Retail & FoodService

Food Genius, the leader in foodservice data and insights, is proud to announce a massive update to their suite of services for the restaurant industry. Starting today Food Genius’ clients have access to enhanced features within the company’s award winning analytic dashboard. Overall these updates create a better user experience for Food Genius’ clients and provide users with deeper insights about the foodservice landscape. …

Americans are sourcing more meals from home than they have in years, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company, which just released its 29th annual Eating Patterns in America Report. The report finds that a decline in restaurant usage and an increase in meals from home is one of the single biggest changes in eating patterns in Americans in the last five years. …

Cincinnati-based Kroger, the nation's largest operator of traditional supermarkets, is selling four stores in Springfield, Mo., pulling it completely out of that market. The stores are part of Kroger's Dillons chain. …

People in 80 Tennessee towns and counties voted Tuesday on whether they want the opportunity to buy wine in grocery stores. The measure passed in all 22 municipalities in our area that had it on the ballot.

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The organic grocery business is expected to explode as Americans become increasingly focused on healthy diets and fresh ingredients. And that’s both good and bad news for Whole Foods Market, which has long reigned as the nation’s largest organic grocery chain. …