The global market for AI in food retail and e-commerce is expected to grow from $3.5 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $13.4 billion by the end of 2030, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) ...

The food retail industry, a core component of the consumer staples sector, has produced a wide dispersion of results in 2025, ...

As large retail chains dominate global food markets, unhealthy eating soars—highlighting an urgent need to reshape food environments to combat rising obesity rates. Study: Global food retail ...

Food retailers are finding that they can generate outsized returns by making sustainability investments in five value-chain segments: processing, manufacturing, food services, restaurants and retail, ...

Growth areas include premium, health and wellbeing, and products boasting simple and clean ingredients. Texas Born (TXB) recently expanded the chain's private label line of fresh, locally sourced ...

Hunger is on the rise. In September, the USDA released its annual estimate of food insecurity for 2023 showing an increase to 47.4 million Americans — that’s 1 in 7 people — who are food insecure, the ...

While dry grocery remained the top-selling category, accounting for 38% of sales last year, fresh departments collectively contributed a significant 42%. This includes meat and produce, each ...

LAS VEGAS -- When it comes to hot-button safety issues, many people feel that food is the next tobacco. Retailers must know their responsibilities in stamping out the flames of a food safety crisis, ...

Retailers and food manufacturers are banding together to develop more on-trend and innovative private-label products, as the market sheds the perception that they are just cheaper alternatives to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Phil Lempert covers breaking news and trends in food and retail. Supermarkets and food companies have registered dietitians in ...

WASHINGTON — Three food retail trade groups peg the cost of implementing state waivers to disqualify certain foods and beverages for purchase via the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

Retailers donate products that are typically packaged, palatable, and safe for consumption, yet unsuitable for sale due to quality concerns, such as minor blemishes. Since these items can go a long ...