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BC New York, LLC, Parsippany, N.J., an area developer of Boston Chicken, signed a definitive agreement to buy 14 Roy Rogers restaurants in the metropolitan New York market from Hardee's Food Systems. The company said it plans to convert the units...
When I first saw those California Raisins singing and dancing to Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," my first reaction was jealousy. I wanted to be one of those raisins -- and to be having that much fun. My second reaction was that I...
TROY, Ohio -- Hobart Co. here is now offering a new scale and printer system designed to reduce keypunch errors and enhance transaction speed.icons on the system's personal computer monitor. The icons can be arranged to correspond to display case...
Licensing has become so much a part of our lives, whether in managing brands or managing retail, that we have to be increasingly aware of future trends and current properties. In this column, I hope to provide snapshots and offer insights and...
The supermarket candy battle in central New Jersey can be likened to a dramatic play, with each retailer taking on a different role.In this high-growth market, the presentation of the candy category is an important scene and offers a preview of...
NEW ORLEANS -- Information systems executives in town this week for the Food Marketing Institute's MarkeTechnics convention say the conference and exhibition is head and shoulders above any other and are sending more company representatives than...
Although many retailers and wholesalers are finding new uses and value in mainframe computing, some distributors remain unconvinced that the older platforms have a future with their companies."It's the intention of this office to get rid of the...
Proponents of third-party merchandising services point out again and again that the mere presence of a person in-store to shelve out the merchandise can cause out-of-stocks to fall and promotional lifts to rise.It seems simple -- close the loop...
MATAWAN, N.J. -- Continued crop shortages will hoist olive oil prices 30% or more this year, according to the North American Olive Oil Association here.Hikes of 6% to 15% occurred in January, and more are expected next month, retailers and...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- For the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, 1995 was a bruising year.The organization fought a long, expensive and ultimately successful battle to preserve the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, the legislative...