Heather Lalley
Editor in chief, Winsight Grocery Business
Contact HeatherHeather Lalley is the editor in chief of Winsight Grocery Business, overseeing a team of editors and a web producer to write, report and publish breaking news, features, trend stories and industry analysis. She spent six years as an editor with sister publication Restaurant Business, covering many facets of the restaurant industry.
Before joining Winsight, Heather spent nearly a decade as a reporter for the daily newspaper in Spokane, Washington. She is the author of "The Chicago Homegrown Cookbook." She holds a journalism degree from Northwestern University and is a graduate of the two-year baking and pastry program at Washburne Culinary Institute in Chicago.
She is the mother of two and rarely passes up a chance to eat tater tots.
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Page 1Fresh, best and low-stress: Trendspotting at IDDBA 2023
Food retailers and suppliers kicked off the first day of the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association show in Anaheim, California, on Sunday with a focus on convenience—for customers and for employees.
Dollar stores sound the alarm
Aisle 1: In the past week, both Dollar Tree and Dollar General have warned that their shoppers are struggling. If deep discounters are feeling the stress, other retailers need to pay attention, writes WGB Editor-in-Chief Heather Lalley.