Sales of Hispanic food and beverages will grow from almost $5.7 billion in 2006 to nearly $8.4 billion in 2011, according to market research firm Packaged Facts.
KROGER ADDS 60 ORGANICS TO PRIVATE-LABEL LINE Sixty additional organic store-brand items will begin hitting Kroger's shelves this month, the retailer said last week. Organic pasta, tea, waffles, peanut butter, snacks and milk are among the items...
Lowes Foods hopes to make a connection with the coveted young parent demographic with the launch of a networking website. MyBaby operates along the lines of myspace.com by letting users share stories, tips, blogs, photos and videos. Message boards...
Retailers are chiseling out space in their freezers for categories that are traditionally shelf-stable. Recently, they've been making room for frozen baby and pet foods, which appeal to consumers' desire for fresher, more nutritious foods with a...
Domestic seafood caught the spotlight last Saturday when the new consumer guide to domestic seafood, Fish Watch: U.S. Seafood Facts, was unveiled by a U.S. Department of Commerce official at the Louisiana Seafood Marketing Board's 4th Annual...
Strong brand recognition and a vast customer base could help Amazon.com make home delivery of perishables work on a more widespread basis, although it faces considerable challenges, several industry analysts and observers told SN last week. Amazon...
The Kroger Co., the largest conventional supermarket operator in the United States, has announced that by February 2008, all private-label milk sold in its stores will be certified rBST-free, following similar announcements in recent months by...