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

Sam Silverstein | Reporter | September 8, 2025 The 6,500-square-foot prepared food section will feature an open kitchen and offer items “inspired by restaurants and the classic neighborhood deli,” the grocer said.   Kroger plans to include a “deli of the future” prototype in a new store set to open later this month in northern … Continued

By Lauren Hirsch and Julie Creswell  | Sept. 2, 2025 A planned split of the mega company that makes products from Velveeta to Kool-Aid comes as consumers shift away from processed foods. Kraft Heinz plans to spin off its grocery business into a new entity. The remaining company would house sauces, condiments and products, like Heinz … Continued

Shayla Love | August 8, 2025 We are at war with synthetic food dyes. Scientists are racing to reinvent the culinary color wheel. Illustration by Nicholas Konrad During Biden’s final week in office, the Food and Drug Administration announced that Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that Americans have consumed for nearly a century, would … Continued