NEW YORK -- Bertolli USA here is introducing a new extra virgin olive oil that has a softer flavor.Marketed under the name Gentile al Palato -- Italian for "gentle for the palate" -- the new oil has been sold in...
Many retailers are taking their microbrew departments in a new direction to keep their beer sales heading north.No longer in vogue are departments featuring hundreds of stockkeeping units of microbrews gathered from...
Manufacturers keep bulking up their cereal sales with new entries.This month Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Mich., the world's leading cereal manufacturer, rolled out its latest cereal creation -- Kellogg's Smart Start, a...
ATLANTA -- Winn-Dixie Stores, Jacksonville, Fla., has broadened its annual sponsorship of National Child Abuse Prevention Month by including more in-store displays of participating Nabisco products.Throughout last...
MIAMI -- Many retailers in heavily Hispanic neighborhoods are using an expanded offering of canned fruit nectars to sweeten their juice aisle sales.Manufacturers are courting Hispanic consumers by expanding their...
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- It was bottle caps off to the graduating seniors, as Quality Food Centers here once again teamed with its local Coca-Cola bottler to offer outstanding students a scholarship to area colleges.This...
MONTVALE, N.J. -- A&P here is evaluating the effect of in-store television on alcoholic beverage sales.The chain is currently testing a television monitor that runs a video of wine tips, sprinkled with commercials for...
BROOKFIELD, Wis. -- V. Richard's Market here transformed itself into a market on the Seine for a "Springtime in Paris" wine- and food-tasting celebration late last month.More than 20 different French wines were tasted...
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A group of private-label brokers failed here in a legal action aimed at forcing Wakefern Food Corp. to end a private-label brokerage arrangement.The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division...
LOS ANGELES -- Center Store products will play a starring role in the 3rd Annual Gran Expo Hogarama, which is being sponsored by Ralphs Grocery Co. and Food 4 Less.The festival will be held Sunday, Aug. 9, on Olvera...