Jeff Metzger

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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331 Articles

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.

05/12/2019

Jim Donald: We Hardly Knew Ye

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

04/15/2019

Taking Stock

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

04/09/2019

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…

03/18/2019

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

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

03/11/2019

Taking Stock

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

02/18/2019

Taking Stock

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

02/12/2019

Taking Stock

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

01/21/2019

Taking Stock

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

01/14/2019

Taking Stock

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

12/27/2018

Taking Stock

Jeff Metzger's analysis of the Acosta reorg, plus the rest of the…

12/17/2018

Taking Stock

Jeff Metzger's reporting on Ahold Delhaize Capital Markets Day, plus the rest…

11/27/2018