Ethnic cuisines recently added to America's melting pot are helping to drive supermarket sales of spices and seasonings, retailers told SN.An ever-widening menu of international foods has drawn interest to such spices as cumin, jerk spice...
The majority of consumers polled (72%) for SN's consumer survey said they are purchasing ethnic foods at the same rate as they did two years ago.d.When evaluating their ethnic product purchases for use in food preparation, consumers responded...
Center Store is becoming a melting pot for spicy specialty products.Such foods, along with ethnic sauces and beverages from the Mexican, Latin American, Indian, Jamaican and Thai cultures, are quickly gaining in popularity, according to retailers...
News & Solutions Category Management ReportSuccessful category management in ethnic foods requires grocers to be on target, industry insiders say: on target with their assortments, on target with their merchandising and on target with their...
SAN DIEGO -- Interest in Asian and other ethnic foods is making some variety items ripe for exploitation in produce departments, according to research from a firm that tracks consumer eating habits.That interest is changing the way Americans eat...
NORTHFIELD, Ill. -- Kraft Foods here has established a corporate focus on ethnic marketing, and in the process has helped spur A.C. Nielsen, Schaumburg, Ill., to expand its data resources on Hispanic Americans.The increased ethnic focus at Kraft...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ambassador Cards and Hallmark are running a national promotion that teams Mahogany greeting cards with Dark & Lovely, a haircare relaxer product, to generate greater awareness at retail for ethnic products.The cross-promotion...
Consumers are acquiring a stronger taste for the exotic. Retailers report sales of ethnic foods, particularly foods from Thailand and India, as well as Mexico and other Hispanic cultures, are on the rise, with no crest in sight.Plus, the...
DUBLIN, Calif. -- Lucky Stores here has remerchandised its ethnic housewares to distinguish items from its regular cookware lines.Starting last November, the chain began rolling out new International Cooking Centers to 90 Southern division stores...
CHICAGO -- In-store promotions aimed at ethnic consumers by Gillette Co. have consistently generated a lot more volume, at lower cost, than general-market promotions.Those results suggest some selective approaches to working with retailers, said...