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Wholesale prices for ribeye steaks and striploin subprimals have reached seven-year lows, and pricing spreads between U.S. Department of Agriculture Choice and Select grades have narrowed significantly, offering retailers a good opportunity to...
Shoppers looking to slash their household food budgets have given a boost to several less-expensive items in supermarket meat cases, such as bone-in chicken breasts, bone-in pork chops and regular ground beef, according to data and consumer...
More than half of shoppers say they have changed the way they shop for meat during the past year, using strategies such as stocking up on meat during promotions and sales, using more coupons and searching through supermarket circulars for bargains...
This week, retailers and suppliers will gather in Denver for the American Meat Institute's annual Meat Conference, and, understandably, several of the program's educational sessions will focus on the recession and how it is impacting consumer...
Cargill has announced the launch of Feed the Whole Family for $10, a turnkey ground beef promotion for retailers, featuring point-of-sale signage; recipe cards for meals such as baked spaghetti, Texas stew and shepherd's pie; a dedicated consumer...
The economic downturn has spurred changes in consumer behavior. Within the meat department, retailers have increasing opportunities to promote items through aggressive featuring, sampling, and other promotions that will speak to consumers and...
This year, boxed beef prices will remain the same or will continue to fall to below levels established in December 2008, according to 57% of producers surveyed by BEEF magazine, a sister publication of SN. In addition, almost 70% of producers...
CHICAGO The National Cattlemen's Beef Association here has offered its Beef Training Camp program for four years now, but only recently has it taken its efforts online. Since converting into an electronic format in October, page views of the Beef...
Target Corp. said last week it has been very pleased with the enhanced assortments of dry grocery, frozen foods and dairy products, plus the addition of meat and produce, at two general merchandise store locations and plans to include those...
Retailers are in a good position for meat department promotions as the grilling season approaches. According to recent reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, falling animal feed prices, rising cold-storage inventories, lower prices for...