Supermarket/Grocery

The new specialty yogurt products starting with a ready-to-eat Greek yogurt parfait will debut in U.S. Starbucks stores and grocery channels followed by additional regions around the world.

The acquisition includes 20 bakeries; the Wonder, Merita, Home Pride, Butternut, and Nature's Pride brands; and 36 depots from Old HB, Inc. (formerly Hostess Brands), for $355 million.

A new cloud-based portal enables retailers to share their proprietary data including point of sale, inventory, loyalty and more with their supplier partners.

Celebrity chef, Vintner and specialty foods pioneer Michael Chiarello and Americas cookie queen Debbi Fields, with branding expert Chris Cornyn serve as mentors for aspiring home chefs competing to win product placement on supermarket shelves nationwide.

Harris Teeter brings to Kroger an exceptional brand and complementary base of 212 stores in attractive southeastern and mid-Atlantic markets and in Washington, D.C.

As we enter the second half of the year, the editors of CGT revisited the headiness that you read most. What do they tell us? You love a good list, especially if it predicts consumer trends OR ranks competitive products. Let us know what you think of these articles in retrospect. Did market predictions made ring true? Do the leading products still lead? Did key consumer trends take off or taper off? And what do you expect in the second half of 2013?

The new line of products answers consumer demand for high-quality seafood that tastes fresh and delicious, is easy to prepare and is free of preservatives and gluten.

The acquisition is expected to round out TreeHouse Foods' assortment of private label pourable and spoonable dressings.