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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Spartan Stores here is rolling out a nutrition shelf-labeling program that designates groceries as "best" or "acceptable" choices for a healthy diet.The program, called M Fit Grocery Shopping Guide and created jointly with...
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. -- With a new drug designed to boost milk production in cows set to go to market next week, at least one supermarket chain has been alerting its customers that it is not carrying any dairy products derived from treated animals.The...
PITTSBURGH -- Weight Watchers Food Co. is putting its newly revised trade marketing structure to a big test this month with the kickoff of "Lose 10 Pounds America," its first major integrated trade and consumer promotion. As it entered the all...
The earth moves whenever the Food Marketing Institute Midwinter Executive Conference goes into session. It's a cheap metaphor, but one that was a big topic of conversation at the conference -- to the point that many attendees joked that maybe the...
Carr Gottstein to Buy SupplierGottstein Foods here said last week it had agreed to acquire Yukon Express Services, an institutional food-service supplier, for an undisclosed amount of cash.Yukon, based in Fairbanks, Alaska, has annual sales of...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- H.G. Hill Stores here has slashed margins in health and beauty care to lure a steadier stream of traffic to the department at its 14 stores.The chain also cut its HBC margins several months ago, by 5%, in a move to draw more...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Raley's has embarked on a program of overhauling health and beauty care departments throughout the chain.The move, which involves resetting and replanogramming the entire HBC department, is a long-term project that's expected...
Among vocal proponents of co-marketing, Chris Hoyt stands out as a man with a mission.The president of the customer marketing division of Ryan Management Group, a Westport, Conn., consulting firm, Hoyt has put more than a few noses out of joint...
The dates for the Private Label Manufacturers Association's November trade show were listed incorrectly in a calendar of events in last week's issue. The show will be held Nov. 13 to 16 at the Rosemont Convention Center in Chicago.
DALLAS -- Kal Kan's Pedigree pet food brand and Kroger supermarkets here teamed up in a joint promotion that sent 200 area shoppers to professional hockey games.ached Pedigree, which agreed to support a ticket giveaway.During a year-end...