The canned meat and seafood category seems to be caught in a net. Now it's up to grocers to determine whether it's worth the effort to lift the net and perhaps reel in some increased sales.Some are choosing to do just that, particularly now during...
SALINAS, Calif. -- Jim Henson Productions, Los Angeles, teamed up in-store with Dole Fresh Vegetables here to promote fresh-cut prepackaged salads and the movie, "Muppet Treasure Island."Shoppers in select markets had the chance to win a trip to...
In one of the more elaborate uses of account-specific promotional phone cards to date, Tropicana Pure Premium juice teamed with Meijer Inc.'s supercenters in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana during December for its "Blast Into Breakfast" tie-in with the...
CARSON, Calif. -- Gale Bensussen knew he was in the right place at the right time. Just after a leveraged buyout by Leiner Health Products' management and AEA Investors in early 1992, Time magazine hit the newsstands with its well-known cover...
MALVERN, Pa. -- March Madness spilled over from the basketball court to the supermarket as Acme Markets here ran a promotion through which consumers could qualify to receive free Final Four tickets and merchandise.Tying in to the annual National...
Information systems departments are redefining themselves as shifting priorities and changing roles within the company converge to break down boundaries that once isolated them from other business areas.Retailers are increasingly focusing on new...
How do you attach a phone card to a fresh ham? Or a spice bottle, for that matter?Field Packaging Brands, Owensboro, Ky., found a solution to this dilemma for a recent on-pack promotion on its honey hams.The manufacturer was one of the first to...
WASHINGTON -- The Grocery Manufacturers of America here, in conjunction with Ernst & Young International, New York, has released a two CD-ROM set detailing Efficient Consumer Response.Kroger and H.E. Butt Grocery Co.The set provides an...
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. -- Pathmark Stores here said sales and earnings from continuing operations increased for the fourth quarter ended Feb. 3. Nevertheless, net earnings were off following the sale of 30 drug stores to Rite Aid Corp. and the closure...
Two Food Brokers Combine d brokers Advantage Sales & Marketing here and Crown Inc., Los Angeles, have combined their operations, creating a strong regional broker business spanning California.The new company, formed in late March, is called...