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The bread category is on the rise. Record prices for wheat, along with high fuel costs, have forced significant inflationary price increases in the category. Fortunately, many retailers say that shoppers continue to be drawn to high-quality...
TEEL PLANS GOOD EATS CHAIN Michael Teel, the grandson of the founder of Raley's Supermarkets, is preparing to challenge Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market's local entry with his own group of gourmet grocery stores that will emphasize fresh prepared...
It's been another challenging year for perishables departments. In the face of rising wholesale prices in many categories, retailers are left to choose between sacrificing margins or volume as shoppers pinch pennies in this difficult economy...
Food Cellar & Co., a new grocery store banner associated with the Amish Market chain, had its grand opening last week in the Queens town of Long Island City. The 22,000-square-foot store was given a new identity to signify differences from the...
DALLAS — Convenience retailer 7-Eleven plans to have 700 stores offering foods prepared in-store by the end of the year, following the success of a prepared-food pilot program in southeastern Virginia, according to a report by CSP Daily News.
Unified Grocers has unveiled a signature private-label line of healthy deli meats and cheeses supported by a hefty marketing program. Featuring products developed to Unified Grocers' specifications by Hansel & Gretel, Glendale, N.Y., the line will...
In response to rising prices on food, gas and other necessities, even affluent shoppers appear to be shifting their purchases from restaurants to home food preparation, according to a recent study by DSR Marketing Systems, Northbrook, Ill. The...
SAN ANTONIO — H.E. Butt Grocery's Central Market is offering shoppers a free fourth course at local restaurants during KRLD radio’s 2008 restaurant week.
Ahold's Stop & Shop and Giant-Landover chains are rolling out a series of changes that go beyond the price and selection adjustments that have been a part of Ahold's Value Improvement Program. Included are new employee uniforms, new logos...
Retailers could give their sandwich programs a lift by adding variety, including using more local, organic and premium ingredients, recent research shows. Technomic, a foodservice consulting firm, has found that consumers would like to have more...