The International Artisan Bakery Expo, March 5-7, 2019

The International Artisan Bakery Expo, March 5-7, 2019, is an all new, annual event developed to bring the booming artisan bakery community and their suppliers together.

Laurel Wholesale Bakery Claims It Is Owed $85,000

Laurel Wholesale Bakery LLC filed a lawsuit March 16 against Harold Philippi and HMP LLC in Orleans Parish Civil District Court alleging breach of contract and sums due.

Walmart’s Jet.com To Offer Same-Day Grocery Delivery In New York

July 10, 2018 Lisa Wolfson, Bloomberg

Walmart Inc.’s Jet.com unit will soon be making same-day grocery deliveries in New York City, upping the fight for customers in a highly competitive market.

Amazon’s Purchase Of Whole Foods Flipped The Meal-Kit Industry Upside Down

July 10, 2018 Sarah Whitten, CNBC

Amazon’s reputation for disrupting entire industries has the meal-kit market changing up business models in an effort to hold on to customers — before the Seattle retail giant sells its own fresh prepared dinners online. Amazon’s mere presence in the market has already fundamentally altered it.

Lidl USA: What Went Wrong And What It Can Do To Recover

July 10, 2018 Brittain Ladd, Forbes

Aside from Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, few grocers generated as much press and excitement in 2017 than Lidl’s arrival in the United States. Opening its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, Lidl (rhymes with needle) assembled a team of executives and associates with a promise to convince U.S. consumers to “Rethink Grocery” and to open 100 stores by the summer of 2018. Lidl was viewed as being a potential threat to Kroger, Albertsons, Walmart and regional grocery retailers.