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Biography

Heather Lalley

Managing editor

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Heather Lalley is the managing editor of Restaurant Business, Supermarket News and CSP Daily News. She previously served as editor in chief of Winsight Grocery Business.

Before joining Winsight and Informa, Heather spent nearly a decade as a reporter for the daily newspaper in Spokane, Washington. She is the author of "The Chicago Homegrown Cookbook." She holds a journalism degree from Northwestern University and is a graduate of the two-year baking and pastry program at Washburne Culinary Institute in Chicago.

She is the mother of two and rarely passes up a chance to eat tater tots.

Articles by
Heather Lalley

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CBD/Hemp

Federal hemp-THC ban could be delayed until 2028 under new bill

Bipartisan bill seeks 3-year timeline on pending ban

CBD/Hemp

Sprouts Farmers Market starts selling hemp-THC drinks, even as the segment’s future remains cloudy

The specialty grocer will sell the products in 115 stores, though a federal ban is looming

Foodservice

Here are the restaurant segments most ripe for c-store competition

Convenience stores have plenty of runway to go head-to-head with restaurants on pizza, breakfast, fried chicken and more

Company News

Stephen Sheetz, former president and CEO of his family’s c-store chain, dies

Sheetz, who helmed the chain from 1984 to 1995, was 77 years old

CBD/Hemp

Trump signs order to reclassify marijuana

The move does not legalize the drug but may open the door for further discussion of the looming hemp-THC ban

CBD/Hemp

2025 was a topsy-turvy year in hemp-THC

Segment started with promise but now faces a federal ban in 2026

CBD/Hemp

Regulatory roundup: Chicago, Ohio and more plot hemp-THC rules

Chicago adds a beverage carveout, Ohio effectively bans hemp-THC and first post-spending bill federal regulatory legislation introduced

Company News

Dollar General grows grocery market share, thanks to value-seeking shoppers

The discount retailer asserted its dominance in rural markets during its third quarter

CBD/Hemp

Chicago committee advances hemp-THC ban as federal prohibition looms

The proposal now heads to the full city council for a vote

Foodservice

Convenience stores borrow from the restaurant playbook, turning signature menu items into traffic drivers

From 7-Eleven’s new Japanese-Style Egg Salad Sandwich to Casey’s cult-favorite Breakfast Pizza, c-stores nationwide are developing signature dishes to boost traffic, foodservice sales

CBD/Hemp

Federal hemp-THC ban clouds future of emerging segment

Speaking at the Future of Beverage event, CSP C-Store Cannabis Board Chairperson Melissa Vonder Haar urged advocacy on behalf of the channel

CBD/Hemp

Federal hemp-THC ban signed into law

The legislation, part of the passage of the spending bill that ends the government shutdown, is scheduled to take effect in 1 year, potentially killing a fast-growing c-store segment

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