Seven Consumer Food Trends From 'The Future Of Food: New Realities For The Industry'

Disruptors are pervasive in our industry. Although food retailing has already changed dramatically in the last few years, it is certain that the industry will look quite different in the near future. That change is constant and is accelerating.

Giant Food Launches Guiding Stars Store-Wide Nutrition Navigation Program

Giant Food of Landover, Md. is helping customers eat healthier and save time grocery shopping with a first-of-its kind nutrition navigation program, Guiding Stars. With symbols that are visible at a glance, Guiding Stars aims to take the guesswork out of nutrition by decoding labels into one clear rating. Available at all 166 Giant Food locations, tens of thousands of items will feature the star ranking system that showcases “good”, “better” and “best” choices.

Online Global Grocery Shopping To Double To $334 Billion

April 4, 2018 Sarah Mahoney, MediaPost

With both Amazon and Walmart locked in ever-escalating efforts to win Americans over to the joys of online grocery shopping, it’s easy to forget how much further along the rest of the planet is.

Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers Recognized With NGA Spirit Of America Award

The National Grocers Association (NGA) and the Washington Food Industry Association (WFIA) presented the NGA Spirit of America Award to Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers in recognition of her efforts to preserve and foster the principles of free enterprise and advance pro-growth policies that supports the independent supermarket industry. The award was presented by Jan Gee, president and CEO of WFIA on behalf of the independent grocery industry in Washington State and across the nation.

Common Market Georgia Earns Leading Safe Quality Food Certification

April 4, 2018 The Common Market

Today’s consumers are expecting more from their food, and that means expecting more from the entire food chain. While the majority of food service providers in the institutional marketplace would prefer to offer their patrons fresh, local food, the issue of getting certifiably safe products from independent producers is a major hurdle. For The Common Market Georgia, that’s no longer a problem.