Summer Fancy Food Show Highlights Included Debut District, SFA Trendspotter Panel
Plus, the Wegmans opening in Norwalk, CT and the Wakefern Produce Supplier Summer highlighted July industry events.
Cingari Family Markets Named ‘Business Of The Year’ By Fairfield Chamber
Plus, news from RDD and a recap of the Summer Fancy Food Show.
NYC-Owned Grocery Stores? The Joke Would Be On The Taxpayers
It was never my intent for this space to become a forum for political opinion. In fact, this is about the 1,150th column I’ve written since co-founding Best-Met Publishing Co.…
Wegmans Makes Connecticut Debut With 92,000 Square Foot Store In Norwalk
The new store faces stiff suburban competition led by Stew Leonard's and Cingari's ShopRite.
Eugene Gross, Former Port Richmond Thriftway Co-Owner, Dies At 93
Gross spent his life in the grocery industry, working with his brother and father, and retired in 1998.
Cyberattack Hit Could Cost As Much As $425 Million At UNFI
The wholesaler's fiscal 2025 loss is now projected to be in the $90-115 million range.
Wegmans Debuts To Big Fanfare in Rockville, MD
Plus, reporting in from the Summer Fancy Food Show and congrats go out to Meatcrafters' Mitch Berliner.
Saval Foods Acquires Pastore’s In A Deal Of Baltimore Icons
The two family-owned businesses trace their roots to Lombard Street.
Harris Teeter To Shut 4 DC-Area Stores As Part Of 60 Kroger Closings
The closings are part of 60 underperforming stores the large merchant announced it would shutter over the next 18 months.
C&S Wholesale Retooling Continues With $1.77 Billion Acquisition Of SpartanNash
Last month’s acquisition of Michigan-based wholesaler/retailer SpartanNash is another example of grocery distributor C&S Wholesale Grocers making bold moves to not only grow its current business but to find new…
Most Supermarkets More Vulnerable Than Ever Against Price/Value Alternate Retailers
What a difference a year can make. Or not. Twelve months ago in our annual Retail Market Study, I predicted “more of the same.” More overstoring, more consumer economic worries…
