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  • Grocery Store Sales Up 5.6 Percent in February

    WASHINGTON - U.S. grocery stores recorded $36.4 billion in sales during February -- a 5.6 percent jump from a year earlier and the largest such gain since April 2003, according to data from the Department of Commerce.

  • Tom Thumb Ceases Operations

    ST. PAUL - Hastings, Minn.-based convenience store operator Tom Thumb Food Markets Inc. confirmed that it has ceased operations, closing the last of more than 100 stores in Minnesota under its banner, according to The Associated Press.

  • Family Sues Over Possible Mad Cow Exposure

    SEATTLE - A woman whose family reportedly ate ground beef connected with the only detected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United States has filed a class action against a supermarket chain, the Associated Press reports.

  • NSF International Acquires Quality Assurance International

    ANN ARBOR, Mich. and SAN DIEGO, Calif. - NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit company specializing in public health and safety risk management solutions, has acquired Quality Assurance International, Inc., which offers organic certification services.

  • GMA: Food Industry Committed to Combating Obesity

    WASHINGTON - The food and beverage industry is committed to helping reverse the growth of obesity, the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) testified on Tuesday before a Senate hearing on combating obesity in America.

  • Twin Cities Grocers, Workers Reach Agreement

    MINNEAPOLIS - Grocery workers have ratified a new three-year contract with three major area supermarket chains that allows modest salary increases and doesn't require union members to pay health care premiums, according to the Associated Press.

  • Supermarket GROCERY Business: Organic growth

    Organic and all-natural groceries have skyrocketed in popularity, the result of consumers embracing a healthier lifestyle and the introduction of more accessible products.

  • COVER STORY: A lot to lose

    Low-carb mania is sweeping the nation, but is it a lifestyle change or just another oat bran-style fad?

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