Jennifer Quail

NEW ORLEANS -- Retailers who operate delis and fresh-meals departments must develop a reliable method of analyzing the total cost of manufacturing the finished product.During a seminar at Dairy-Deli-Bake '99 last...

As the mercury rises, so does demand for that favorite summertime dessert -- pie. Sales typically build in summer and peak around Thanksgiving, but in-store bakeries are adding a variety of options to the pie mix to...

HOUMA, La. -- In and around New Orleans, food and hospitality are everything. So, it's no surprise that Rouses has put a strong emphasis on fresh, stocking the 12-store independent retailer's departments with local...

Beautiful flowers, lush greenery, a bubbling fountain. This may sound like a stroll through a botanical garden, but it's really a quick trip through the expanding garden centers now found at many supermarkets and...

BALTIMORE -- An increasing number of famous restaurants are finding the best signature items from their menus sell just as well in the supermarket, much to retailers' delight.They're finding that there is value -- and...

IRVINE, Calif. -- El Torito Restaurants, based here, has kicked off a yearlong fiesta to celebrate 45 years of dishing out full-service, casual Mexican dining."We're improving our brand awareness by really involving...

CHICAGO -- In today's world of infinite consumer choices, a strategic plan is an integral part of any successful business -- especially supermarkets.And not only does such a plan protect the business from encroachment...

WASHINGTON -- Responding to numerous outbreaks of the food-borne pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes, the Food Safety and Inspection Service division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture here has initiated new long- and...