Lempert Launches App for Grocery Shoppers

SN STAFF

NEW YORK — Phil Lempert, the Supermarket Guru and an SN contributing editor, is launching a new smartphone app for consumers called "Smarter Shopping with Phil Lempert."

Features include Lempert's Tip of the Week, which seeks to help consumers make better grocery shopping decisions and save money, and Smart Substitutes, which gives tips on replacement options for common recipes ingredients for health, allergy or weight control reasons.

Other app features include news, product reviews, an organics guide, a produce guide, a recipe database and a "label translator" that explains common ingredients found in food products.

The new app is sponsored by ConAgra.