DALLAS -- Two of the nation's leading retailers are duking it out in a battle for consumer preferences in deli meats.Safeway's Tom Thumb division and Kroger Co. have taken out full-page ads in local newspapers vying...
NEW YORK -- Displays are more than simple product placement. They're a high-impact tool merchandisers can use to increase revenues, a design specialist advised attendees at the 47th Annual International Fancy Food &...
MIAMI -- The first step in guarding against a food safety-related crisis is choosing a supplier carefully, according to the quality assurance director of a billion-dollar fast-food chain.Chet England, chief food...
Supermarket delis are finding that freshly made sandwiches and heros are more popular than ever. Even quick-service restaurant chains are busy introducing their own versions.But make no mistake -- this is retail...
Dairy's newest cash cow is enhanced cheese, and consumers across the country who are eating it up simply refer to it as cheese with good stuff inside. But no matter what you call it, these cheeses infused with fruit...
AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Markets celebrated June 30 as "Fish for Our Future" day to highlight its month-long, storewide promotion of sustainable, renewable seafood resources.The day's events, held throughout the...
WASHINGTON -- A government expert on contagious animal diseases urged retailers to have a strong communications response plan in place in the event of a U.S. outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.Ty Vannieuwenhoven, a...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Bakeries can better manage their operations and increase profits with the help of computer-assisted programs, according to two retailers who spoke at the annual convention of the International Dairy...
No doubt about it -- for supermarkets, the grilling season means sizzling steaks -- and sizzling sales."Some promoted items related to summer will more than double their movement and, conversely, other items not...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Retailers seeking to offer a nonmeat, between-the-bread selection in their deli/fresh meals departments may profit from a natural food retailer's No. 1-selling sandwich -- portobello.Let's just say...