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WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A second review has been ordered on the heels of a $500,000 study in which a U.S. Department of Agriculture consultant was unable to conclude whether concentration of ownership in the meat packing industry is keeping meat...
Mixed modules are drawing more attention as a way to cut inventory costs, speed product flow and spur retail sales, frozens professionals say.Also called mixed or "rainbow" pallets, these supply units contain multiple varieties of a certain...
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Interest in a towel continuity remained strong at Price Chopper Supermarkets here even though prices were raised $1 over the last promotion.Nearly 1 million units were sold in the four-month-long promotion, which closely...
Tom Thumb Goes 'Boxing'Food & Drugs here, a division of Houston-based Randalls Food Markets, is using empty boxes as an inducement for consumers by buy fried chicken from the deli.The merchandising tactic, spotted at a store here, employs a...
Wholesome Buys Two Firmsolesome & Hearty Foods Inc., a manufacturer of frozen, meatless food products based here, has acquired Gorilla Foods and Whole Foods Marketing, both based in Ojai, Calif.Gorilla was acquired for Wholesome & Hearty common...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch Co. here reported that revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 30, 1995, rose 2% and 2.1%, respectively. President Al Flaten attributed the gains to increased military business and business from new retail...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Harvest Foods here is upscaling the service and self-service cases in its bakeries to set the departments apart from others in the stores.The new black cases, with gold-slatted shelving and gold brackets, are aimed at creating...
TEMPLE, Texas -- McLane Co. here has signed a letter of intent to sell the assets of its specialty foods distribution subsidiary, McLane America, to Tree of Life Inc., a distributor based in St. Augustine, Fla.Unlike most of McLane, McLane America...
NEW YORK -- Supermarkets will benefit from the lead time that has been given on the video sell-through release of Disney's "Toy Story," several retailers told SN.me any studio has given a major sell-through release, and retailers contacted by SN...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Associated Wholesale Grocers here is attempting to fuel its members with the offensive firepower needed to be winners in the battle with supercenters and other competitors.The cooperative wholesaler is building up its customer...