Specialty food is becoming even more special. Sales grew 13% last year to $38.5 billion, according to a study by Mintel International, SPINS and the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, based on scanner data of 36 categories ...
Hand-picked peaches, plums and nectarines are back in Giant Food and Stop & Shop stores throughout the Northeast, as the Ahold USA-owned banners revive their popular Orchard Perfect promotions for the summer.
Penny Curtiss Baking Co. has informed its employees that it will phase out the contract baking business it does for retailer Aldi next month. Penny Curtiss is owned by retailer Penn Traffic.
A lawsuit has been filed against Robert’s American Gourmet Food on behalf of a Valparaiso, Ind., couple whose 18-month-old son reportedly became ill with a salmonella infection in May after eating the company’s Veggie Booty snacks.
Cigarettes, booze and lottery tickets are far more abundant than healthy, fresh food at most of the stores that sell groceries in metropolitan Detroit, according to a new study which describes the area as a food desert that threatens public health...
BOULDER, Colo. If Whole Foods doesn't buy Wild Oats, it might be an attractive target for someone else, analysts told SN last week. Wild Oats Markets, based here, has an agreement to be acquired by Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market, but the...