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APPLETON, Wis. -- Premium quality, low-sodium smokehouse meats are one of the main draws to the meat department at Copps Corp.'s newest store here.Copps, based in Stevens Point, Wis., launched the new smokehouse line with the opening of the store...
RICHMOND, Va. -- Hannaford Bros. accelerated its Southeast expansion last week by reaching agreement to purchase eight supermarket locations from Farm Fresh, based in Norfolk, Va.The transaction, which includes seven units in highly competitive...
Now that deli executives are realizing the potential for packaging as a medium for marketing, the next step is a brand identity, said industry experts. In fact, some progressive retailers are already branding their own food-service items through...
New Potato Plant Resists Beetleere has completed all federal regulatory review processes for its NewLeaf potato plant, which is genetically engineered to resist the Colorado potato beetle.The Environmental Protection Agency approved the...
MONTVALE, N.J. -- A&P is testing prepackaged sushi in several stores under the A&P and Food Emporium banners in the New York metropolitan area."Food Emporium has been carrying sushi for a couple of months," said Bill Vitulli, vice president of...
NEW YORK -- Organic produce has sold so well for A&P's Food Emporium chain here that it plans to make 70 organic items available within a year.Food Emporium, part of Montvale, N.J.-based A&P's Metro division, began selling organics a year ago. It...
BALTIMORE -- Farm Fresh Supermarkets of Baltimore here is resetting its juice aisles in an effort to make the juice category more shopper-friendly -- and it's boosting sales in the process.The new strategy, which groups all canned items together...
CHICAGO -- A successful proactive competitive stance against a Super Kmart Center has prompted Farm Fresh, Norfolk, Va., to commit to a more aggressive position against supercenters, Michael E. Julian, the chain's chairman, president and chief...
SALT LAKE CITY -- American Stores Co. here, which has unveiled a number of new formats lately, is considering a new one geared to fresh foods, a company official told SN.The company is mulling two units -- one in Salt Lake City and the other in...
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper Supermarkets here has made a big statement with produce in a new store in downtown Albany.The statement includes mass displays, more variety and the widest produce aisles the chain has ever used.In addition, the...