However specialty foods are defined -- as ethnic, gourmet, natural, functional or organic -- this category is one of the fastest-growing in mainstream supermarkets today.Driven by the demands of shoppers who are well-educated, widely-traveled...
The acquisition of ethnic beauty care companies by the big cosmetic giants such as L'Oreal and Revlon signals the potential that ethnic health and beauty care holds for retailers.Charles Todd, HBC buyer at C.B. Ragland, Nashville, Tenn., echoes...
MONTREAL (FNS) -- Supermarkets here in Canada's most multicultural city are installing ethnic destinations in Center Store to meet the needs of diverse customers.This French-speaking capital of Quebec has nearly 3 million inhabitants, with well...
Just as the proverbial rose always smells sweet, regardless of its name, retailers are making a sweet profit on international foods in the frozen aisle, regardless of how they are labeled.Some retailers call these items "ethnic frozen"; others may...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- According to a recent study by Promar International here, ethnic food will account for one of every seven new food dollars in the decade ahead.Sales of ethnic foods will increase by $25 billion, a growth of about 50%, the...