NEW YORK Ten food and beverage manufacturers pledged their commitment to the voluntary Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative. Children's ads will more frequently contain messages about healthy dietary...
Brick-and-mortar retailers are incentivizing customers to surf the net before they peruse the aisles. Printable coupons and price comparison tools are among the shopping aids retailers offer to build brand equity and...
CHICAGO - CPG products that have been enhanced with an existing science or technology and subsequently repositioned enjoy the greatest revenue growth. That's according to a five-year study by McKinsey & Co., which...
The proliferation of new products is changing the shape of slotting fees.Incited by competition from tens of thousands of new items entering the marketplace this year, manufacturers have begun tying financial...
NEW YORK - New voluntary health guidelines for food sold in schools could equate to healthier products on supermarket shelves.Campbell Soup Co., Dannon, Kraft, Mars and PepsiCo have signed on to the initiative to...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Data synchronization, a supplier portal and the use of manufacturer performance scorecards are ways Publix Super Markets hopes to create greater transparencies with its trading partners...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Grocery distributors are emphasizing the need to better align the supply chain and store merchandising with consumer demand, according to a panel of senior executives representing a cross...
PALM BEACH, Fla. - Greater collaboration and a more analytic approach to product customization will help maximize returns for retailers and manufacturers alike, concluded an industry panel who spoke here during the...
BOSTON - Massachusetts voters this November will have the chance to uncork a ballot question proposing the creation of a "wine at food store" license. If passed, approximately 1,000 of the state's 1,200 grocery stores...
GREENWOOD, Ind. - A lawsuit was filed against Wal-Mart Stores last week on behalf of a customer who became ill with salmonella after consuming ham and cheese purchased at its store here.The store's deli and bakery...