Health-conscious shoppers are driving the food-as-medicine trend. But what do they really want?

In many ways, food is medicine in 2026. Merchandising needs to keep up with it...

The 85 million food allergy shoppers in the US wield more than $19 billion in grocery spending power - don't miss out...

April 13 was an eventful day in the Mid-Atlantic grocery industry as Redner’s  Markets held its first-ever vendor meeting before nearly 400 brokers, suppliers and distributors at the Redner’s Event Center in Reading, PA. Additionally, about 50 other vendors heard the presentation remotely via webcast. Kicking off the meeting was…

This week’s lineup captures a grocery industry being reshaped from multiple angles — supply shocks, shifting consumer behavior, and a decisive power shift toward private label. Start in the cocoa belt, where climate pressure and structural challenges are forcing a rethink of one of the world’s most entrenched supply chains.…

Walmart Revamps Its Great Value Brand as Private Label Becomes the Default Choice

Themed dinner kits are a category where retailers can excel...

The global chocolate supply is more threatened than most realize. Tech could save the day...

Here's why Albertson's had tough Q4 results...

NYC Mayor Mamdani laid out concrete plans for a public grocery store in the Big Apple...

GLP-1s aren't the end of the world. They're the start of a new opportunity for retailers...

Grocery prices softened in March, but that's not the whole story...

The top 10 grocery & CPG stocks are still somewhat volatile right now...

Here's your Northeast grocery roundup for the week ending April 11...

The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) has named Joy Sgro, vice president and general manager at C&S Wholesale Grocers, to its board of directors, rounding out the board with a longtime wholesale and merchandising leader with deep ties to independent retail. Sgro has more than four decades of experience across…

The Basket Tells All: How retail can always win the occasion...

Retail has a problem, but insiders aren't focused on it...

Volatility returns to the top 10 grocery & CPG stocks...

The grocery store is becoming K-shaped alongside the economy...

The Northeast grocery roundup for the week ending April 4, 2026...

Chart of the Day: Michael Rathburn takes us inside the ever-changing grocery basket...

Food Bazaar kicks its real estate strategy into high gear...

Western Beef opens up a new chapter...

The Unilever-McCormick changes the equation...

Store layout and merchandising are changing across the grocery industry

By the time you read this, the 2026 MLB season will be in full swing (pun intended); golf clubs will be cleaned and ready for the first tee off and flowers will bloom in gardens everywhere. After the harsh winter, we deserve sunshine and a reason to smile! March is…

By Alex Baloga, President and CEO, Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association Spring in Harrisburg always brings big conversations. This year, two stand above the rest for Pennsylvania’s food and beverage industry: the Pennsylvania state budget and swipe fee reform. Both will shape the operating environment for food retailers across the Commonwealth…

The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) recently announced that Christopher Edwards, Director of Store Operations for Wawa, has joined the PFMA board of directors.  Edwards brings more than 20 years of hospitality and retail leadership experience to the board. In his current role, he leads Wawa’s Pennsylvania store operations across…

Abby Cook has been named senior vice president of own brands for Ahold Delhaize USA, reporting to Keith Nicks, chief commercial and digital officer, Ahold Delhaize USA. In her new role, Cook will oversee and deliver Ahold Delhaize USA’s own brand portfolio and position it for the next phase of…

Northeast grocery is set for a busy spring season...

Aldi deepens its relationship with Instacart...

The Top 10 grocery & CPG stocks this week say a lot about the industry

Here's the latest on the Northeast grocery market...

Grocery forecasting is undergoing huge changes right now...

Aisles Are Clean. Baskets Are Messy, But More Useful...

The industry will inevitably have to deal with spiking freight costs...

Dollar General is kicking its strategy into gear with this move...

36-Year Company Vet To Exit Dutch Retailer In June

UNFI is closing one DC and augmenting another...

Conflict keeps weekly performance muted among the Top 10 grocery & CPG stocks...