SAN FRANCISCO U.S. wine exports, 95% of which are from California, totaled $876 million and 404.5 million liters in 2006, an increase of 30% in value and 4% in volume compared to 2005, according to the Wine Institute International Department. In...
The organic segment represents a small part of the wine business, but it's on course for rapid growth, according to retailers and market research. We're getting a lot more requests for organic wine, said Todd Templin, Dorothy Lane Market's beer...
It's not often that supermarkets are affected by the airline industry, but that may be the case when it comes to electronic kiosks. The proliferation of check-in kiosks at airports in the past few years has trained people on how to use kiosks...
How good would it be to operate a small regional chain of supermarkets in a highly urbanized market the very type of market that provides insulation from supercenters and other surging store formats that nettle most supermarket operators? It...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials on Friday concluded their investigation into the E. coli outbreak blamed for killing three and sickening 200 consumers of fresh spinach last fall.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Following the news that aminopterin was identified in cat food samples from Menu Foods, Wal-Mart here announced its decision to remove all Menu Foods products from its stores shelves.
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. shoppers who spend $30 on its Private Selection private-label and/or select national brands will get a coupon for a fresh-cut bouquet of Private Selection alstroemeria flowers.