DETROIT -- Farmer Jack Supermarkets here is soaring to new heights and giving consumers a new option for travel through a program with Northwest Airlines. A subsidiary of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company...
The beverage industry in the United States is more robust than it has ever been, with manufacturers increasing distribution of all drinks, from carbonated beverages and bottled water to fruit juices.Different brands...
NEW YORK -- The best period of growth is yet to come for the organics industry, according to a panel of experts brought together by the Private Label Manufacturers Association.The 10-person panel's findings, which are...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Consumers aren't comparing per-ounce and per-unit prices when supermarket shopping, according to a new study from Purdue University researchers here. The study was presented at the American...
CHICAGO -- Sam's Wine and Spirits on Marcey Street here has been serving Chicago-area residents with wine and liquor since 1942 and three years ago the store added a giant specialty-foods section to its already big...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Coupon usage was up 4% during the first half of 1999, mostly due to tactical changes in distribution methods and offer structure, according to Carolina Manufacturers Service here.The company...
NEW YORK -- Nestle USA and the Pillsbury Company announced an agreement to form a joint venture between Nestle's novelty ice cream business and Pillsbury's U.S. Haagen-Dazs frozen-dessert business, during a press...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Piggly Wiggly here has once again teamed up with Southern Living magazine to host a nutrition show, but this year they are taking the program to local elementary schools."Mr. Pig's Wacky & Wild Food...
Supermarketers continue to build pet care centers to help boost sales in the dog-food category, and they are bringing in more special-diet varieties to win customers back from mass merchandisers and specialty...
Retailers are using candy destination centers to lure customers into Center Store and, by all accounts, the strategy continues to be a winning one."We've talked to some retailers about them, and sales are absolutely...