The secret formula to robust retail sales last year was pairing health and wellness with convenience. That is a winning combination, said Sheila McCusker, editor of Times & Trends for Information Resources Inc., Chicago. While supermarkets...
It has been a turbulent year for fresh foods. A massive spike in the price of animal feed has inflated input costs for egg, dairy and meat producers, and a worldwide drought has pressured wheat yields and boosted U.S. exports of the crop. A poor...