GREENSBORO, N.C. The Fresh Market, a chain of almost 70 specialty groceries based here, has announced that it will open a new 20,000-square-foot format in Winston-Salem, N.C., featuring a center deli island, as well as an increased selection of...
NEW YORK FreshDirect here has recently become the first online grocer in the U.S. to offer certified-sustainable fish. The fish is certified sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council, an independent, global, nonprofit organization that has...
Last year, a test of fiber-optic lighting in refrigerated display case doors at an Albertsons store in Fullerton, Calif., demonstrated that fiber-optic technology consumed one-third as much energy as traditional fluorescent lighting while...
ORLANDO, Fla. Accountability for private label throughout an organization is critical to store brands' success, said Craig Espelien, former director of store brands at Supervalu. Espelien, now a partner in consulting firm E&S Global Professional...
ORLANDO, Fla. The Private Label Manufacturers Association said that Bill Bond, vice president of Willert Home Products, St. Louis, was named chairman of the board of directors of the association. He was elected at the PLMA Annual Meeting and...
For any of the remaining cynics who thought that the natural and organic foods movement was a fad, Burger King's announcement last month that it planned to increase its purchases of cage-free eggs and begin sourcing pork from producers that don't...
WASHINGTON The National Organic Standards Board, the panel of experts officially appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to assist the USDA in developing organic standards, has temporarily excluded from the USDA's forthcoming organic...