Sustainability 1.0 was all about enthusiasm for changing the world, but that version is now outdated. Sustainability 2.0 still aims to change the world, but also demands verification. And it's being adopted quickly, much faster than many would...

As we were putting the final touches on this week's Healthy Foods International show (co-sponsored by SN Whole Health), I spent some time on the phone with one of the seminar planners talking about “authenticity.” It's one of those intangible...

It's always noteworthy when a major organization reaches 100 years old. Even more remarkable is when that organization can look back on a century of leadership in U.S. business and political activities, as is the case with Grocery Manufacturers...

The history of the Grocery Manufacturers Association reminds us of the power food can have on politics and social issues...

As the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association's annual trade show kicks off this week in New Orleans, retailers and suppliers are eager to see how their peers are handing the current economy...

Food retailers are finally showing their kinder and gentler sides by launching programs that acknowledge the plight of cash-strapped consumers...

Store formats, like new products, can suddenly become hot. That's exactly what's happened with small-store concepts, which were all but ignored by supermarkets until recently. You might like them, or not, but you had better at least consider...

The economic slowdown and the tightening of credit have had a ripple effect on the fledgling in-store clinic business...

Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. long ago learned something important about itself: It really is "The Pig." That's what many of the people who shop in its stores call it, that's what the people who work in its stores call it, and that's even how some of...

In recent months, media stories about the economy have tracked the rising cost of food and the growing pain felt by shoppers...