The following is a list of 2003 salary ranges being paid to top executives, management and buyers in the food-retailing industry.: $200,000; $350,000; $575,000President: $185,000; $290,000; $480,000VP Finance/CFO: $125,000; $195,000; $255,000VP IS...
BOSTON -- When it comes to selling fish and seafood to Hispanic consumers, mainstream retailers have barely scratched the surface of a huge and potentially lucrative market, an expert on marketing to Hispanics said.Considering there are more than...
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here kicked off summer with its first, season-long commitment to promoting wild Alaska salmon in a big way.In 86 stores in this Kroger marketing area, large red, white and blue banners hanging from the ceiling in the...
Marketing experts agree the best way to sell fresh seafood is at a service counter staffed with knowledgeable associates. It's a challenge selling fish any other way, they told SN.Yet non-service operations can turn a profit. Self-serve cases sell...
It's been said many times before, but bears repeating: Supermarkets that want to make money selling seafood need knowledgeable sales associates who can answer a wide range of questions confidently and encourage consumers to buy products.ed Slade...
Supermarket seafood is an extremely perishable protein that doesn't adapt well to artificial store environments. Behind the scenes, retailers told SN they feel like they're on an endless fishing expedition, catching and marketing products that are...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Ball's Hen House stores ran a blitz of specials on Alaskan seafood and gave away a deluxe-model treadmill in a rewarding tie-in to February's designation as Healthy Heart Month, officials said.Total seafood sales at the...
USDA BEGINS AMR SAMPLING PROGRAMtment of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has implemented a program designed to keep spinal-cord tissue and related matter out of meat products, as the agency boosts its efforts to protect consumers...
Retailers are realizing they'd better do some teaching to keep customers visiting their meat and seafood service cases.Competition is coming from all sides now. It's no secret that people are cooking less, but it's not just the likes of Boston...