NEW YORK - Locally grown produce is being touted as the new organic.But before the economic benefits of more localized distribution can be reaped, industry experts advise retailers to do some cultivating of their own...
Americans hold a special place in their hearts for shrimp.Consumption of shrimp outpaced that of longtime favorite canned tuna in 2001, and has been the most heavily consumed seafood per capita in the U.S. through...
DUNKIRK, Md. - Pleased with the performance of its four-month-old Millville, Del., prototype store, Giant Food duplicated the model and added a full-service Starbucks here. The new store features expanded perishable...
WASHINGTON - Japanese shoppers seem to have a beef with red meat from the U.S.Five Costco Wholesale club stores in Japan are selling American beef, but other retailers are shunning it. Nearly a month ago, the Japanese...
WASHINGTON - Expanded bird flu testing has uncovered H5N1 avian influenza in samples from two resident wild mute swans in Michigan, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior announced here last week.To date...
Keeping hot and cold foods at optimal temperatures is a never-ending challenge for retailers.At all costs, managers want to avoid the dangerous 40-to-140-degree temperature zone - the range where bacteria are most...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision to drastically scale back its mad cow testing next month has drawn mixed reactions.The USDA spends about $1 million each week to test 5,000 animals. Under its...
QUINCY, Mass. - Stop & Shop here is prepared to defend itself against a lawsuit filed on behalf of an 8-year-old boy and his parents who contend the boy became ill with an E. coli 0157:H7 infection after eating ground...
Supermarkets are still selling farm-raised salmon, labeled as wild, for premium prices, according to an article published in the August issue of Consumer Reports.Of 23 wild-labeled salmon fillets purchased from...
Food shopping can be especially arduous for the estimated 3 million to 7 million halal consumers in the U.S.Shoppers looking for meat that's certified halal - or slaughtered and prepared as prescribed by Muslim law ...