ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Walk into any one of the 56 Wegmans Food Markets stores and you'll likely see the employees sporting buttons that read, "Ask me about HACCP."Ask them about HACCP and you'll undoubtedly get a well-informed answer."It's a total...
MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- A lot of surveys and industry observers report seafood consumption is down, but Jewel Food Stores, based here, is reeling consumers in with its third annual Seafood on the Grill promotion.The one-day event drew more than 4...
BALTIMORE -- An increasing number of famous restaurants are finding the best signature items from their menus sell just as well in the supermarket, much to retailers' delight.They're finding that there is value -- and profit potential -- in...
NEW YORK -- Opening a new door for retailers and restaurateurs who want to demonstrate a commitment to environmental issues, a group of operators has joined a program that encourages them to buy only sustainable species of seafood from certified...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Many retailers may claim their seafood departments follow strict food-safety procedures, but Raley's Supermarkets and its Bel Air Markets, based here, have developed a strategy to guarantee it.Raley's, attempting to take...
KITCHENER, Ontario -- Seafood-based meal solutions have continued to be problematic for retailers, due to seafood's highly perishable nature, consumers' food safety concerns and challenges associated with preparation.One option open to retailers...
NAPA VALLEY, Calif. -- Robert Mondavi winery here is celebrating spring this month with new cross-merchandising promotions in supermarkets.Combining cents-off coupons and recipes, the promotions are meant to help sell wine alongside items outside...
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Mardi Gras ends. Lent begins. When the partying is over on Ash Wednesday, the serious Lenten business of selling seafood in supermarkets is just getting started in earnest.Lent, the 40-day period during which Catholics...
NEW YORK -- Supermarket fresh meals got top billing when they were featured on a recent edition of NBC's "Today" where they starred in a segment on meal options for busy consumers.The live piece featured products from Lunds/Byerly's, Edina, Minn....
Gleaming, low-slung, mostly open cases artfully filled with a sweeping array of fabulous fishes: That's the display ideal for upscale markets with strong full-service seafood departments.But given today's heightened concerns about food safety...