The growing Hispanic population has many in-store bakery operators adjusting product lines and modifying merchandising tactics, but the nation's oldest Hispanic supermarket chain is addressing demographic changes of a different sort. An evolving...
Publix Super Markets' first freestanding Greenwise Market here is an upscale twist on the company's traditional supermarkets, with additional epicurean flair and eco-friendly features. The 39,000-square-foot store in the new Legacy Park Shopping...
Fred Meyer is demonstrating that gluten-free is not synonymous with depravation. The Kroger-owned banner has increased the selection of wheat-free foods at stores throughout the Northwest. Products are positioned within Fred Meyer's Natural...
The Distinction of Hybrid isn't just for cars anymore. Take Marvelous Market, for example. This specialty grocer in the Washington, D.C., metro area is successfully blending better, healthier and faster food, and packaging it all in a gourmet...
PCC NATURAL MARKETS TO DISCONTINUE PLASTIC BAGS Saying it's simply the right thing to do, PCC Natural Markets will discontinue using plastic bags Oct. 1. While this decision to eliminate plastic shopping bags will entail some additional cost, it's...
The secret formula to robust retail sales last year was pairing health and wellness with convenience. That is a winning combination, said Sheila McCusker, editor of Times & Trends for Information Resources Inc., Chicago. While supermarkets...
It has been a turbulent year for fresh foods. A massive spike in the price of animal feed has inflated input costs for egg, dairy and meat producers, and a worldwide drought has pressured wheat yields and boosted U.S. exports of the crop. A poor...
Penny Curtiss Baking Co. is laying off 26 seasonal and 28 full-time employees between Aug. 24 and Sept. 8 as it winds down its contract to supply fresh bakery goods to Aldi grocery stores, the company said in a statement yesterday.
Roanoke's newest supermarket is one of Richmond's oldest. Ukrop's Super Markets, a Richmond, Va., fixture for 70 years, moved 200 miles west at the end of June to open its first store in Roanoke, which has become, right off the bat, one of the...
27 PETER BRABECK-LETMATHE Chairman and CEO, Nestl S.A. KEY DEVELOPMENTS: Moved into the No. 2 health care nutrition market spot. WHAT'S NEXT: Become the world's leading nutrition, health and wellness company. It seems there is something in the...