ATLANTA -- Kroger Co.'s Atlanta division here is boosting private-label sales by making shoppers an offer they can't refuse.If shoppers try the Kroger private label and don't like it, they get the comparable national...
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Wakefern Food Corp. here is using in-store sampling, cross merchandising, front-end coupons and food service sell-through to promote its new brand of Melitta bulk coffee.Wakefern, the cooperative...
CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. -- Food Source Warehouse Concepts here is boosting the sales and income from new products by showcasing them in the front of the store.For the last six months, Food Source -- a division of West...
CHICAGO -- F&F Foods here has introduced a line of Happy Health Candies that are actually nutritious.The hard candy is being billed as a nutraceutical and has three stockkeeping units: Fruitrients -- fruit drops in...
New flavors and product lines continue to diversify the sugar-free candy category.Philadelphia-based Sorbee International has introduced a line of Crystal Light sugar-free candies under license from White Plains, N.Y...
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- The FBI was called in to investigate a case of possible baby-food tampering at a ShopRite Supermarket here.The store pulled all baby foods from the shelf on Wednesday, May 27, as a precautionary...
QUINCY, Mass. -- Since hunger doesn't take a summer recess, Stop & Shop Cos. here has pulled out all the stops to raise funds that will carry area food banks through the summer.The chain's eighth annual sponsorship of...
Dogged by increased competition from mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs and pet superstores, supermarkets are fighting back with an extensive assortment of dog biscuits and other pet treats.A large assortment of pet...
FLORENCE, N.J. -- Sponsoring a local school-level math competition can add up to increased movement of Center Store products, Super Fresh Food Markets here has found.Super Fresh sponsored the 24 Challenge Math Program...
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Fleming Cos. here is looking to take a bite out of the Big Apple's specialty-foods supply business.The wholesaler has teamed with JEM Marketing, a Melville, N.Y.-based merchandising services firm, to...
