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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Taking Stock: SVU – 3 Years Of Herkert Yields More Than '8 Ways To Lose'

Jeff Metzger's analysis of Supervalu's most recent financial report and Craig Herkert's…

Taking Stock: Healthcare Concerns Shorten UFCW Pacts With Giant, Safeway

Jeff Metzger's analysis of the new labor agreement between UFCW Locals 400…

Taking Stock: Another Stellar Show At St. Joe's Food Industry Summit

Jeff Metzger summarizes the Saint Joseph's University Food Industry Summit 2012.

Taking Stock: With Burkle On The Verge, Let The A&P (Real Estate) Games Commence

Jeff Metzger's analysis of the future of A&P now that the bankruptcy…

Taking Stock: Sanders Still Believes, But Corporate SVU Can't Supply The Cure

Jeff Metzger's comments on Acme president Dan Sander's recent address to AMR/MAFTO…

Taking Stock: Growth Plans Aside, Delhaize America Has Roadblock Ahead

Jeff Metzger analyzes the recent changes at Delhaize America as the retailer…

Taking Stock: With Genuardi's Exit, Musical Chairs To Begin In Del-Val

Jeff Metzger's analysis of the recent announcement that Safeway will sell or…

Taking Stock: Ahold, Safeway Headed In Different Expansion Directions

Jeff Metzger's analysis of the recent news that Safeway will exit the…

White, Small Acquitted; Gutless Supervalu Shows True Stripes

Jeff Metzger's opinion about the recent acquittals in the trial of former…

Taking Stock: Yucaipa's Burkle Close To Gaining Greater A&P Control

Jeff Metzger's thoughts on the Yucaipa, Goldman Sachs and Mount Kellett deal…

Taking Stock: Delhaize America: Another Flawed Centralized Merch Plan

Jeff's Metzger's analysis of the new Delhaize America centralized merchandising plan.

Taking Stock: Keeping Score" Del-Val’s Future Winners And Losers

Jeff Metzger's analysis of the future of Delaware Valley retailing as the…