Food Lion sees strong growth potential in store branded perishables — especially in categories such as bakery, dairy and deli — two of the company's executives said during a conference panel in Chicago. The company devoted some 18 months to re...

Wegmans is experiencing an increase in sales of the first line of baby food to secure space in its refrigerated dairy case, Heather Gilbert, category merchant for baking, spices and baby products at Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans, told SN. “We ...

At IDDBA’s Annual Business Meeting in Chicago this week, John Cheesman, VP of business development, Clyde’s Delicious Donuts, was elected chairman of the board. Cheesman has served on the board since 2006. Jewel Hunt, GVP bakery, Safeway, was ...

Organic farms sold $5.5 billion in organic products in 2014, an increase of 72% from 2008, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s 2014 Organic Survey. The fastest growing category was livestock and poultry, which saw sa...

Online farmers’ market service Farmigo announced it has raised an additional $16 million, bringing its total funding to $26 million. The site plans to expand to Seattle-Tacoma on Oct. 14. Currently, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company services Ne...

Kings Food Markets announced Thursday a complete line of private label products under the Kings Own brand. The retailer has been gradually introducing Kings Own products to stores over the past few months. The gourmet line includes fresh, froz...