When it comes to packaging, striking a balance between pleasing customers and keeping costs down is a major challenge, especially in this economy, retailers said. In a spot check around the country, SN talked to them about recent changes they've...

Save Mart and Lucky stores have launched a new television program that spotlights California farmers, and features chefs preparing recipes with produce and other farm-fresh products grown and raised on their farms. The 30-minute farm-to-table food...

WASHINGTON — Greenpeace yesterday released the third edition of its seafood sustainability scorecard “Carting Away the Oceans.”

Penton Media, parent company of Supermarket News, has been named an official media sponsor of the International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE), scheduled for Sept. 26-29, 2010, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Reasor's is opening a new store in Jenks, Okla., tomorrow, June 24. The new Reasor’s on South Elm at the Creek Turnpike touts a strong foodservice department with individual salad, sandwich, coffee, olive and sushi bars, and special features...

As they do every year, attendees made a beeline for the Show & Sell Center when the show floor opened at the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association's Seminar and Expo in Atlanta this year. They were rewarded with a wealth of merchandising...

As consumers cut back on restaurant dining, they appear to be finding a reasonable alternative in the prepared-food section of their local supermarket, chain executives told SN. Supermarkets are jumping on that trend by developing programs that...

WEGMANS LAUNCHES $6 MEALS ROCHESTER, N.Y. Wegmans Food Markets here is advertising $6 meals, featuring one entree and two sides from the company's prepared-food departments. Shoppers can choose from a small selection of entrees, which may vary...

Kim Oborne, a decorator for Publix Super Markets, took top honors in the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association's 14th annual Cake Decorating Challenge here this month. Oborne, who works in a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Publix location, received...