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

Douglas Brown | Senior Retail Reporter | August 1, 2025   Prepping cacao pods for chocolate manufacturing. (CANVA)) At a Glance Cocoa prices tripled in early 2024; new tariffs could push costs up another 36%. Small brands pivot product strategies while maintaining sustainable farming commitments. Crisis affects all chocolate products with major brands reporting significant … Continued

Joseph Chen | July 8, 2025   10 Trends on Display at the 2025 Summer Fancy Food Show   NEW YORK CITY – The specialty food industry remains dynamic and innovative as ever. This year’s Summer Fancy Food Show proved as much, celebrating the return of dairy, tallow, fruits, and natural sugar with ingredients in … Continued

By Errol Schweizer, Contributor | June 16, 2025 Empty shelves at a Texas Whole Foods store. Errol Schweizer On June 5th, a cyberattack crippled United Natural Foods (UNFI), a $30 billion grocery wholesaler and Whole Foods Market’s largest supplier. UNFI also services 15,000+ other supermarkets, cooperatives, health food stores and chain stores, and is not yet sure when their … Continued

Click on the image above to watch the video, “Message from UNFI CEO, Sandy Douglas”         Bill Wilson, Senior Editor | June 10, 2025     United Natural Foods Inc.’s (UNFI) third-quarter earnings call on Tuesday turned into a crisis-management situation as executives provided an update on a security breach that occurred … Continued

Deniz Ataman | May 28, 2025     Sprouts and Natural Grocers thrive with diverse product mix despite higher prices than traditional grocers….   To read full article, please go to: https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2025/05/28/sprouts-natural-grocers-outpace-traditional-supermarkets/        

Mark Hamstra | Sept. 27, 2024 Whole Foods, which has been at the vanguard of retail foodservice in the U.S. for more than two decades, reigns atop Supermarket News’ 2024 list of the top 50 prepared foods operations in the country. The list, featuring research by SN sister company Technomic and based on estimated average prepared foods sales per … Continued

This year’s Affiliated Amarillo /KeHE Fresh Food Show /Albertsons Deli show was held February 27th in Amarillo, Texas. Some of our featured items included cheeses from BelGioioso, dips and dishes of fine foods by Reser’s, Vermont Creamery, Clawson Farms, Norseland, Arthur Schuman, Laura Chenel, Marin French, and more. Food is in the heart of everything … Continued

Timothy Inklebarger, Editor | March 25, 2025   The Cincinnati-based grocery chain said Albertsons began lawsuit plans early   Kroger is punching back in its legal fight with would-be merger partner Albertsons, arguing that it fought hard to convince federal regulators that the deal would be good for consumers. The Cincinnati-based grocery giant released a statement … Continued