DAYTON, Ohio — Just in time for Chinese New Year and the coldest months of the year, black chickens will catch the spotlight — probably in soup — at Dorothy Lane Market. Revered in China for their medicinal qualities, black...
A handful of retailers got caught in a standoff between rival deli suppliers this month, when one supplier crashed another's weekend fund-raiser, according to local reports. Between 25 and 40 Boar's Head delivery trucks and vans appeared at three...
The widespread impact of the recession was the biggest story of 2009, and while food retail had its own share of difficulties, it proved to be one of the more resilient industries during the prolonged economic downturn. Shoppers were watching...
PCC Natural Markets, Seattle, which operates nine natural foods stores, has begun installing electronic point-of-purchase (epop) signs in lieu of paper signs in the deli case.
It has not been an easy year. The United States endured its worst recession in decades, national unemployment topped 10% and businesses throughout the country went bankrupt as consumers slashed spending to cope with the downturn. Supermarkets were...
Locally grown produce will be the hottest trend on U.S. restaurant menus next year, according to the National Restaurant Association's annual What's Hot survey of more than 1,800 professional chefs, all members of the American Culinary Federation...
A recipe for slow-cooked beef minestrone has bubbled to the top of Wegmans Food Markets’ most rated recipes, garnering 31 customer comments at wegmans.com.
Long a fixture in supermarkets in South Korea, a machine that creates fresh snack cakes with an emphatic is getting an American makeover. So far, U.S. retailers like the what they see and hear. Right now we have machines in A&P, ShopRite, Stew...
Whole Foods Market has been working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a fleet of mobile slaughterhouses for chickens, as part of the company's broader efforts to expand its local sourcing of meat, according to a report in Grist...
The Ukrop brothers took their parents' store in Richmond, Va., and developed a business that serves the community with a focus on health and wellness and high-quality prepared foods. The brothers run their business by the golden rule, and it has...