WASHINGTON (FNS) -- This summer's persistent drought conditions in the Northeast aren't having much of a retail effect on fruits and vegetables -- at least not yet."There really is no danger to the retail market that...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The Federal Reserve System's latest survey of business conditions released this month paints another portrait of generally robust retailing around the country.The report, know as the "beige book,"...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- - Employment at food stores was unchanged in July, after an 11,000 dip in June, according to Labor Department statistics.Food stores employed a seasonally adjusted 3.476 million in July and June...
WASHINGTON -- A consumer advocacy organization here has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to require that food and drink labels disclose the amount of sugar added to products.The Center for Science in the...
WASHINGTON -- Responding to the growing controversy over genetically engineered foods, Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman last week announced plans to conduct a study of their long-term effect on the environment and...
CINCINNATI -- (FNS) Kroger Co. here said it is beefing up its worker safety and training efforts after numerous violations were uncovered at its Springdale, Ohio, manufacturing facility during an investigation earlier...
WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices for food and beverages in May rose 0.4% after a 0.1% increase in April, the Labor Department reported this month.Over the year, food and beverage prices were up 2.2%.The index for food at...
WASHINGTON -- The Labor Department reported that wholesale prices for foods in May rose 0.5% -- the largest one month increase since January.Compared with year-ago levels, wholesale food prices increased 1.4% as...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (FNS) -- Wal-Mart Stores here said last week it has found a solution to the difficulties of attracting in-store banks in certain geographic areas for supercenters and other retail operations.It plans...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The waves of controversy over genetically engineered foods are lapping ever closer to U.S. shores after causing an uproar in Europe.During the National Summit on the Hazards of Genetically...