BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Fairway Foods here has added more color to its health and beauty care segment -- hair color, that is.The wholesaler, which supplies some 250 stores in the Upper Midwest, previously offered 12...
Cheese eaters are looking for cheese with more bite. And for the merchandisers willing to cater to them, the impact on cheese volume can be pretty strong.Indeed, growing interest in sharper, more flavorful specialty...
A little education can go a long way when you're trying to convince consumers to try an unfamiliar -- and pricey -- specialty cheese.While upscale deli cheese cases are a destination for many cheese-loving shoppers...
The refrigerated yogurt category is being transformed by the nation's focus on low-fat eating.The pattern is simple: low-fat and nonfat is in, while "fattier" whole milk yogurts are fading out.Retailers and other...
Supermarkets have maintained their share of the top 10 health and beauty care categories, despite the rapid proliferation of supercenters.The top 10 categories account for 48.5% of department dollar volume of the...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- "The Buffalo are back at Freddy's!"So read an advertisement for Fred Meyer Inc. here, alerting area consumers that it is once again selling buffalo meat in its stores.The ad drew attention to a four...
CHICAGO -- Results from a survey that asked retailers what effect beef browning has on department sales and profits will be released at the Food Marketing Institute convention here next month.The results come from a...
MONTVALE, N.J. -- Shoppers at some 240 supermarkets on both coasts were treated to a "Springtime in Paris" cheese sampling promotion this month.The event, featuring French cheeses imported by Schratter Import...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Bel Air Markets here gives private label products top billing in its dairy departments.The 17-store chain recently devoted the cover page of a store circular to its Sunnyside Farms line of...
Retailers can expect to see competitive wholesale prices on beef, pork and chicken throughout the second quarter and beyond as record production of livestock and poultry continues."We expect total meat supplies this...