While in the army, dietitian Leah McGrath would hear from soon-to-be-discharged patients, I wish that you could help me [food] shop. During her seven-year tenure as dietitian for 200-store Ingles Markets, McGrath has been doing just that. I get...
The Center Store is packed with a growing number of items that can be bundled for a healthy meal. The problem is getting shoppers to notice them. More and more retailers are solving this dilemma by giving better-for-you items more exposure in high...
Target Corp. became the latest front in an ongoing battle between organic activists and major organic dairy operations earlier this month, when an Indiana couple Patrick and Caryn Hudspeth filed suit against the retailer, alleging that its private...
As mass coupon redemption rates continue to slide, a growing number of retailers are shifting focus to offers that are relevant to individual shoppers. Price Chopper, Ukrop's and Green Hills Farms are among those providing customized offers. Price...
Opening a restaurant might seem like a bad idea these days, given consumers' shift away from dining out in the midst of an uncertain economy. But some supermarkets apparently see a foray into the restaurant business as an ideal learning lab to...
Demand for specialty whole-bean bulk coffee is percolating. Although sales remain flat in mainstream supermarket channels, specialty food outlets are reporting aggressive category growth. Bethesda, Md.-based Balducci's, for instance, is...
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway here said yesterday it is always looking for "good, solid real-estate opportunities, and we recognize there are always a variety of shopping experiences that customers are looking for." However, a spokeswoman...
The Back to Nature Food Co. has recalled 13,800 boxes of Sesame Ginger Rice Thins Crackers because some may contain a milk ingredient not declared on the label.
The Delhaize Group will launch a grab-and-go home meal solutions concept called On the Go Bistro early next year, through a Philadelphia-based commissary operation that will service all of Delhaize Group's U.S. retailers, according to statements...
