Bananas have long been standout members of the produce family: consistently strong sellers, easily recognizable by virtually everyone in the country and available on a year-round basis. The same cannot be said for their cousins, plantains, which...
ITASCA, Ill. -- The Willy Wonka Candy Factory here has developed a new and bigger Nerds product.d the large piece size that consumers prefer 3 to 1.Increased consumer value and bigger graphics flagged on each pack are meant to bring in higher...
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Fleming Cos. here has selected a new president and chief operating officer and completed its warehouse consolidation program -- two moves that signal the emergence of a tighter, leaner distribution company with a new perspective...
NEW YORK -- Campbell Sales Co. plans to be shipping nearly half of its volume by next summer via continuous replenishment, according to a company executive. "We're trying to target up to the mid-40 [percent] range. If you look at a chart of the...
Supermarket industry stocks turned in a mixed performance relative to the sharp run-up in the stock market during the first...
ST. LOUIS -- Ralston Foods here has selected Marketing Management Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, as the first broker to receive...
WASHINGTON -- As it gears up for its 50th annual summer convention, the American Wholesale Marketers Association here is...