MONTVALE, N.J. -- A&P's drive to sell its venerable Eight O'Clock Coffee brand could be close to fruition, with a deal reportedly in the final stages of agreement for about $150 million.A spokesman for the Great...
AUSTIN, Texas -- A recent poll found that consumers, most of them women, are becoming aware of the USDA Organic Seal, which went into voluntary use by manufacturers last October.Six months after the implementation of...
AUSTIN, Texas -- Fair Trade coffee is emerging as a point of differentiation for food retailers here, led by Albertsons and Wild Oats' Sun Harvest Farms.Coffee manufacturers, traders and producers have begun work on a...
The frozen pizza category continues to expand and become increasingly competitive as more varieties make their appearance.In Houston and Los Angeles, Kraft has introduced three varieties of frozen pizza targeted to...
Retailers are taking back the ownership of the category plan. They are asking Center Store manufacturers to help them, but now they do not relinquish control, according to a range of industry observers."It tends to...
Brazilian food may be the next emerging ethnic trend, based on the country's well-developed brands that are recognized by people in Colombia and neighboring Latin American countries.In the United States, native...
AUSTIN, Texas -- The new Center for Organic Education and Promotion made its official debut at the "All Things Organic" third annual conference and trade show held here May 14 through 17.Education of the general...
RICHMOND, Vt. -- There is a new program to certify bottled water according to its source, viewed as a way for a bottled water manufacturer to differentiate its product in the marketplace, and as a way for consumers to...
In general, consumers index higher for buying bulk candy the more income they have and the more members in the household, with one quirk: Families with two members index 113, and with five members, 115, but with three...
While bulk candy can be labor-intensive to offer -- the merchandising image is key and the area must be kept neat -- and sales are not always sweet, stores that already feature the colorful sections will most likely...
