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

1/1/2025
Is the Fridge Screen the Next Horizon for In-Home Grocery Tech?
Samsung and Instacart partner on smart refrigerators that help consumers manage inventory, reorder products

Lynn Petrak
1/1/2025
Advantage Solutions Names Chief Workforce Operations Officer
George Johnson joins leadership team in key talent position

Lynn Petrak
1/1/2025
Trader Joe’s Confirms 2025 Growth Plans
Retailer also accepting submissions for annual Customer Choice awards

Lynn Petrak
12/30/2024
New Grocery-Related Laws Take Effect Jan. 1
Grocery taxes, other rules set to change in select states

Lynn Petrak
12/29/2024
How Vending Kiosks Curb Store Shrink and Optimize Labor
Progressive Grocer talks with Cantaloupe’s chief revenue officer about new units that can be used for both shelf-stable and fresh items

Lynn Petrak
12/25/2024
How to Land More Seafood Sales
Retailers can catch their share of protein sales by providing cook-at-home consumers with more options, ideas and information

Lynn Petrak
12/22/2024
Prime Time for Proteins
An outlook on how shortcuts, value and variety can drive shopper behaviors into a new year

Lynn Petrak
12/19/2024
Overall Grocery Sales Slow, But E-Comm Faring Well
Latest data from U.S. Census Bureau and Brick Meets Click/Mercatus reveal latest shopper behaviors

Lynn Petrak
12/19/2024
Divert Expands Leadership Team
Food waste solutions company scaling for growth with retail, CPG partners

Lynn Petrak
12/19/2024
FDA Updates Definition of 'Healthy'
Agency issues final rule on criteria for product claim

Lynn Petrak