 2025
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    The Friday Checkout: The king of private brands turns 30

    Costco’s Kirkland Signature is an industry pioneer that’s both feared and admired by grocers. Here are a few things worth knowing about the label.

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Target’s fall store openings focus on larger formats

    The mass retailer is opening seven new locations in October, with a majority topping its square-foot chain average and featuring spacious grocery sections.

    By Dani James • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Walmart opens perishable distribution center in South Carolina

    The facility is the third of five automation-focused locations the retailer plans to launch for a stronger grocery supply chain.

    By Max Garland • Sept. 10, 2025
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    Amazon’s big year in grocery is not over yet

    The e-commerce giant took key steps in 2025 to more closely integrate Whole Foods Market with the rest of its food retailing operations and expand its same-day grocery delivery service.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025
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    The Friday Checkout: Can Target’s grocery business help revive its luster?

    The retailer’s incoming CEO declared that leveraging its flair for style and design can help it “win across every single category,” including food and beverage. Will that turn out to be the case?

    By Grocery Dive Staff • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Walmart added 30% more grocery price cuts in Q2

    The food discounts were part of 7,400 temporary price reductions during the quarter, company executives told investors.

    By • Aug. 21, 2025
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    Grocers’ meat departments show resilience amid economic woes: report

    Sales growth in this key segment of the store outpaced all other fresh food categories in 2024, highlighting its importance to price-sensitive shoppers, according to FMI.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    More than a Store: My dinner at Wegmans

    The grocer’s newly opened Japanese restaurant in Manhattan serves up tasty, unique dishes with a side of experiential dining.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    Amazon’s same-day push is already disrupting grocers

    The company’s pursuit of faster delivery is boosting sales in key pantry and general merchandise categories, according to one expert. Can it overcome the “trust chasm” in fresh?

    By • Updated Aug. 18, 2025
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    Amazon’s grocery delivery play doesn’t erase key challenges

    While the retailer’s same-day delivery expansion leverages its enormous reach online, its fractional brick-and-mortar presence remains a central liability, industry analysts said.

    By • Aug. 14, 2025
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    Amazon brings same-day perishable food delivery to 1K cities and towns

    The retailer plans to expand the service, which allows shoppers to buy groceries and non-food products using a single online cart, to more than 2,300 locations by the end of 2025.

    By • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Heritage Grocers ushers in predictive tech to revamp prepared foods strategy

    The Hispanic grocery company aims to improve market demand fulfillment while also better serving its multicultural family customers.

    By • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Healthy Family Project rallies brand partners to help families prep for back-to-school season

    The cause-marketing organization pairs digital strategies with charitable giving, supporting both healthier eating and industry partnerships.

    Aug. 11, 2025
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    How Lidl US is chasing growth by thinking small

    “The idea is that with the [limited] number of products we have in our stores, you should be able to meet every need that you have as a shopper,” CEO Joel Rampoldt said.

    By • Aug. 4, 2025
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    Kroger trials food waste reduction tech in Mid-Atlantic stores

    The pilot with Flashfood includes 16 Richmond, Virginia-area locations, building on the grocer’s sustainability efforts.

    By • July 31, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    How SNAP changes could impact grocers

    Retailers are figuring out how to navigate new policies tightening participation in the food assistance program and restrictions certain states are implementing on which items customers can buy.

    By • July 29, 2025
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    Inside the store: PCC’s 1st small-format store is an urban lunch stop

    More than a year after closing its downtown Seattle location, the co-op grocer is back with a site that’s a third the size and focused on meal solutions.

    By • July 28, 2025
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    Refrigerated goods, beverages lead private brand growth, report finds

    Store brand sales increased 4.4% in the first half of 2025 compared with a year ago while national brands saw 1.1% growth, per the Private Label Manufacturers Association.

    By • July 23, 2025
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    US installs 17% tariff on tomatoes from Mexico

    The action came after the Commerce Department ended a six-year agreement favored by U.S. distributors and importers.

    By Antone Gonsalves • July 22, 2025
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    Inside the Store: Lidl US’ CEO shows off the grocer’s approach to efficiency

    A recent tour of a store in Virginia showcases how the discounter balances its streamlined retailing strategy with a focus on freshness and artful design.

    By • July 17, 2025
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    FMI takes aim at Food Traceability Rule amid Trump’s deregulation push

    The trade group is urging for changes to the rule, which it calls “one of the most burdensome regulations” facing the industry.

    By • July 17, 2025
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    Our Farms launches curated online market featuring farm-raised foods

    Our Farms: A new online grocery market powered by America’s Farmers.

    July 15, 2025