The US CBD products business needs a sheriff
Our columnist Victor Martino weighs up the uncertainty surrounding CBD products in the US and looks at their prospects for the future after a warning from the regulator, the FDA.
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US meat snacks category deep-dive, part two – a healthy outlook
In part two of this feature, Andy Coyne looks at how Big Food has reacted to disruption in the US beef jerky category and at the prospects for the wider meat snacks market.
Amazon-Whole Foods one year on – what’s changed?
A year since Amazon shook the grocery sector with its acquisition of upmarket US retailer Whole Foods Market, just-food's Stateside columnist Victor Martino weighs up what the deal has meant for the two businesses - and for the wider industry.
Why supermarket foodservice is becoming strategically important to grocers
David Henkes, advisory group senior principal at US foodservice consultants Technomic, outlines why more US supermarkets are putting greater emphasis on prepared foods, with some providing in-store eating and becoming grocerants in turn.
Talking shop September 2015 – Margin management in the spotlight
A consistent challenge facing grocers is maintaining – or strengthening – margins in a frequently hostile retail environment. This must be achieved while also developing the customer proposition and investing in growth. Keeping a lid on costs is a must but that has to be balanced against issues like pressure to raise wages, as we have seen in the UK this month, and the need to keep consumer prices low.
Divine Chocolate wins US major retailer listings
Fairtrade chocolate company Divine Chocolate has announced listings at a number of US mainstream retailers. Until now, in the US, Divine's chocolates were stocked in Whole Foods Market and World…
US: Online service Instacart enters Los Angeles
US food delivery service Instacart has started doing business in Los Angeles, its seventh city since its launch in San Francisco in 2012. Instacart, which claims to be the only service…
US: Whole Foods buys Arizona, California stores from New Frontiers Natural Marketplace
Whole Foods Market is to buy four stores from local US retailer New Frontiers Natural Marketplace. The natural and organic grocer has moved for three outlets in Arizona - one…
Talking shop: Albertsons owner seeks strength in scale with Safeway buy
Changing consumer behaviour is having a transformational impact on the US food and food retail sectors, as consumers alter where they shop and what they buy. The growing popularity of…
US: Whole Foods lowers FY earnings forecast range
Whole Foods Market has brought down its forecast range for annual earnings, hitting shares in the US natural and organic retailer today (13 February). The retailer expects diluted earnings per…
just-food’s review of 2013: the year’s most-read analysis
Our discussion of Whole Foods' battle to see off newly-listed rivals Sprouts Farmers Market and Fairway, Unilever's ongoing moves to rationalise its portfolio, the impact Chinese demand was having on…
