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The owner of Matherne's Associated Supermarket, a four-store independent, took advantage last week of an opportunity to express his misgivings about the federal country-of-origin labeling law to Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt...
Safeway has discontinued all meat products sold in carbon monoxide-modified atmosphere packaging, effective July 27, the company recently announced. Safeway spokeswoman Teena Massingill told SN that the company's decision to discontinue these...
Sustainable, organic and Fair Trade floral options are growing like weeds, according to industry experts, and with consumers becoming increasingly concerned about the environment, budding interest in these products offers retailers the opportunity...
Consumers believe that having a variety of healthy offerings on restaurant menus is extremely important, but their satisfaction with such offerings is fairly low, a new Technomic study shows. As part of Nutritrack, a consumer research study on...
To ensure product safety and durability, CPG manufacturers need to improve the quality of some of the case packaging used in the shipment of goods through the supply chain, said Randy Fletcher, vice president, logistics and supply chain management...
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to consumers to check their cupboards for certain brands of French-cut green beans manufactured by Lakeside Foods, Manitowoc, Wis.
MedBasics, an operator of retail health clinics based in Irving, Texas, said yesterday it entered into a partnership with McKeever Enterprises to open up to seven clinics in the organization’s Kansas City-area Price Chopper stores.
Safeway has unveiled its company-sponsored mobile mammography van, as well as a record in funds raised to fight prostate cancer. The retailer donated $1 million to cover the cost of the van and its first two years of operation with proceeds from...
Greater product innovation, a shift in targeted markets and minimal sales impact will result from collective pledges announced earlier this month by supporters of the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, industry sources said. The...