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Partnership for a Healthier America Introduces 1st Pay-It-Forward Grocery Coalition

Progressive Grocer / June 11, 2026

Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) has launched the Good Food Coalition, a first-of-its-kind initiative linking consumer purchases of better-for-you products directly to hunger relief for families across the United States.

How Food Lion turned our grocery trip into a nutrition lesson

MSN / May 28, 2026

Teacher takes students and their families to a local Food Lion for a Guiding Stars Night. They turn the grocery store into a hands-on classroom with a nutrition scavenger hunt, comparing star ratings on everyday foods and tasting different apple options.

Guiding Stars, Partnership for a Healthier America Collaborate on Nutrition Guidelines

Progressive Grocer / March 3, 2026

Partners establish Guiding Stars as PHA’s nutrition standard.

Ahold Delhaize Gives Suppliers a Closer Look at Nutrition Trends

Grocery Drive / February 5, 2026

The grocer’s Guiding Stars program links with Circana’s Attribute Marketplace to offer insights on how to develop and promote products for health-conscious consumers.

Ahold Delhaize USA and Circana Expand Access to Guiding Stars Nutrition Data

Store Brands / February 4, 2026

The renewed collaboration will give suppliers greater insight into health and nutrition trends

Ahold Delhaize USA, Circana Team on Guiding Stars Insights

Progressive Grocer / February 4, 2026

New collab gives suppliers data-driven visibility into nutrition trends.

Circana Launches Attribute Marketplace to Elevate Client Market Insights

Mass Market Retailers / February 3, 2026

Designed to revolutionize data integration and accessibility, Circana’s Attribute Marketplace provides clients with an innovative platform to browse and order external datasets seamlessly integrated into Circana’s existing models.

Retailers Are Reshaping Access to Healthy and Affordable Diets

Food Navigator USA / January 5, 2026

Although top retailers highlight affordability and health, healthier products tend to be more expensive and promotional strategies are not typically used to drive their sales

Food Fight: How to Handle the Grocery Store with Kids and Teach Healthy Habits

NBC4 Washington / November 5, 2025

Experts tell how a star system and a game with your shopping cart can teach kids to make good choices about eating.

Refining Our Guidance With Good Science

The Guiding Stars algorithms, the formulas used to assign Stars to foods and beverages, were recently updated to reflect new information about nutrition science and the current landscape of food product labeling in grocery stores.

Updated Guidance for Infant & Toddler Foods

The Guiding Stars Scientific Advisory Panel has updated the guidance for infant & toddler foods.

Guiding Stars Brings New Clarity to Better Beverage Choices

If you’re familiar with Guiding Stars, you know that we have been helping consumers easily find nutritious choices in the grocery aisles since 2006. We’re excited to announce that Guiding Stars has enhanced our algorithm, the patented formula we use to assign stars to foods and beverages, to bring new clarity to better beverage choices.

More Star-Earning Beverage Choices!

We’ve all heard to drink plenty of water each day, but is it really the only good option for hydration and nutrition? The grocery store shelves are brimming with drink options. Learn how we make finding those that support good health as simple as 1, 2, 3.