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NEW YORK -- This is the dawning of the age of the cocktail, and as a result mixer sales will climb appreciably, said an executive at one leading mixer manufacturer."One of the things that is increasing the sale of bitters is the return of the...
PHILADELPHIA -- The Food Marketing Institute, Washington, will urge supermarket executives attending FMI's General Merchandise/Health and Beauty Care Trade Show, being held here this week, to rededicate themselves to nonfoods in order to stem the...
NFFA Adds 3 NFFM Coordinatorsxt year's National Frozen Food Month promotion in March, the National Frozen Food Association here has appointed a new national coordinator and two new regional coordinators.Mark Werner, eastern zone sales manager with...
Community pharmacists fear being caught between compliance with the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 and the rising litigation over improper counseling, Drug Utilization Review screening and patient confidentiality.A case that hits...
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Hurricane Opal caused power outages and temporary store closings of supermarkets along the Gulf Coast of Florida, and in some parts of Georgia, last week.tent of the damage. Also, curfews in some coastal cities prevented local...
EDISON, N.J. -- Foodarama Supermarkets has added an extensive Indian specialty foods department to its ShopRite store here in a successful effort to court shoppers from the burgeoning local Asian Indian community.The department, which opened this...
NORFOLK, Va. -- Farm Fresh here is going for the gold with a new cafe format that it hopes will turn its stores into food-service destinations.The concept, Gold Cafe, takes shape around a pair of all-you-can-eat self-service food bars. The dual...
Safeway Pushes Health Clubeway has given ad play to Health Club 55, a pharmacy program that targets men and women 55 years and older.Members get a 10% savings on branded drug prescriptions and 20% on generic prescriptions. The club was promoted in...
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Price/Costco here has entered the premium private label domain of the supermarkets with its new Kirkland Signature line.The line spans about two dozen items, including chocolate chip cookies, imported chocolate truffles...