SN Top 10: Kroger, Costco, Trader Joe’s top the week’s headlines

In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, In 2024, Kroger, Albertsons is not (even close to being) a ‘grocery monopoly’ ranked as the week’s top story. There once was a time – decades ago – when supermarket grocers were the only place to shop for groceries. That time has long since passed. The grocery market has changed drastically; there is more grocery choice, competition, convenience and price transparency than ever before, particularly with the rise of online grocery obviating the need to go to different stores to price check.

Other top stories: 

• Aldi’s Freshire Farms vegetable recall falls under FDA’s most severe
• Democrats accuse Kroger of using digital price tags to gouge consumers
• C&S reiterates promises to union workers on Kroger, Albertsons merger
• 5 things: Is lab-grown chicken the way of the future?

In other news, a Costco salad item that was recalled in early July has now been classified by the Food & Drug Administration as a Class I, which is the most severe risk level. The Issaquah, Wash.-based warehouse retailer pulled about 1,000 items of the Grain + Celery Salad because it was mistakenly marked as Ancient Grain + Vegetable Salad. 

More top stories:

• A group of Massachusetts Trader Joe’s workers want to break from union
• Category update: July meat sales surge 7.3% amid holiday spending
• SNAP benefits would be cut by about $30B under House farm bill
• Tech start-up companies, make your pitch to FMI