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Wellness

Do You Know What Candida Auris Is? You Should

The Lempert Report: The CDC says the drug-resistant germ represents a serious global health threat.

Fresh Food

Solving the 'No Time for Breakfast' Dilemma

The Lempert Report: How missing breakfast can be bad for your health, and how Sodexo and George Mason University want to set the morning straight.

Wellness

The Dietary Risk Factors We Need to Understand

By Phil Lempert on May. 17, 2019

The Lempert Report: How not enough whole grains and fruit has a bigger effect than eating "bad" foods.

Retailers

1-on-1 With Raley’s Chairman Mike Teel

By Meg Major on May. 06, 2019

In May's Endcap interview, the third-generation grocer spends a few minutes with WGB reflecting on the retailer’s evolving purpose-driven mission, his affinity for YouTube, the significance of the company’s first small-format store and the invaluable lesson learned from one of his biggest mistakes.

Fresh Food

Food ATMs for Refugees

By Phil Lempert on May. 06, 2019

The Lempert Report: The United Nations' new food ATM technology could expand distribution to underserved parts of the world.

Industry Partners

GMDC Calls for Champions of Change Nominations 

By WGB Staff on May. 01, 2019

New industry recognition platform will honor the talented individuals who are growing and expanding the GM, HBW, nonfoods and retail technology categories, as well as the next generation of industry leaders.

Fresh Food

'You Are What You Eat' Includes Our Brains

By Phil Lempert on Apr. 29, 2019

A major study links poor mental health with diet quality, citing a correlation that exists regardless of factors such as age, gender, education and income level.

Retailers

Schnucks Opens 9th Specialty Pharmacy in Moline, Ill.

By WGB Staff on Apr. 26, 2019

Regional retailer partners with The Project of the Quad Cities to provide easy access to medication therapy for patients with complex disease states.

Fresh Food

Produce for Better Health Debuts ‘Have a Plant'

By Meg Major on Apr. 24, 2019

The foundation’s new campaign takes aim at millennials and Gen Z to make fruits and vegetables more approachable and appealing.

Retail Foodservice

Looking Past the Healthy Hype

By Phil Lempert on Apr. 22, 2019

Consumers have many more options than in prior decades, but the reality is that if fast-food restaurants truly want to sell healthier foods, it's time to alter menus and portion sizes.