ALBANY, Calif. -- During the prime holiday selling season just past, storms rocked the Pacific fisheries of Dungeness crab, wreaking havoc on supplies and the local market.But that did not stop Andronico's Park & Shop, based here, from offering...
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. -- The popularity of specialty and gourmet foods is evident at Trader Joe Co.'s first two stores here.Shoppers packed the aisles of the Commack unit, which opened in November, SN found during an in-store visit. The South Pasadena...
NEW YORK -- Woodbridge, N.J.-based Pathmark Stores has introduced a new line of ready-to-cook seafood dishes called "Easy-Cook Entrees" in its stores here.uffed with crab meat. Advertised as freshly made daily with premium crab meat stuffing, the...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The Clinton administration in its second term is expected to be just as focused on food safety as in its first four years.The most notable example of its continued interest in the safety of the nation's food supply will be the...
Orlando, Fla. -- Red Lobster, the nation's largest dinner house restaurant chain, last month cut its prices, increased entree portions and jazzed up its menu with new dishes the company hopes will boost traffic.The menu changes are designed to...
Harris Teeter Names Mentorl Walsh has joined Harris Teeter here as corporate mentor for seafood, a new position. He will be performing training and consulting duties with seafood personnel on a region by region basis.Most recently, Walsh was chief...
SAN FRANCISCO (FNS) -- In a city where a major tourist attraction is Fisherman's Wharf, where seafood restaurants pack the waterfront and where the Pacific Ocean creates the climate, fresh seafood is a strong seller at many supermarkets in the San...
Families just like yours grow or harvest much of the food we eat. A new seafood campaign is the latest in a wave by food industry groups seeking to bring that message to consumers through generic marketing programs using industry members consumers...
WOODBURY, N.Y. -- Specialty food retailer Sutton Place Gourmet upped the fresh meals ante here by opening their largest high-quality -- and high-priced -- store close to two existing supermarkets.Located within sight of an Edward's store and an 8...
"I'd better have the best meat department in town, or I'm not going to get the customers." -- John Story, Holiday Cos.Can it be true? Is the much-besmirched supermarket meat department as important as all that?Many retailers would probably say the...