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ABA Honors 5 Lawmakers As Baking Industry Champions

by Shelby Team July 28, 2026July 28, 2026

The awards are given to lawmakers supporting policies that benefit commercial baking manufacturers.

Grocery Research, Association News, Beverage News, Featured News, National, News

FMI’s 1st ‘Power Of Beverage’ Report: Function Powering Purchase

by Shelby Team July 28, 2026

FMI’s inaugural Power of Beverage report finds shoppers spent nearly $295 billion on beverages in 2025, increasingly buying on function.

Grocery Research, Association News, Featured News, Frozen Food, National, News

Frozen Treats Now An Everyday Habit, Not A Summer Splurge, Finds NFRA

by Shelby Team July 28, 2026July 28, 2026

Ice cream and frozen novelties have moved beyond occasional summer indulgence to become a routine part of household shopping, according to new consumer research from the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association. Nearly three-quarters of adults say keeping frozen treats at home feels more affordable than going out for dessert, and a similar share view […]

Independent Store News, Association News, National, News, Organic Natural

INFRA Honors Retailers, Vendors, Staff With Brix Awards

by Shelby Team July 27, 2026

Pat Sheridan, INFRA president and CEO, said the award recipients “remind us that independent doesn’t mean alone, it means choosing to build a stronger future together.”

News, Association News, Equipment & Technology, Featured News, Northeast

NJ Gov. Signs Surveillance Pricing Ban Despite Industry Objections

by Shelby Team July 24, 2026July 28, 2026

The Fair Price Protection Act contains prohibitions about shoppers’ personal data and new electronic shelf label deployments.

Market Profile, Association News, Featured News, Midwest, News

Iowa Grocers Seeking Certainty After State’s SNAP Waiver Vacated

by Treva Bennett July 24, 2026July 22, 2026

Less than six months after Iowa’s Healthy SNAP waiver took effect, a federal judge’s June 22 ruling in Aragon v. Rollins vacated food restriction waivers in Iowa, Colorado, Nebraska, Tennessee and West Virginia – sending grocers back into their point-of-sale systems for the second time this year. Iowa Health and Human Services notified retailers July […]