STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- Copps Corp. here has adopted a natural foods strategy aimed at mitigating the impending arrival of a Whole Foods Market.Copps' 14th natural foods department, in the chain's recently opened Appleton, Wis., store, occupies 1...
Developments in technology can often change the way we do business, but innovations don't mean re-inventing the wheel every time. It can mean building on what we already have set up. Let's look at an example. The Uniform Code Council and the...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- On a little computer screen in a climate-controlled room at Catalina Marketing headquarters here, visitors can monitor the flow of retail sales data from a single checkout lane at any of 9,000 supermarkets across the...
ATLANTA -- Atmosphere and image are reality, when it comes to successful supermarket food-service operations.That theme was stressed repeatedly by retail panelists during a seminar at the Food Marketing Institute and National-American Wholesale...
NEW YORK -- Magazine distributor Kable News Co. here announced distribution agreements with specialty publications covering the computer, software and compact disc read-only memory markets.so, distribution of the bimonthly Aviation Illustrated is...
Just Born Names Executive VPG. Jungmann has joined Just Born here as executive vice president of operations.In the new position, Jungmann assumes responsibility for the company's engineering, quality assurance and purchasing departments. Prior to...
FULLERTON, Calif. -- All it takes is chicken and an oven to prepare four tasty dishes using Wesson Chicken Sensations. The new one-step baking sauces, from Hunt-Wesson here, compete with marinades and barbecue sauces -- so it was important that...
Displayed among many competitors on a vast gondola, a product is just another SKU. But merchandise it with its flankers and flavors in a well-designed point-of-purchase display, and you have the makings of a megabrand.Brand marketers have known...
THOROFARE, N.J. -- Some companies viewed the nutritional labeling requirements that took effect last year as a major aggravation -- Cento Fine Foods, a distributor of Italian specialty foods here, saw it as an opportunity to revamp its brand image...