Jeff Metzger

Jeff Metzger is a veteran grocery industry journalist, analyst, and publisher with more than five decades of experience covering retail food. Co-founder of Best-Met Publishing and longtime publisher of Food Trade News & Food World, he has shaped industry discourse through his widely read column and deep market analysis.
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For Most Mid-Atlantic Retailers, Survival Is The New Prosperity

Giant maintains Mid-Atlantic share lead; Walmart, Aldi make strides in overstored $48.5…

Another Kmart Reincarnated As A ShopRite

Garafalo ShopRite opens its sixth location and Campbell's ready to move forward…

UNFI’s New Org Chart Reveals Paucity Of SVU Execs; Retailers’ Concerns Not Abating

UNFI's new organizational structure overlooks legacy Supervalu executives for key leadership positions.

Jim Donald: We Hardly Knew Ye 

As Jim Donald steps down as Albertsons' CEO, he's placing a strong…

Taking Stock

Jeff Metzger's analysis of the status of the UNFI-Supervalu merger, plus the…

Amazon Apparently Ready to Put On Big-Boy Pants for Bricks & Mortar Grocery Retailing

Reported plan to open dozens of stores comes at a time when…

3G’s Failings At Kraft Heinz: You Reap What You Sow

A $15 billion write-down, plummeting share prices, and an SEC investigation: How…

Taking Stock

Jeff Metzger's take on the news that Amazon is abandoning its plans…

Taking Stock

Jeff Metzger's take on Lidl's new "smaller" format store, along with the…

Taking Stock

Jeff Metzger's opinion the impact of Philadelphia's sweetened beverage tax on the…

Taking Stock

Jeff Metzger's take on Publix opening its 11th Richmond area store, plus…

Taking Stock

Jeff Metzger's analysis of Amazon's NYC HQ2 deal, plus the rest of…