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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. Food City, Fiesta Mart and Sedano's are among the retailers participating in a new Unilever experiential-marketing effort targeting Hispanics. Live cooking competitions are slated to take place at all three retailers as part...
It's been a big year for the United Fresh Produce Association. Shortly after the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association finalized its merger with the International Fresh-cut Produce Association in September 2006, a major E. coli outbreak...
In-store cooking demonstrations are heating up sales in Center Store. Prepared and sampled alongside ingredients displayed in single merchandising units, recipes for quick and easy fare are generating item trials and driving incremental sales. In...
NASH FINCH NAMES BEFORT SR. VP, MERCHANDISING MINNEAPOLIS Nash Finch Co. has named Howard Befort senior vice president of merchandising. He brings more then 30 years of industry experience in marketing, merchandising and supply chain management...
BELLEVUE, Wash. Consumers concerned about heart health make a strong connection to supermarkets when they think about leading a heart-healthy lifestyle, a recent Hartman Group study shows. We've been tracking health and wellness for two decades...
What: Reception Honoring Women in Produce When: Monday, May 7, 4:30-6 p.m. Where: Customer Hospitality Lounge, Marketplace Expo Hall, McCormick Place WASHINGTON The United Fresh Produce Association will honor Jan DeLyser, vice president of...
What: United Fresh Produce Association 2007 Retail Produce Manager Awards When: Sunday, May 6, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Where: Fresh Marketplace Reception and Retail Awards Banquet, Hyatt Regency Chicago CHICAGO United Fresh Produce Association will honor...
Pressed for time and rusty on cooking skills, shoppers are looking for simple ways to cook fresh foods at home. Supermarket meat departments have been looking for ways to help, expanding their offerings of preseasoned, preassembled or precooked...
What: Short Courses on Retail Marketing, Foodservice Marketing and Food Safety for Non-Experts When: Saturday, May 5, 1-5 p.m. Where: Columbus Hall conference area, Hyatt Regency Chicago CHICAGO New this year, three concurrent Produce Short...