ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Natural Products Expo West will take place here March 10 to 14, with a theme of "New Life Choices for the 21st Century." The biggest turnout in the show's history is expected at the Anaheim...
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Flutie Flakes in a new blue box labeled "Second Edition," released prior to the Pro Bowl last weekend, is now on retailers' shelves in western New York and the Boston area.Retailers are wondering if...
SHAWNEE, Okla. -- Pratt Foods Supermarkets here is one of the retailers testing a new line of certified-organic canned vegetables, co-packed by Chiquita, Cincinnati.The products -- corn, peas and green beans -- were...
When commercial bread sales slumped six months ago, then dropped to a negative position three months later, executives at Acme Markets of Virginia became concerned.They decided to motivate store managers by offering...
RICHMOND, Va. -- Food Lion here decked Center Store with Super Bowl-themed point-of-sale material to promote snack and party foods for game XXXIII.When SN visited the unit at 7804 Broad St. two weeks before the game...
BETHESDA, Md. -- Sutton Place Gourmet, based here, and Balducci's, New York, announced an agreement under which Sutton Place Gourmet will offer more than 100 products from Balducci's signature label collection and...
Frozen breakfast items -- which offer busy consumers microwavable, toastable and "grab-and-go" options -- are being marketed for convenience in supermarket breakfast centers.The amount of space devoted to frozen...
Some retailers say health concerns play a small role in the demand for olive oils, but promoting the heart-healthy benefits of monounsaturated oils, such as olive and canola, can't hurt.Researchers at Brigham & Women...
Oils and vinegars -- especially the growing number of specialty items -- are generating high margins and hefty sales in the grocery aisle.Ron Tanner, vice president of communications for the National Association of...
CARLISLE, Pa. -- Giant Food Stores here got the jump on its competition this month, when it launched its first annual "gi-CAN-tic" canned goods sales event Jan. 3.The promotion was launched a few days before ShopRite...
