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H-E-B Deli Show, March 3rd & 4th, 2025

  This year’s annual H-E-B Deli and Market shows were located at the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock Texas on March 3rd & 4th of 2025. Both shows hosted over four hundred deli and market managers from all across Texas. Some of our featured items included toasted caciotta baguettes made by Monti Trentini, true Italian … Continued

Sysco Central Texas Food Show, Feb 26, 2025

The Sysco Central Texas Spring Show returned to the New Braunfels Civic Center last Wednesday, February 26th after a five-year absence prompted by the COVID pandemic in 2020. Over 1,500 attendees sampled products and recipes from our principals. US&S had a presence in both the European Imports and main show areas. Some of the highlights … Continued

Albertsons consolidates divisions in restructuring

Timothy Inklebarger, Editor | February 12, 2025   Denver Division and Intermountain Division will combine to create new Mountain West Division     In the case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and nine attorneys general from across the country, Broderick, along with Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran, was accused of destroying evidence by deleting texts discussing … Continued

2025 trend predictions

A sampling of some of the industry publications, retailers, and distributors and their grocery trends for the coming year. Natural Grocers shares 2025 trend predictions January 23, 2025 | John Unrein Natural Grocers, America’s Nutrition Education Experts and the nation’s largest family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer, has unveiled its highly anticipated Top Trends for … Continued

UNFI realigns wholesales business, splits off natural and organic

Chloe Riley, Executive Editor &  Bill Wilson, Senior Editor | January 8, 2025   The move means new leadership for both natural / organic as well as conventional grocery   This most-recent move to restructure the wholesale business means new leaders for each division, who will arguably have their own marching orders to drive value … Continued

Over a third of New Year’s resolutions focus on physical health

Timothy Inklebarger, Editor | January 2, 2025 Surveys reveal plans to cut restaurant visits as well as grocery spending Surveys reveal plans to cut restaurant visits as well as grocery spending   It’s the season for New Year’s resolutions, and more than half of consumers (53.4%) have goals planned for 2025, according to a survey … Continued

Albertsons’ lawsuit: Kroger acted in its own ‘best interests,’ fouling $24.6B merger bid

Bill Wilson, Senior Editor | December 16, 2024 In court documents unsealed Monday, Albertsons claimed Kroger derailed the merger after suffering “buyer’s remorse” In the lawsuit, originally filed last week, Albertsons said Kroger repeatedly violated a promise in the merger agreement to exercise “best efforts” toward getting the deal approved, and, in the face of … Continued

Kroger, Albertsons long-pending $24.6B merger blocked by Oregon judge

Timothy Inklebarger, Editor | December 10, 2024   The grocery chains still await decisions in Washington and Colorado cases   U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson issued a temporary injunction Tuesday that effectively blocked the proposed $24.6 billion merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons. The decision was released less than an hour before a decision … Continued