SN editors have a secret this time of year. They worry a lot about our annual Hall of Fame picks, in particular the choices involving active leaders. That’s because Hall of Fame is a career honor, and the book hasn’t closed on current lead...

Last year we predicted how weather conditions around the globe would affect crop yields and impact food production and prices; little did we know just how big that impact would be. 2012 brought us the worst drought in 50 years, and created hav...

There’s one fact every retailer knows about social media: that everyone seems to be doing it differently. One of the more interesting approaches is taking shape in a vibrant operation at Hy-Vee headquarters in West Des Moines, Iowa. A ...

Two recent studies by reputable researchers both concluded that organic produce is no more nutritious than conventionally grown fruits and vegetables. The findings stirred passionate debate about the entire category: What is organic all ab...

Once upon a time you read news and information. Today it’s still about reading, but also viewing, sharing, linking, blogging, Tweeting, responding and more.  SN is at the forefront of these new media directions, because we believe they...

It’s that time of year again, when projections of rapid growth in online holiday sales spill out like toys from an overstuffed Santa sack. About a quarter of all holiday shoppers will spend more via the Internet this year than they will in...

This 35th anniversary year of Food Marketing Institute is nearing its close, so it’s a good time to revisit one of the articles I most enjoyed writing at Supermarket News: a 1997 piece at the time of FMI’s 20th anniversary. I got to interv...

I live a few blocks away from where my grandfather played stickball as a kid in Brooklyn. Despite the generation gap, my food shopping habits look more like his family’s shopping habits than my parents'. Throughout the week, I go to severa...

Katrina. Ike. Irene. Now we can add Sandy to the list of recent storms that have devastated sections of the U.S. Each one has challenged communities and tested supermarkets, as they became focal points of local efforts to rebound. ...

In 1993, TVFN (Television Food Network) was born out of a discussion between a couple of senior executives at The Providence Journal newspaper and Johnson & Wales University, also based in Providence, R.I. Next year will mark the cable network...