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The anniversary of the United States’ Declaration of Independence from England apparently calls for the enjoyment of a classic all-American meal, as hamburger sales increase an impressive 105 percent in anticipation of the holiday, according to recent data from online grocery expert MyWebGrocer.
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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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The 56th Annual Summer Fancy Food Show, held by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade at New York’s Jacob Javits Center, may have ended yesterday, but the memory of so many stellar gourmet food and beverage products lingers on.
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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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Private label scored strong gains across all major U.S. retail channels last year as more and more consumers switched from national brands and drove store brands to all-time highs in both volume and total revenue, in addition to market share, according to latest industry statistics published in PLMA’s 2010 Private Label Yearbook.
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C&S Wholesale Grocers is providing funds to expand and improve Feeding America’s national “BackPack” program, which gives weekend food supplies to low-income children who might otherwise go hungry.
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The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade’s (NASFT) 56th Annual Summer Fancy Food Show, delivered its usual stunning assortment of mostly edible products for the upscale/gourmet consumer
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Tyson Foods and Warner Bros. will launch a summer promotion timed to coincide with the July 20 theatrical release of the 3-D family film “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.”
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A new nationwide survey of American moms from Tennessee-based BOHAN AdvertisingMarketing has uncovered mixed results as far as grocers are concerned.
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Target Corp. is rolling out this week at all stores nationwide two new exclusive Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors celebrating volunteerism.
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A recent report by London-based research and analysis firm Datamonitor has found that Americans’ consumption on sugar and other sweeteners as part of their total energy consumption is over twice that of the global average.
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Since the launch of premium frozen Mexican food brand José Olé’s 10th Anniversary Celebration “Come Join the Party” sweepstakes in March, thousands of consumers have entered for the chance to throw a $20,000 “Party of Your Dreams.”
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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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Bi-Lo has introduced a health-and-wellness initiative, “Bi-Lo thrive!,” which includes the services of a full-time registered dietitian to teach customers how to prepare healthy meals from affordable, easy-to-find foods in the Mauldin, S.C.-based grocer’s stores.
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To publicize the new resealable stay-fresh bag for its Restaurant Style Croutons, Mrs. Cubbison’s Foods, Inc. will launch a “No More Naked Salads” consumer sweepstakes.
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Harking back to its family roots as progressive dairy farmers and retailers, Stew Leonard’s began carrying its own brand of certified USDA organic milk Friday.
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Grocers can drive greater sales and loyalty by helping shoppers seek solutions — not just food items — for meal purchases.
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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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Editors' picks for innovative products
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Over half of U.S. consumers are likely to shop elsewhere if they come across a reduced product selection, while almost half of retailers are continuing to cut assortment, according to research revealed at Nielsen’s Consumer 360 Conference in Las Vegas.
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Julia Sabin of Smucker Natural Foods, Inc., was re-elected president for a third year by the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) board of directors at the Greenfield, Mass.-based organization’s annual meeting in Washington.
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Nuval’s Nutritional Scoring System today rolls out at Brookshire’s stores, owned by the Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC), which operates over 119 locations in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
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As achieving and maintaining optimal health and wellness become the goals of an increasing number of Americans, almost half (43 percent) of the consumers polled for Shopping for Health 2010, the 18th annual study from Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Rodale, Inc.’s Prevention magazine, said they’re more aware of calories in the foods they eat than they were two years ago.
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Kashi Co.’s fifth annual Day of Change tour, which kicked off May 29 in Cincinnati has a new partner that’s been generating a lot of buzz for the past quarter-century: natural personal care company Burt’s Bees.
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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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