Lynn Petrak

Senior Editor

Author Profile

Lynn Petrak is senior editor at Progressive Grocer and a veteran of the food retailing industry with nearly 30 years of experience. Lynn is well-versed in all aspects of the industry and has also contributed to brands including Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, Meat & Poultry, Dairy Field, Farm to Plate, Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Retailer and Store Brands. Lynn held key communications roles with dairy and beef trade associations. She has also taught journalism classes and earned a journalism degree from Northern Illinois University in 1991.

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ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

9/28/2021
Rouses Reopens Hurricane-Hit Store in Louisiana
Restored location welcomes shoppers back with celeb “meet and eat” and new displays

Lynn Petrak
9/28/2021
The Return of 'Milk Doors' for Grocery and Food Delivery
Last-step solution designed to keep items fresh and secure at customers’ locations

Lynn Petrak
9/28/2021
HelloFresh Donates 500K Pounds of Food in September
Meal kit company and its customers rev up efforts for Hunger Action Month

Lynn Petrak
9/28/2021
Walmart Puts Out Call for 150K Associates as Holidays Loom
Arkansas-based retail giant and others redoubling hiring efforts ahead of peak shopping season

Lynn Petrak
9/27/2021
UNFI Exceeds Earnings Expectations, Paints a Rosy Picture for Fiscal 2022
Wholesaler reports Q4 and FY2021 financials under new CEO and growth plan

Lynn Petrak
9/27/2021
Retailers, Manufacturers to Find Out What’s Hot in Frozen
AFFI and IRI partner to provide market insights for continued category growth

Lynn Petrak
9/27/2021
New Collaboration Brings Brand and Basket Building to Tasty Social Network
AdAdapted, Northfork and BuzzFeed partner to offer more solutions to consumers hungry for ideas and convenience

Lynn Petrak
9/26/2021
Shipt Debuts 'Dealivery Days'
On-demand service provider offers discount from Oct. 2-4

Lynn Petrak
9/26/2021
Bob’s Red Mill Appoints New CEO
Current CFO Trey Winthrop to take the reins in early ‘22

Lynn Petrak
9/26/2021
California’s Northgate González Market Steps Up Its E-Commerce Biz
Family-owned Hispanic retailer teams with NCR to offer new Pronto Curbside service

Lynn Petrak