CHICAGO -- Wine sales in the United Kingdom are thriving, having grown in value 45% from 1993 to 1998, according to Euromonitor Market Direction here.Euromonitor presented its analysis of European trends and...
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The banner of "Easy Home Meals With Frozen Food" resulted in another banner showing for the annual March contest run by the National Frozen Food Association here.Total U.S. supermarket frozen...
NEWTON, N.J. -- Scott Adams, the creator of the popular Dilbert workplace cartoon strip, is bringing to market frozen handheld, microwavable burritos in four flavors.They will be stocked in 7-Eleven stores nationwide...
HALEYVILLE, Ala. -- Teenage workers at Tom Williams' four Piggly Wiggly units are helping store managers cater to teen shoppers -- with merchandising ideas that will appeal to their demographic.For example, a Fourth...
BEDFORD, Ohio -- Tops Friendly Markets is testing a "disposable fridge" to merchandise Mexican meal solutions, according to the manager of a Tops store in this Cleveland suburb.The Ortega FrigoPub Home Meal Solutions...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Spence Information Service's snapshot of the fastest-growing natural-products categories shows that energy bars, nondairy beverages and frozen foods are among the leaders.SPINS here uses data from...
Meal solutions are driving sales of foils and wraps, and now that the grilling season is here, the category is sizzling.The introduction of Reynolds Hot Bags into the market last year added considerable incremental...
HOUSTON -- Rice Epicurean Markets here is briskly selling jars of home-grown salsa created by local middle-school students.As reported in SN, students of the Memorial Middle School created the salsa as part of a cross...
Supermarkets may be stocking more products made with reduced fat or fat substitutes, in response to consumer health concerns, but Americans continue to exhibit multiple-personality syndrome when it comes to choosing...
NEW YORK -- Store brands continued their decade-long upward march in unit market share last year, adding a tenth of a point to reach 19.9% penetration in the supermarket trade, according to the Private Label...