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SAN DIEGO -- With a year-round supply of farm-stand fresh tomatoes and a $25 million marketing budget, Gargiulo L.P. plans to enter the branded produce arena next February."We're addressing customer satisfaction," said Robert Shulman, executive...
SAN ANTONIO -- H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here had a "real treat" for its customers this Halloween: photo-finishing savings. In a full-page, Oct. 25 Houston Chronicle ad, the retailer's pantry foods division offered a $1-off coupon for any size roll of...
SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion here is back on a square-footage growth track. After concentrating for the past year or so on getting its house in order and less on new-store expansion, the chain is picking up its growth momentum. It is adding nearly...
ROSWELL, Ga. -- Harry's Farmers Market here closed its problematic megastore in Clayton County last week.The move is the latest in a series of setbacks for the chain.Opened in May, the Clayton County store continuously incurred higher-than...
NEW YORK -- Brands of German food and drink took center stage last month around the country in several supermarkets that took part in Oktoberfest '95.The promotion coincided with the world-famous celebration in Munich, Germany. The in-store...
Produce merchandisers are likely to be wishing for a holiday present this year -- fresh cranberry supplies that last well past Thanksgiving to cover the Christmas rush as well.In the first week of November, retailers contacted by SN were sounding...
WAYNE, N.J. -- Grand Union Co. here is considering closing two distribution centers and expanding its supply arrangement with C&S Wholesale Grocers, Brattleboro, Vt.Such a move would mean C&S would become the primary supplier for the chain's 231...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- Advanced Promotion Technologies here has secured new financing to support the Vision Value electronic marketing and financial services network.a spokesman.APT did not identify the source of the new financing.
EDISON, N.J. -- Five minutes is all you need to turn frozen cake layers into decorated products that will attract high rings at the in-store bakery, claimed Patty Wozniak, bakery specialist for Food Scene, a Colts Neck, N.J.-based food broker.At...
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...