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WASHINGTON -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest, the same group that criticized the fat content of movie popcorn, Chinese food and fettucine Alfredo, has just taken aim at a new target. It's olestra, the yet-to-be-approved fat...
OAK CREEK, Wis. -- A new way to neatly and securely attach promotional information to the outside of packages has been developed by American Creative Packaging, a division of Wisconsin Label Group here.ssive pressure-sensitive adhesive on the back...
CLEVELAND -- When it comes to doing business in Cleveland these days, nothing seems as important as Cleveland Indians baseball. Indeed, even in supermarkets, displays of Indians T-shirts, hats and pennants are everywhere. SN visited the Cleveland...
Minyard Appoints Director of ISood Stores here has named John Pittman director of corporate information systems. He succeeds Rick Frost, who left the company.The appointment is Pittman's first in the supermarket industry. He served for 14 years in...
Treasure troves of tea bags are being discovered in supermarket aisles. Following the success of multiflavored, ready-to-drink iced teas, tea bag manufacturers have introduced hosts of specialty teas in exotic flavors such as kiwi peach, black...
SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Harp's Food Stores here will soon start selling an award-winning children's video that it currently only carries as a rental item, said Randy Weddington, video specialist. The retailer is now renting "How a Car Is Built, With...
PITTSBURGH -- Giant Eagle here reached out to area families as the presenting sponsor of the city's first Baby Faire.Similar events, held in Boston and Philadelphia, are sponsored in part by Stop & Shop and Genuardi, respectively.Held Oct. 14 and...
NEW YORK -- Working Mother magazine, published by Lang Communications here, has announced a partnership with Peapod, the on-line grocery shopping and delivery service that fills orders through local supermarkets. Working Mother will provide...
LONDON (FNS) -- British supermarkets are eyeing newspapers and magazines as their next untapped market.Sir Ian MacLaurin, chairman of the United Kingdon's largest food retailer, Tesco here, recently called for an end to British restrictions on the...
SAN DIEGO -- Interest in Asian and other ethnic foods is making some variety items ripe for exploitation in produce departments, according to research from a firm that tracks consumer eating habits.That interest is changing the way Americans eat...