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.

Follow Lynn on LinkedIn.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

7/14/2021
Price Chopper/Market 32 Stores Reach Milestone in Food Waste Reduction
Retail chain teamed with Invafresh to curb shrink while providing shoppers with in-demand fresh products

Lynn Petrak
7/14/2021
Natural Grocers Consolidates Charitable Efforts into 1 Organization
New Heroes in Aprons Fund aids employees in need, and various community causes

Lynn Petrak
7/13/2021
PCC Community Markets Takes Another Step to Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Co-op will stop selling plastic water bottles smaller than 1 gallon

Lynn Petrak
7/13/2021
SpartanNash Keeps it Close With New Micro-Fulfillment Center
Site in West Michigan to open later this month

Lynn Petrak
7/13/2021
Dollar General Seeks More Workers Ahead of Labor Day
Discount retailer hopes to add 50,000 employees by end of summer

Lynn Petrak
7/12/2021
Save A Lot to Update Tech Infrastructure
Discount chain teams with networking solutions provider Aruba

Lynn Petrak
7/12/2021
HelloFresh Ups its Presence Down Under
Meal kit company intends to acquire Australian meal services provider Youfoodz

Lynn Petrak
7/12/2021
Meijer Recognized for Disability Inclusion
Midwest grocer and other retailers earn high marks from the Disability Equality Index

Lynn Petrak
7/12/2021
Strack & Van Til to Add Customer Intelligence Platform
Birdzi helps Midwest retailer use data-based personalization to increase loyalty

Lynn Petrak
7/11/2021
FreshRealm Gets Fresh Infusion of Capital
Meal solutions provider to ramp up infrastructure, product offerings and supply chain

Lynn Petrak