BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Sam's Club here showcased a variety of fresh holiday foods and offered samples to shoppers at all 558 locations as part of its Taste of Sam's Club."The annual Taste of Sam's event is our...
AURORA, Colo. -- A Wal-Mart supercenter here will turn fresh produce, deli, meat, bakery and dairy food waste into compost and experiment with used cooking oil as a potential heating source.The tests are two of more...
Replacing trans fats in the in-store bakery is no piece of cake.That's the consensus at a handful of supermarkets that have tinkered with substitutes for hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils, which are widely...
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway here is distributing a 2-Hour Turkey recipe to promote the sale of frozen turkeys along with related items for preparing Thanksgiving's main course."We constantly listen to our customers...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Carving pumpkins and baking pies may be trickier this year as Midwest summer drought conditions have reduced the size of pumpkins."We've been hearing from producers that the pumpkins that have...
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets here has suspended its offering of Ag-Mart Produce's Santa Sweets grape tomatoes and Ugly Ripes' heirloom variety as a result of allegations that the supplier misused pesticides...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Smaller supplies of higher-priced, lesser-quality vegetables may be Hurricane Wilma's gift to consumers this holiday season."Florida is just about the only domestic supplier of vegetables for...
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- In an advertisement appearing in Romanian newspapers, the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council is letting consumers in that country know it's safe to eat poultry -- both imported and domestic -- as...
There's nothing scary about Halloween deli and bakery sales this year.In fact, the holiday has delivered above-average returns to retailers with Halloween merchandise. In addition to traditional favorites like...
NEW YORK -- Spurred by the popularity of the slow food movement, consumers are gobbling up heritage turkeys at a rate that's anything but sluggish."About 15% of the turkeys I'll sell [this Thanksgiving] are going to...