A French startup is launching a shelf-edge NFC system that really demonstrates how NFC could revolutionize shopping, add value, and save you money in the process. Get ready to wave your phone in the air like you just don't care...READ»
Fresh grocery food: it's just so...expensive. Perhaps that's why sites shilling out-of-date items have become so popular, with one U.K. site reporting a whopping 500% increase in sales from December 2008 to the same time in 2009. ...READ»
U.K. supermarket chain Sainsbury's is aggressively trying to cut down on excess packaging with a novel idea: breakfast in a bag. It's not an entirely new concept, niche green cereal brands have long used plastic bags for cereal. ...READ»
Movies like "Food Inc." and "Fresh" have put the pressure on grocery stores and other mass-market food vendors to defend their products. Safeway, a major U.S. supermarket chain, isn't increasing the amount of ...READ»
Sainsbury's road plates, which are similar to those seen on London streets, produce 30kWh of energy every hour from cars passing over the bumps in the store parking lot.READ»
These are turbulent times, even for the allegedly recession-proof food industry. Here are the trends three leaders are seeing as they prep for this gathering (June 17-19) in New York.READ»
