The Partnership for a Healthier America hosted the Good Food for All Summit June 18 at the George Washington University Student Center. In partnership with the Global Food Institute at GW, the event drew 150 leaders from the business, public, non-profit and philanthropic sectors to challenge the current U.S.

C&S Wholesale Grocers LLC and SpartanNash Co. have entered into a definitive merger agreement in which C&S will acquire SpartanNash for a purchase price of $26.90 per share of SpartanNash common stock in cash, representing total consideration of $1.77 billion, including assumed net debt. The transaction price represents a 52.5 percent premium over SpartanNash’s closing price on June 20, of $17.64, and a premium of 42 percent to its 30-day volume-weighted average stock price as of June 20.

The International Fresh Produce Association is partnering with leading industry insights firm Technomic to spotlight key findings at the upcoming Foodservice Conference.

Do you realize how much of a difference it would make if produce department employees fully understood merchandising strategies for organic produce? Those employees could probably sell extreme volumes of organic products without batting an eye.

What’s trending in the fresh organic produce trade? Where has this category been and where is it headed? How do we progress further?

¡Yo Quiero!'s Grab&Go! Hatch Chile Guacamole was named a winner in the 2025 Good Housekeeping Best Snack Awards as Best Guacamole under the Dips & Spreads category. 

The Good Housekeeping Nutrition Lab taste testers shared that “the convenient plant-based snack was a hit with taste testers, who enjoyed the avocado chunks and refreshing flavor.” The lab added that Grab&Go! Hatch Chile Guacamole is “a great vehicle to help people eat more vegetables too.”

Online grocery sales in May 2025 finished at $8.7 billion, a 27 percent increase compared to last year with delivery driving nearly all the gains, according to the latest Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey, sponsored by Mercatus. While this marks the first month since August 2024 when total monthly sales have fallen below $9.5 billion, a larger month-over-month decline had been expected based on seasonal patterns seen across eGrocery.