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Yesterday, Samuel Adams and Jake Dickson, owner of Dickson’s Farmstand Meats, introduced the Samuel Adams Boston Lager Cut to accompany Samuel Adams Boston Lager.
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Safeway, Inc. and its exclusive Lucerne dairy brand have named Alejandro Pulido of Phoenix the winner of the $30,000 grand prize in the Lucerne The Art of Dairy “Taste of Moo-sic” art contest, in which high school students have the chance to display their artistic talents on an unconventional canvas: a life-sized fiberglass cow.
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A Giant Food Store and Wegmans supermarket are part of a self-service wine kiosk pilot launched this week by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) in Dauphin and Cumberland counties.
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Despite signs of an improving economy, U.S. consumers remain somewhat cautious about their alcohol beverage spending, according to new research by The Nielsen Company
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The North American organic coffee market topped $1.4 billion last year, according to data released by market analyst Daniele Giovannucci at the recent fifth annual tasting event hosted by the Organic Coffee Collaboration, a project of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), at New York’s Union Square Cafe.
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Whole milk is becoming the odd man out as health concerns favor lighter versions and alternatives like soymilk.
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Consumers who fantasize about being a Fantana now actually have a shot at becoming the fourth member of the effervescent quartet by submitting audition videos to www.Fanta.com.
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Retail sales within the U.S. consumer packaged goods health-and-wellness industry reached almost $125 billion in 2009, representing an overall growth of 5 percent over the previous year, according to the Natural Marketing Institute.
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The Kroger Co. has joined forces with redbox, one of the country’s most popular DVD rental kiosk providers, and PepsiCo to launch a year-long, multi-branded retail promotion that invites consumers to create the perfect movie night at home.
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Today, over 100,000 older adults will engage in activities to improve their health as part of the 2010 National Senior Health & Fitness Day (NSHFD), a nationwide health and fitness event sponsored in part this year by fruit-based nutrition beverage brand BeneVia.
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A Facebook connection between a grocer and supplier has turned into a business partnership, as Union City, Tenn.-based E.W. James and Sons will be the first grocer in the country to offer “Cops Coffee” from Claire, Mich.-based Cops and Doughnuts.
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New Jersey supermarkets have teamed up with Lane Security Systems Technologies (LSS Technologies), a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based technology vendor with operations in the Garden State, to promote the passage of legislation which would permit the sale of alcoholic beverages in supermarkets.
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According to a statewide survey conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute (MUPI) and commissioned by New Jersey Retailers for Responsible Liquor Licensing (NJRRLL), more than three out of every four New Jerseyans who consume alcohol support a proposed change the state law to permit wine and spirit sales in supermarkets.
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To spread its “Unbottle Your Tea” message, Salada Tea has begun a nationwide search for the brand’s first-ever consumer spokesperson.
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Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. has formed a partnership with two of its vendors, Niagara Bottling and Silver Springs Bottled Water, to raise funds to assist veterans injured in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Community-based independent Ring Bros. Marketplace will celebrate its 8th Annual Spring Festival of Food and Wine on Saturday, May on 15, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., during which shoppers can sample new products, attend cooking demonstrations and listen to live music.
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This summer, Heineken, the No.1-selling European import beer in the United States, will bring exciting music experiences from a range of cutting-edge artists via the brand’s ‘Plug into Summer’ consumer initiative.
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Where you live apparently has a great deal to do with whether you support a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.
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As the weather grows warmer, manufacturers of a variety of soft drinks gear up to tickle the taste buds — and capture the dollars — of thirsty consumers.
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Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. and Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (CCE) teamed up for a unique Earth Day-oriented event to promote good water stewardship through the use of rain barrels.
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Editors' picks for innovative products
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This year's upcoming World Tea Expo promises more information and interest than ever before — and retailer attendees especially stand to gain from the trend-forward event.
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According to Packaged Facts’ new report, “Coffee and Ready-to-Drink Coffee in the U.S.: The Market and Opportunities in Retail and Foodservice, 6th Edition,” as the U.S. economy slid deeper into recession last year, coffee marketers and foodservice operators rebounded from the sales reverses of 2008 with a range of strategies aimed at positioning even high-end offerings as affordable luxuries.
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As a way to encourage consumers across the United States to get together with their dads on Father’s Day and beyond, Don Sebastiani & Sons a family-owned wine company based in Sonoma, Calif., is showcasing its award-winning everyday-value wines in a “Time With Dad” campaign.
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As part of a partnership with Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines, Tyson Rotisserie Chicken is offering in 4,000 supermarket deli departments a coupon booklet that includes five recipes, timesaving cooking tips and wine-pairing ideas.
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 The Origins of Hummus
Made by the only manufacturer of all-natural hummus available nationwide, Tribe Origins is a line of smooth and creamy-style hummus.
 Greetings That Taste Good
This latest greeting card line from Cleveland, Ohio-based American Greetings Corp. really takes the cake — and some other yummy items.
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 Progressive Grocer's 2009 Produce Operations Review
Against a trying backdrop of persistently weak economic conditions, fierce competition and financially wary shoppers, supermarket produce departments faced much harsher headwinds during the past 12- month period than they have in recent years, as evidenced by marginal comparable-sales gains and a tentative outlook for the balance of the year, according to results of Progressive Grocer's 2009 Annual Produce Operations Review.
 PG's CES: Inside the Market Basket: Economical Choices Bring Grocery Gains
Total supermarket sales were $430.3 billion, up $13.2 billion from the $417.2 billion recorded in 2007 -- continuing the trend of slightly higher percentage increases in each of the past five years, according to Progressive Grocer's 62nd Annual Consumer Expenditures Study (CES), now greatly expanded from the eight-page print edition to 35 pages of research.
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