Rouses’ arrival in New Orleans’ central business district has helped tune up and cheer up an area that needed it

Lots of delis and prepared food departments claim to have fresh food, but customers want them to prove it.  During his presentation “Customer Shopping Dynamics — The Decision Tree,” Datssential’s Jack Li said that shoppers are looking...

Beignets at Café Du Monde (see right). A muffuletta sandwich from Central Grocery (see left). Red beans and rice. I’m in New Orleans for this year’s International Dairy Deli Bakery Association’s show, and I’ve been acquainting myself with the ...

Women are taking hair coloring into their own hands with no-drip foam kits and color innovations.

  Championed by advocates for taste and health benefits, raw milk cheese also faces increased scrutiny by regulators.

Supermarkets are willing to take occasional risks, but they much prefer if other retailers have already charted good paths to follow. This is an industry that isn’t shy about emulating success. That fact should help draw attention to a new...

NEW YORK — By sheer virtue of size, members of the burgeoning Hispanic demographic are projected to accelerate growth in certain CPG categories like tea, spirits/wine and coffee through 2015 while stalling sales of bottled water and milk, acco...