Whole Foods predicts food trends for 2023

Along with its Top 10 Food Trends list, the grocer has reintroduced its Trends Delivery Boxes for shoppers to try an assortment of the featured items.

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 20, 2022

Amazon beefs up Aplenty line with 100+ new items

The added products, which include apple pie granola clusters and apple cider, are timed to the holidays as the retailing giant pushes further into the grocery space.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 18, 2022

How would the Kroger-Albertsons merger impact independent grocers?

The National Grocers Association fears a second “power buyer” would enter the industry, further tipping the scales for suppliers and independent grocers trying to compete. 

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 17, 2022

Grocery inflation surges in September but avoids another record

Food-at-home prices increased last month at a 13% annual pace, down from 13.5% in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.

By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 13, 2022

Clover Food Lab opens newest location complete with specialty grocery store

The Massachusetts-based vegetarian fast food chain’s 15th location includes a 400-square-foot grocery section focused on local goods.

By Peyton Bigora , Jeff Wells • Oct. 10, 2022

5 retailers focusing on made-to-order meals

Schnuck Markets’ addition of a popular St. Louis barbecue restaurant to one of its stores comes as grocers are looking to enhance their foodservice options.

By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 10, 2022

DoorDash expands partnership with Loblaw to offer on-demand delivery

The newest collaboration between the delivery company and Canadian grocer will offer rapid delivery to around three-quarters of Canadian consumers from 1,100 stores. 

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 7, 2022

Foxtrot to open first store in Austin, Texas, this fall, with more on the way

Foxtrot’s latest three-store expansion will bring the c-store chain’s total number of locations in Texas to five, with the other two being in Dallas.

By Brett Dworski • Oct. 7, 2022

Kroger’s Home Chef links with Rachael Ray on meal kits

Available in more than 1,300 Kroger stores and online for delivery, the kits under the collaboration include recipes like steakhouse burgers, spicy sloppy joes and pork lo mein.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 6, 2022

SpartanNash sells four distribution facilities to investment firm

The $29.9 million deal offloads centers in Indiana, North Dakota, Florida and Ohio that together occupy 483,000 square feet.

By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 5, 2022

UNFI expands its Shoppers banner with three new store locations

In an effort to expand and improve its store portfolio, the wholesaler is also remodeling two of the chain’s existing locations.

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 4, 2022

Inside Kroger Health’s food-as-medicine playbook

As it expands its nutrition scoring, food prescriptions and dietitian-focused approach, the health solutions arm of the grocery company aims to tie healthy eating to disease prevention. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 3, 2022

Inflation takes a toll up the income scale

Seventy-three percent of households making more than $100,000 per year place a premium on low base prices when deciding where to buy groceries, according to findings from data analytics firm Dunnhumby.

By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 3, 2022

PCC takes a shot on adaptogenic mushroom-infused coffees

Its partnership with Wunderground Coffee builds on the grocer’s mission to include more certified organic, sustainable and health-conscious products. 

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 3, 2022

Wild-caught seafood offers sustainable protein option for consumers

As more and more consumers seek to eat more sustainably, retailers have an opportunity to promote the environmental benefits of wild-caught seafood.

Oct. 3, 2022

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

‘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

New shoppable recipe website Jupiter taps into chef content creators’ online fans

The startup has created a platform where customers can instantly fill their virtual shopping carts with the ingredients needed to create their favorite chef influencers’ recipes.

By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 19, 2022