Aggressive promotions are changing frozen novelties from a seasonal to a year-round business in some markets.Dollar sales of novelties nationwide in supermarkets are almost flat -- up 0.7% to $1.58 billion for the 52...
AURORA, Colo. -- The Tops Friendly Markets and Finast Friendly Markets banner stores of Ahold USA, Atlanta, have added a new category to their frozens departments: frozen cookie dough.The preportioned dough, sold...
OKLAHOMA CITY -- J.B. Pratt Foods here tied in better-for-you frozen entrees, snacks, salad dressings and other Center Store products with an in-store visit from Bob Greene, Oprah Winfrey's personal trainer.The...
HARTVILLE, Ohio -- Hartville IGA is enhancing its Weight Loss and Wellness Program with the launch of shelf tags that highlight better-for-you foods.The tags are scheduled to be up in all five Hartville IGA stores...
Retailers are increasingly turning to bulk food merchandising as a way to give customers more attractive prices and greater variety.There's been a dramatic increase of bulk food sections in supermarkets in the past...
The demand for quick, convenient food has been a boon for the frozen handheld-snack category.Items like pocket sandwiches, burritos and other ethnic sandwiches; breakfast sandwiches; pizza snacks; poppers; and hors d...
McLEAN, Va. -- The American Frozen Food Institute here criticized the United Nations' World Health Organization for encouraging the consumption of fresh produce without mentioning the role of frozens.In a report...
Retailers are paying more attention to children through a variety of innovative marketing strategies.Kids' clubs, store tours, kids' food promotions, cooking or food preparation classes, school-related education...
EAST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Shaw's Supermarkets here has introduced the Choice Rewards program, which allows loyal customers to earn points toward Center Store groceries, in Connecticut.The program has been offered in...
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Though infant formula is not the most profitable item in Center Store, some supermarket chains, like Wakefern Food Corp. here, pay close attention to the placement and merchandising of this...