Local foods have been one of the hottest trends in food retailing during the past decade. For logistical reasons, produce departments were the first to embrace the trend, and can still usually boast the largest selection of locally raised items in...
Although the latest food recall represents less than 1% of Americans' egg consumption, this product recall has become the “Tipping Point,” to borrow the phrase from Malcolm Gladwell, for the future of U.S. food safety...
It has the makings of a perfect birthday party event. Outfit kids with detective gear and ask them to search for clues in a big case. Feed them and send them home with goodie bags...
While Costco fights to privatize liquor sales in Washington, grocers who've become resigned to restrictive licensing laws and other limitations are taking the edge off with novel approaches to selling beer and wine...
Hispanic retail, like the customer it serves, is evolving very quickly. So it's dangerous to make assumptions about this segment because you're likely to be proven wrong...
There's little argument that wellness and sustainability took a hit during the recession. Sales in the natural, organic and green categories, which were blooming in excess of 20% annually, have been dialed back today to an average of 5%. While the...
Every day there seems to be another new application for smart phones. One begins to wonder, paraphrasing Homer Simpson: Is there anything smart phones can't do...
Last week, I had the opportunity to spend some time in the Sacramento, Calif., pepper, lettuce, tomato and melon fields with a half-dozen plant breeders. Now before you think that this column is going to be just about produce trends, stop. It's a...
