Phil Lempert

Trade wars, tariffs, a war in Iran, and spiking diesel have converged in your produce aisle and one of our favorite tomatoes is paying the price.

Trade wars, tariffs, a war in Iran, and spiking diesel have converged in your produce aisle and one of our favorite tomatoes is paying the price.

New data from Toast reveals just how expensive eating out has become — and why supermarkets are positioned to win the shoppers restaurants are losing.

Retail just lived through its most turbulent CEO cycle in a generation. The choices boards made, insider continuity vs. outside reset, reveals a strategic playbook

I've spent more than three decades watching the grocery industry wrestle with shrink, markdown strategy, and the relentless pressure to move product before it expires.

Food rescue is the most underfunded climate and hunger solution on the planet. Grocers are finally waking up — but it's going to take a lot more than trend

The city never sleeps, and neither does the con. I'm no Philip Marlowe but I've been working the grocery beat for more than 30 years.

I grew up in the dairy-deli business. My father ran a food brokerage that specialized in it, and before I ever knew what a Nielsen report was, I was learning the rhythms of the case.

How billions in beverage marketing dollars are about to reshape what American consumers drink, eat, and spend.

There are conferences you attend, and conferences that actually make you think differently. The third annual Nourishing Change Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, from June 2 through 4 was the latter, and the industry needs to pay attention.