Lynn Petrak

Senior Editor

Author Profile

Lynn Petrak is senior editor at Progressive Grocer and a veteran of the food retailing industry with nearly 30 years of experience. Lynn is well-versed in all aspects of the industry and has also contributed to brands including Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, Meat & Poultry, Dairy Field, Farm to Plate, Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Retailer and Store Brands. Lynn held key communications roles with dairy and beef trade associations. She has also taught journalism classes and earned a journalism degree from Northern Illinois University in 1991.

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ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

5/11/2022
Instacart Makes Move to Go Public
Company files SEC paperwork amid 10th anniversary celebration and new focus on grocery tech

Lynn Petrak
5/10/2022
Boxed Reports Higher Q1 Net Revenue, Gross Profit and General Merchandise Value
E-commerce platform for bulk consumables maintains guidance for rest of fiscal 2022

Lynn Petrak
5/10/2022
Food Prices Keep Going Up: Latest Labor Dept. Data
CPI for food at home hits 10.8% on a yearly basis

Lynn Petrak
5/10/2022
Retailers Grapple With Baby Formula Shortage
Supply chain woes, product recalls cause 43% out-of-stock rate

Lynn Petrak
5/9/2022
Wegmans Debuts Latest Store in Virginia
Location in Alexandria opens May 11

Lynn Petrak
5/9/2022
SpartanNash Rapidly Scales Digital Offering With DoorDash
Michigan food solutions company partners with delivery platform in new initiative

Lynn Petrak
5/8/2022
Blue Apron Has More on Its Plate as Q1 Ends
Company shares results showing lower yearly comps but gains over previous quarter

Lynn Petrak
5/8/2022
E-Commerce Share of Grocery Market Wanes in April
Brick Meets Click/Mercatus survey reveals lower digital sales and volume for the month

Lynn Petrak
5/5/2022
More Jobs Added to Payrolls, but Labor Market Still Hit by Ongoing Shortages
April data also indicates bump for food and beverage stores

Lynn Petrak
5/5/2022
1M Pounds of Diverted Food Waste and Counting for Meijer
Retailer shares impact of Flashfood initiative across its stores

Lynn Petrak