Month: December 2014

On a chilly Friday afternoon with the feel of winter hovering in the air, an excited group of executives, staff and others gathered to celebrate the grand reopening of a Greenwich fixture, Balducci's Food Lovers Market at 1050 E. Putnam Ave. …

The age-old parental advice to “eat your fruits and vegetables” has taken hold.  From 2003 to 2013, consumption of fresh foods —  fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, and eggs — grew by 20 percent to over 100 billion eatings and it’s the youngest generations, Generation Z, ages 0-23, and Millennials, ages 24-37, driving the trend, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company.  In the next five years, all three main meal occasions will get even fresher, according to NPD’s recently released The Future of Eating: Who’s Eating What in 2018? …

Since transitioning to new ownership a year ago, Fresh & Easy has reinvigorated its brand and its stores with the aim of fulfilling a new mission – saving customers time by making fresh and natural food more available and affordable. …

The chief executive of The Co-operative’s food business has said the troubled brand can undergo a “renaissance” by leading a new space race into small convenience stores. …

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today announced that Denzel E. McGuire, a highly regarded Capitol Hill staff leader and policy advisor, will be the Association’s Executive Vice President of Government Relations beginning January 5th. …