CONSUMERS, LIKE FINICKY CHILDREN, often require some coaxing to try new foods. Demo stations, free coupons or similar intercepts are the primary tools retailers have traditionally used to break consumers from their routine purchase behaviors.That...
Flavored milk offers a clear, recent example of the influence packaging plays on children's product preference and selection. When dairies began to transition their single-serve milk lines from gable cartons to plastic bottles several years ago...
Don't have an organic cow, but there's a bit of a supply problem with milk.While grocers have not yet run out of product, deliveries have been cut back after demand began to seriously outstrip supply late last year."There is record demand and...
WASHINGTON -- Consumers can expect some relief from higher prices for certain fresh foods next year, according to data released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.Retail egg prices will decline slightly...