After years of being the predictable cash cow of many supermarkets' private-label programs, house-brand dairy products are demonstrating new potential for growth, as retailers fulfill demand for organic, all-natural and functional foods, as well...
Following positive customer feedback, Kroger Co. announced plans to make milk it processes and sells in all its stores “certified rBST-free” by February 2008.
Fried chicken wings displayed on end in a vase of rice, wedges of cheese rising vertically into the air, cookies on sticks and cupcakes stacked in pretty cups. Such twists in visual landscaping characterized this year's Show & Sell Center at the...
The low-carb craze is a distant memory, and bakery departments had a great year in 2006 as shoppers shed their aversion to sweet treats and continued buying up fresh artisan breads. But the cravings may be a little different this time around. Like...
Cake decorator and in-store bakery manager Sunnie Guraedy, representing Marketplace Food & Drug/Arrowhead Miracle Mart, Minot, N.D., took top honors in the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association's 12th Annual Cake Decorating Challenge. The...
While consumers talk about eating healthy, this does not constitute a health and wellness trend, said a speaker here at the opening session of the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association's Dairy-Deli-Bake 2007 Expo, June 2-5. Harry Balzer...
Like contrite children, retailers listened when they were scolded for treating new hires with little respect and a lack of oversight. After recounting some first-day-on-the-job fiascoes that have left young employees in tears, former supermarket...
Retailers here at the International Dairy-Deli-Bake 2007 Expo get a look at what's new on the show floor. New products, new packaging and new ways to be green were the stars at this year's Backstage Pass show.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright addressed attendees at the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association's Dairy-Deli-Bake 2007 expo Sunday, sharing her views on current world events and stressing her belief that there is a drastic...
Former retailer Harold Lloyd is set to tell retailers what they need to do to keep reliable, qualified employees. Lloyd, of Harold Lloyd Presents, will open the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association's Dairy-Deli-Bake 2007 here with a June 3...