The need for a standard set of nutrition criteria resurfaced in Washington last week, where the Federal Trade Commission hosted a forum on the effectiveness of self-regulation of food and beverage advertising directed to kids...

It's hard to recall another year in which consumers were so hesitant about injecting their own personalities into buying decisions...

The evidence points to a gradually improving economic trend, but no one knows its depth or staying power. However, retailers need to position themselves now for better times while not abandoning value and cost-cutting strategies...

Dear Santa, Hope you are doing well. We had a pretty tough year, although it certainly could have been worse...

Here's a unique thing about our annual SN Hall of Fame Awards, spotlighted in this week's issue. Those people chosen don't need to run the largest companies or even be among the industry's most powerful people...

In the food industry, there are always culprits. They usually have long tenures, and can even define the decade in which they were topical. In the '80s, it was fat; in the '90s, it was carbs. So far, as we near the end of the first decade of a new...

When Troy Prothero presents Food Lion's Vendor Pulse data-sharing strategy to suppliers, he makes a point of including an image of Spider-Man on one of his PowerPoint slides...

By the time you read this, Black Friday — the name conjures up anything but rosy profits — will have come and gone and retailers will have a better indication of 2009 holiday sales momentum...

This is the week retailers traditionally kick off the holiday season. For supermarkets, that means dressing themselves up with fruit baskets, wine and cheese platters, and complete turkey dinners. It seems there's always a party to cater to, a...

It's ironic that technology is required for retailers and consumers to find producers located in their own backyards. But that's just what's happening, and it's increasingly helping the niche local food movement go mainstream...