Richard Mitchell | Winter, 2026 Deli operators are targeting the restaurant customer for growth Supermarket delis are becoming more potent meal destinations. Greater numbers of shoppers are purchasing prepared deli selections as retailers expand assortments and position the items as affordable alternatives to eating out. The share of consumers choosing deli prepared foods in place … Continued

Photos of the Sysco Show at Wurstfest Hall, New Braunfels, TX The United Sales & Services Food Service department participated in the Sysco Food Show in early February at the Wurstfest Hall in New Braunfels, Texas.  The show had a tremendous turn out of vendors, restaurants and other outlets that will lead to some good opportunities. … Continued

  Peyton Bigora | Staff Reporter | Jan. 27, 2026 | Link to store here: LINK Amazon will shutter all Amazon Fresh and Go stores. The company will focus its brick-and-mortar strategy on Whole Foods Market, with plans to open more than 100 new stores under the banner over the next few years. Amazon announced Tuesday, Jan 27th, it … Continued

By International Dairy Deli Bakery Association | January 12, 2026   Grocery food innovation is not just about new products or recipes—it is about creating experiences that engage the senses and support the values of today’s consumers. By providing these experiences, grocery retailers can unlock growth opportunities in an increasingly competitive market. But what experiences are … Continued

Sam Silverstein | November 18, 2025 The deal will increase Rouses’ footprint by 15% and continues a drive by Southeastern Grocers to cull the size of the Winn-Dixie chain. Exterior of a Winn-Dixie store. Courtesy of Southeastern Grocers Dive Brief: Rouses Markets has agreed to acquire 10 Winn-Dixie locations from Southeastern Grocers, the Mississippi-based food retailer announced in a Monday … Continued

Images from the 2025 PFG Food Show, at The Rustic in Houston, Texas.   See below for some great pictures from the show! …   2025 PFG Texas Food Show, Houston, Texas.     2025 PFG Texas Food Show, Houston, Texas.       2025 PFG Texas Food Show, Houston, Texas.       2025 … Continued

Jordan Cooper | October 13, 2025 Colorful, convenient, and questionably edible: Gen Z’s nostalgia is Boomers’ culinary nightmare.   The generational food divide has never been wider—or weirder. While Boomers grew up with TV dinners and Tang (hardly natural cuisine), they’re genuinely baffled by what Gen Z considers normal. It’s not about health or tradition anymore; … Continued

Sam Silverstein | October 9, 2025 Twenty-eight percent of shoppers in a survey the trade group conducted said they buy deli-prepared foods from grocers as a replacement for going to a restaurant, up from 12% in 2017.   A Sprouts employee restocks the grocer’s Heat & Eat meal offerings. Part of the grocer’s prepared food offerings, … Continued

Sam Silverstein | October 7, 2025   The Texas-based retailer plans to convert the locations into Fresh by Reasor’s stores.   Exterior of a Fresh by Reasor’s grocery store. The Oklahoma chain is a unit of Brookshire Grocery Co. of Texas. Courtesy of Brookshire Grocery Co.   Brookshire Grocery Co. has agreed to acquire two Uptown … Continued

Sarah Raza | September 18, 2025 90% of organic sugar used by U.S. manufacturers is imported & the price increased in August when the current administration imposed steep trade tariffs, expected to soar by an average of 30%   …………………………………………………………………. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The price of most organic food could jump this fall … Continued