Natural & Specialty Foods Retail Industry Description

Companies that retail specialized lines of foods, including organic and natural produce and other foods; also kosher meats and other specialty products.

Summary

A sweet spot in an otherwise sour food market is the natural/organic and specialty foods niche of the grocery business. While traditional supermarket chains have struggled for years with shrinking market share and profits, the nation’s #1 purveyor of natural and organic foods, Whole Foods Market, has experienced double-digit sales growth. A relatively new sector of the grocery market, natural food stores now account for more than 10% of the supermarket business.

Natural & Specialty Foods Retail Industry Resources

• Chain Drug Review
  
• Chain Store Age
  
• Drug Store News
  
• Food Processing Suppliers Association
  
• Progressive Grocer
  
• Supermarket News
  
• Trade Show News Network
  

Natural & Specialty Foods Retail Industry Terminology

• Food Marketing Institute: Glossary of Supermarket Terms