Ramen bars. Wine cellars. Digital ordering for meals. Those are a few of the innovative concepts happening in Whole Foods stores that co-CEO Walter Robb highlighted in his address at Dairy-Deli-Bake on Sunday. “There is a revolution in food...

This year’s Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo taking place June 7-9 in Atlanta will be the first with new IDDBA president and CEO Mike Eardley at the helm. With a decades-long career in food retail that started at his family’s supermarket and led to...

Overall healthy perimeter sales obscure some problem areas, according to SN’s first Fresh Foods survey

Winn-Dixie is promoting beverages as part of several different deli meal deals. Last week, the Jacksonville, Fla.-based retailer offered two of its Signature Deli private-label pizzas, along with a six-pack of Coca-Cola and a one-night Redbox ...

Supermarket News is putting the perimeter departments into perspective with its inaugural survey of fresh food performance...

Earlier this week, a reporter from a consumer magazine contacted me to chat about added value items at the supermarket. As I started pulling together examples of fresh ideas in produce, meat and deli, it occurred to me that some of the most inte...

“One year clearly is not enough time to do what’s being asked.” — JENNIFER HATCHER, FMI

Retailers are infusing ethnic flavors and dishes into their meals

After beginning the process of sifting through FDA’s 395-page menu labeling final rule, industry groups say they are still unclear about what food items are covered, and they worry about the cost and speed of compliance. “And there’s no question...