Author Archives: Craig Levitt

About Craig Levitt

When his dreams of play­ing pro­fes­sional hockey died due to lack of skill, Craig turned to writ­ing. After doing some time on the PR side, he began his jour­nal­ism career with Mac­fad­den in 1995 work­ing for Dis­count Mer­chan­diser and Super­mar­ket Busi­ness. He has been with Gro­cery Head­quar­ters since 2008. Despite dis­cussing the gro­cery indus­try five days a week, one of his favorite pas­times is going gro­cery shop­ping with his wife and daugh­ters. In addi­tion to walk­ing super­mar­ket aisles, Craig still plays mens league hockey and takes long week­end bike rides to stay in shape.

A breath of Fresh Summit air

Posted on Oct 22, 2009 by .

A lot of people these days are saying that trade shows aren’t what they used to be. That may be so; however that way … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs

Don’t shed a tear

Posted on Oct 1, 2009 by .

Onions may bring tears to most people’s eyes, but for supermarkets that merchandise and cross-promote the acidic vegetable aggressively, they can be tears of … Continue reading →

Posted in Focus on Fresh

Oils well

Posted on Oct 1, 2009 by .

By most accounts, the Food Network has done a masterful job of chang­ing the palates of American consumers and expanding their world of flavors. … Continue reading →

Posted in Center Store

Price checkmate

Posted on Dec 1, 2008 by .

As the economy struggles consumers continue to place a greater emphasis on price and value, particularly when purchasing products in the health and beauty … Continue reading →

Posted in Nonfoods for Profit

The right cut

Posted on Dec 1, 2008 by .

While shoppers may frequent mass merchants and warehouse clubs for items that are traditionally purchased in the grocery channel, supermarkets remain firmly entrenched as … Continue reading →

Posted in Focus on Fresh