It’s a problem as old as the food industry itself. Big retail chains get lots of attention and resources from suppliers, while smaller, independent retailers are often left behind without access to innovative programs and timely access to ...

The food-retailing industry stepped in to fill some gaps in the system this month while Democrats and Republicans played a game of chicken with the government’s funding. While both parties sped along on a head-on collision course, they wer...

Retailers are increasingly hiring in-store chefs as consumers seek more prepared meals, convenience and cooking ideas. That’s a smart move to help differentiate supermarkets, but in many cases store and chef need to better understand each othe...

Promoting nutrition isn’t enough these days. Food needs to do more. Take Sobeys’ new “Better Food” campaign. SN’s Liz Webber reports that this campaign — a partnership between the Canadian retailer and the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver — is ...

Over the past decade, we have heard a lot about studying genetics with a focus on the genetic architecture of disease — bottom line, how we hopefully can eliminate diseases through this science and turn around the trend in health and wellness...

It’s been as predictable as fall following summer. Kroger’s long run of financial success in recent years, especially its record string of quarters with positive identical-sales growth, is a phenomenon that many observers have come to coun...

It’s hard to believe there’s still something new to say about health and wellness initiatives for consumers. After years of program launches in the public and private sectors, it seems everyone — including the White House — is trumpeting i...

Prescription drug abuse has become such a problem that New York City police officers have equipped OxyContin bottles with GPS devices with the expectation that armed thieves will steal them from pharmacies. But donning a mask and wielding ...

A year ago I wrote a column called “Supermarkets’ Future at Mercy of Millennials,” in which I outlined how this generation of younger consumers, hit particularly hard by the economy, has been holding off on forming households to an extent not ...

SN has selected Sprouts Farmers Market as the winner of its 2013 Retail Excellence Award — the first time a nontraditional food retailer has received the award. Sprouts was chosen by SN’s editorial staff based on the company’s strong finan...