Do grocers need a separate service for online prepared foods?

Last week, e-commerce provider Mercatus teamed up with DoorDash to help deliver fresh meals and catered foods.

By Jeff Wells • Nov. 19, 2018

Blue Apron lays off 4% of workers as more users abandon service

The meal kit maker posted disappointing figures across all key metrics, including a decline in orders per customer and average revenue per customer.

By Christopher Doering • Nov. 14, 2018

A growing segment of grocery shoppers is looking hard at the package, not just the product

Perceptions of packaging are changing, and the impact on grocery retailers will be significant.

Nov. 6, 2018

What's the secret sauce behind Mariano's store experience?

At Groceryshop last week, the Chicagoland chain along with a few others offered tips on how to turn locations into destinations.

By Jeff Wells • Nov. 5, 2018

Grocers look to e-commerce for a holiday sales boost

Sprouts Farmers Market, for one, will offer a separate portal featuring complete holiday meals and catering trays, as well as recipe inspiration, starting Nov. 7.

By Jennifer Sweeney • Nov. 1, 2018

Comic Dive: Night of the Living Brand

It's scary for brands as consumer preferences and technology evolve. Some may make it out alive but others will live on only in memory.

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • Oct. 31, 2018

Raley's dives into the ready-made meal kit market

The California-based grocer is the latest chain to offer its own version of the prepared food option, joining Publix, New Seasons Market and Kroger.

By Jennifer Sweeney • Oct. 31, 2018

Blue Apron to sell meal kits on Walmart's Jet.com

The struggling provider will offer four choices to customers in New York City and neighboring northern New Jersey starting at $16.99 beginning today.

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 29, 2018

Wegmans tests a prepared foods ordering app

The grocer’s Pittsford, New York, flagship store is offering pizza, subs, sushi and more for pickup or delivery through its new 2GO service.

By Jeff Wells • Oct. 22, 2018

Green Zebra Grocery wants to conquer the West Coast

Can the grocery-convenience hybrid that its CEO calls 'a cross between Whole Foods and 7-Eleven' expand beyond its Portland enclave?

By Louise Kramer • Oct. 15, 2018

H-E-B set to launch upscale coffee shop at Houston stores

The Roastery, owned by New York City-based Four J Foods, will open its first location at one of the grocer's Houston stores next week, with three more locations to follow in the coming months.

By Krishna Thakker • Oct. 12, 2018

Kroger rolls out Home Chef meal kits to stores

Five months after announcing the tie-up, Kroger is kicking off its nationwide in-store expansion with rotating selections in 225 Midwestern locations.

By Krishna Thakker • Oct. 11, 2018

Publix looks to reach new generation of customers with GreenWise Market

The rebooted store format, which just opened in Tallahassee, Florida, can help the grocer reach younger shoppers and drive innovation chain-wide, according to one analyst interviewed by Grocery Dive.

By Jessica Dumont • Oct. 10, 2018

The Fresh Market returns to its roots

The grocer opened its first — and only — new store for 2018 last week in North Carolina as the chain refocuses on specialty products.

By Jacqueline Renfrow • Oct. 8, 2018

FMI: Health care costs, e-commerce are top concerns for retailers

The organization's latest survey also found that close to two-thirds of its members are pursuing e-commerce, and that nearly half are experimenting with smaller stores.

By Krishna Thakker • Oct. 8, 2018

Can Stop & Shop 'test and learn' its way to a turnaround?

In an interview with Grocery Dive, president Mark McGowan said the company's new-look Connecticut stores will be a laboratory for the chain's future growth — but it's hardly the only store trying to elevate the shopping experience.

By Jeff Wells • Oct. 8, 2018

Ahold Delhaize reveals new fresh-focused banner concepts

The company has remodeled 21 Stop & Shops in Connecticut and opened a Giant urban concept location in Philadelphia — both centered on an elevated in-store experience.

By Jessica Dumont • Oct. 4, 2018

What you need to know about grocery experience

Food Dive takes an in-depth look at the grocery experience, how its changed in recent years — and where it might be headed.

By Grocery Dive staff • Oct. 4, 2018

Popular Korean grocer PK Market is coming to the US

The store, which offers a mixture of unique groceries, casual dining options and prepared foods to go, will open in downtown Los Angeles next year.

By Jacqueline Renfrow • Oct. 4, 2018

Why grocers should focus on customer service in their aisles

Retailers often leave it up to cashiers to assist shoppers, but by the time someone gets to the checkout stand it's often too late, writes John Larson, senior partner at John Larson & Company. 

By John Larson • Oct. 2, 2018

What's for dinner? Kroger expands its pre-made meal offerings

The grocer brought its Easy For You! customizable meal program to 350 stores, and offers self-serve stations that require a few minutes of cooking at home. 

By Jessica Dumont • Oct. 1, 2018

HelloFresh introduces recyclable packaging to ease environmental concerns

Recyclable box liners will now be used in HelloFresh and Green Chef meal kits, but top competitors have already been offering sustainable boxes.

By Jessica Dumont • Sept. 28, 2018

As e-commerce evolves, prepared foods are struggling to adapt

Supermarkets have been slow to bring their prepared dishes online, instead focusing on partially prepared and pre-made offerings. 

By Alicia Kelso • Sept. 14, 2018

Make it a double: Hy-Vee to open two more Wahlburgers this month

The Midwestern grocer and franchisee will open its second and third locations of the popular burger chain.

By Krishna Thakker • Sept. 5, 2018

How Big Food can serve the 85% of consumers who don't know what's for dinner tonight

Acosta found millennials spend 40% of their eating budgets on items prepared outside the home, which could be bad news for companies that don't adapt. 

By Patti Zarling • Aug. 22, 2018