NEW YORK -- Blimpie International here is poised to test a co-branded pasta program aimed at the supermarket home-meal replacement market."Pasta Central," will begin testing at a Blimpie Subs and Salads shop during...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Wild Harvest here is bolstering its health-oriented reputation by creating fresh dishes targeted to alternative diets.The three-store natural-food supermarket format, operated by Star Market here...
TORONTO -- Loblaw Cos. here and Richtree Inc., Canada licensee of market/restaurant format Movenpick Marche, have agreed to open more fresh-meal stores-within-stores, called Take-me! Marche, in Loblaws units.Two more...
WASHINGTON -- Consumers believe that food prepared in supermarkets is healthier than fast-food meals and getting healthier than shelf-stable packaged food or frozen food, according to a recently released study.That's...
CHICAGO -- For operators of independent supermarkets, introducing food-service-type home-meal replacement programs can be daunting, especially when it means sinking scarce resources into a risky competition with...
AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market Inc. is testing a new food-service concept, put together by a team of Austin restaurateurs, at a store near its corporate headquarters here.The new operation, called Fresh Planet...
DAYTON, Ohio -- When Dorothy Lane Market here added a new $60,000 French hearth oven to their Washington Square store here, their primary reason was to keep up with growing consumer demand for their popular artisan...
BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's here has introduced organic fresh fruits and vegetables to about half of its 850-plus stores.Albertson's launched the program with up to 12 organic fresh produce items, and may increase the...
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway here has introduced a long-awaited home-meal replacement program at more than 700 stores in five of the supermarket chain's divisions.Accompanied by in-store demos, advertising inserts...
DALLAS -- An upscale St. Louis-based prepared-foods company has established a beachhead here in Eatzi's backyard, as a prelude to a national rollout.Gourmet-To-Go, which has operated three facilities in St. Louis over...