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Industry Partners

Survey Uncovers Shopper Frustrations During Pandemic

Three in 4 consumers fear getting COVID-19 while grocery shopping, according to a poll by Charleston|Orwig and Menu Matters.

Fresh Food

Meat Sales Slow to Single-Digit Growth for First Time Since March

The lower sales gain is still impressive as this year’s everyday growth outstripped last year’s Labor Day sales.

Retailers

How Has the Pandemic Changed Independent Grocers?

By Gus Lebiak on Sep. 08, 2020

Shoppers habits have changed, but the fundamentals, including merchandising and service, are still important for independent grocers, the author says.

Retailers

Hashing Out Hazard Pay at Kroger, Safeway, Fred Meyer

By Jennifer Strailey on Sep. 08, 2020

Heading into Labor Day weekend, grocery workers at Kroger, Food 4 Less and Whole Foods Market call for a reinstatement of hazard pay given the continued threat of COVID-19.

Fresh Food

Fresh Produce Sales Settle Into Elevated New Normal

By Anne-Marie Roerink on Sep. 03, 2020

As back to school beckons, fresh produce sales are seeing a leveling off of about 10% above last year’s sales.

Retailers

Honoring Grocery Store Workers

By Jon Springer on Sep. 03, 2020

Of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have died from the coronavirus, no small number were colleagues and counterparts in the supermarket and food industries. WGB tells the stories of just a few of them.

Retail Foodservice

Some Good Food News From COVID-19

By Phil Lempert on Sep. 03, 2020

The Lempert Report: Food establishments innovate amid a pandemic.

Fresh Food

COVID-19 Might Be Creating More Food Waste Than We Know

By Phil Lempert on Sep. 02, 2020

The Lempert Report: Fixing the supply chain must be a top priority.

Fresh Food

Pandemic Pushed Sales of Pork, But Inflation Lurking

By Kat Martin on Sep. 02, 2020

Consumers rediscovered the versatility of pork, but pandemic-level sales may be tempered by supply and inflationary issues.

Retailers

Retailers Kick Off Family Meals Month Pandemic-Style

By Kat Martin on Sep. 02, 2020

September’s Family Meals Month stresses meals together as more meals than ever are being enjoyed together in the home, a trend expected to outlast the pandemic.

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