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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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This year, Zespri, the world’s largest marketer of kiwifruit, is planning roadshow programs in support The Great Kiwi Adventure sweepstakes, for which it will deploy mobile merchandising teams over the summer in Milwaukee/Madison, Wis.; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.; New York; and northern and Southern California.
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Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) has added new pages and features to its Fruits & Veggies-More Matters consumer web site, www.FruitsandVeggiesMoreMatters.org.
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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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Community-based independent Ring Bros. Marketplace will once again offer summer kids’ cooking classes every Wednesday from July 7 through Aug. 25 for children 10 to 14 years old.
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Debuting Wednesday in the Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.’s Port Plaza shopping center, which recently underwent a multimillion-dollar makeover “to create a more community-focused retail destination,” according to developer Edens & Avant, is the newest store in the Long Island-based Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace chain.
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Over the first quarter of 2010, dollar and volume performance for produce were mostly positive, according to “FreshFacts on Retail,” the quarterly research report of the Washington-based United Fresh Foundation.
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A highly targeted regional promotion has led to an increase in sales and retailer interest in Tanimura & Antle’s (T&A) Living Lettuce.
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Crest Foods opened a new 95,000-square-foot Fresh Market concept store this week in South Oklahoma City.
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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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Mann Packing Co. has kicked off its Annual Summer Slaw Spectacular promotion with over 200,000 $1 IRCs applied to the Salinas, Calif.-based company’s Broccoli Cole Slaw and Rainbow Salad products.
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Rebecca Woodard of Springdale, Ark.-based Harp’s Food Stores, Inc. took top honors in the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association’s (IDDBA) 15th annual Cake Decorating Challenge at the recent Dairy-Deli-Bake 2010 seminar and expo in Houston.
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Skogen’s Festival Foods has teamed up with the Green Bay Packers to operate two eateries, the Titletown Grill and Boomerang Café, in the Lambeau Field Atrium.
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No Frills Fresh debuted a 61,000-square-foot store — as well as a line of store brand products — yesterday with its latest fresh concept store in Elkhorn, Neb., a community just west of the Omaha metro area.
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All strawberries sold in the state of Louisiana will be required to have a “farm of origin” label affixed to the packaging as a result of the recent passage of House Bill 430, which was initiated by Rep. Stephen E. Pugh and signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal in late May.
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Mike Eardley, the HEB Grocery Co.’s director of deli, cheese and prepared foods, has received the 2010 International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s President’s Award, which recognizes distinguished service or contribution to the industry, along with overall leadership, vision and dedication.
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With the grates greased, the tanks filled and the tongs polished, summer grilling season is officially underway.
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Cargill’s U.S. beef business and Meyer Natural Foods have aligned for a multi-year agreement.
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ShopRite is celebrating the opening of new stores in West Hartford and East Hartford, Conn., this week with a community breakfast and lunch affording a sneak peek of the locations before their official debuts.
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Community-based natural and organic grocer Alfalfa’s Market will return to its original Boulder, Colo., location as part of Whole Food Market’s divestiture of certain assets and stores it acquired in its 2007 merger with Wild Oats.
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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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Convenience is a key driver for U.S. consumers who are increasingly turning to prepared foods purchased at the supermarket deli for in-home suppers
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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 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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