Recently, the American Red Cross urged consumers to stock up on nonperishable grocery items and bottled water in anticipation of year-2000 computer crashes, but most retailers don't think that's necessary.The ARC is...
Although frozen- and canned-juice sales are off, retailers are expecting shelf-stable juices in glass and plastic containers to continue to fuel rising category sales through 1999.Information Resources Inc., Chicago...
MILWAUKEE -- Miller Brewing Co. here will kick off summer promotions with some help from Sports Illustrated and Harley-Davidson.For the first time Miller and SI will team up on displays that offer a custom-published...
HOUSTON -- A Kroger unit picked up the best retailer award in the chain category for its displays and promotional activities during 1998's National Rice Month Display Contest, sponsored by the USA Rice Federation here...
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Supermarkets here, one of the towns ravaged by tornadoes that struck parts of Arkansas and Tennessee in late January, stepped up to the plate to provide much needed food and supplies to area...
Children always like to have a sweet treat in their lunch box, and many parents today are obliging them with fruit snacks.Though fruit snacks are perceived as a sweet, healthier alternative to candy bars, they still...
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut Department of Agriculture here has opened a specialty store that will showcase products of Connecticut-based companies.Called the Connecticut Creative Store, the 25-by-18 foot unit...
MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Residents of this Detroit suburb are savoring a taste of Italy with the opening of Locricchio's International Marketplace here.The new specialty store emphasizes Italian specialty foods in...
McLEAN, Virginia -- The National Confectioners Association here has announced plans to hold its third annual All Candy Expo.The show will again be held at the Navy Pier in Chicago, June 22-24, 1999. More than 95% of...
Winter is soup season, with Americans consuming about 57 million bowls of soup in January alone, according to Campbell Soup Co.Scan data from Information Resources Inc., Chicago, show that wet soup sales in all...