OKLAHOMA CITY -- Mooooove over, natural-food stores. Conventional supermarkets are taking a new approach and filling their cases with a full line of organic dairy products.Although retailers battle significant price differentials, lower profit...
OAK BROOK, Ill. (FNS) -- Dean Foods' plastic Milk Chugs containers are accomplishing what industry advertising has not: generate growth in the overall milk category, according to the company's recent research.In markets where Chugs are sold, the...
GAYLORD, Mich. (FNS) -- The addition of a full-service Dairy Queen in a remodeled Glen's Markets store has made the independent's flagship store here a social destination for the entire countryside."The DQ has served as a magnet -- it brings...
MADISON, Wis. -- Organic dairy products are no longer confined to the province of health food stores, cooperatives and the rare retailer, and are moving into the mainstream grocery channels, concluded a panel of experts during the American Cheese...
MADISON, Wis. -- The hottest regulatory issues facing America's specialty cheesemakers could be boiled down to a simple phrase: the raw vs. the cooked.At the American Cheese Society's national meeting here recently, mandatory pasteurization -...
Trend-watching dairy managers take note: Milk is repositioning itself as a beverage that not only answers nutritional needs, but also accommodates busy, on-the-go lifestyles.Boosted by a growing number of market-savvy processors incorporating...
SINGAPORE -- The Asian economic crisis is creating hurdles and opportunities for major global retailers hoping to expand in this region.Executives from companies including French food retailer Carrefour; Ahold, Zaandam, Netherlands; and Hong Kong...
SINGAPORE -- Joint ventures between Asian-based food retailers and large operators from Europe are likely to dominate the Asian retail scene in the next five years.That was the forecast heard by attendees at the 41st Annual CIES Executive Congress...
Aggressive promotions are changing frozen novelties from a seasonal to a year-round business in some markets.Dollar sales of novelties nationwide in supermarkets are almost flat -- up 0.7% to $1.58 billion for the 52 weeks ended Dec. 28, 1997...
ALBANY, N.Y. -- If it passes the state legislature here, Governor George E. Pataki says he'll sign a bill allowing New York to join with other Northeastern states in a compact with regulatory powers over fluid milk prices.Although some milk buyers...