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Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos, a food retailer based in Athens, Greece, and part of the Brussels, Belgium-based Delhaize Group, has experienced a 16 percent year-on-year increase in the number of CHEP pallets it handles — and a resulting boost to its supply chain efficiencies — as the number of its suppliers joining the pallet network continues to grow.
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Convenience is a key driver for consumers who are increasingly turning to foods prepared in the supermarket deli for in-home suppers,
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MARS Foodservices has introduced gum to its portfolio of products with the addition of the renowned Wrigley’s brand.
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Foodservice equipment manufacturers are staying abreast of industry demands even in these economically stressed times, realizing that progress is their most important product.
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Buffalo-based Rich Products Corp. has identified specific menu ideas and products for operators who have day part foodservice expansion as a goal.
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With summer in full swing, grocers are expanding their foodservice departments and operations to take advantage of consumers’ perceived vacations from cooking,
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In a recent study from foodservice industry consultant Technomic, 62 percent of consumers polled say their most recent away-from-home pizza
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A food truck pavilion that had actual trucks, as well as companies that make and equip trucks, design firms that “wrap” the exterior with graphics
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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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Convenience store chain Wawa will discuss SKU rationalization in an upcoming free Webcast to be hosted by Progressive Grocer sister brand Convenience Store News (CSN) Wednesday, July 14 at 2 p.m. EDT.
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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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Internet grocer Peapod has new offerings to add to its Chicago’s Best aisle, which features a group of leading restaurant brand-name products not available in typical supermarkets.
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Mygofer.com, Kmart’s online delivery service, will start delivering groceries, prescriptions, electronics and other products around the Chicago area, beginning July 4.
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. vice chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright has been appointed president and CEO of Global.com and Global Sourcing, and Bill Simon has been promoted to president and CEO of Walmart U.S.
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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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Regional independent Price Chopper Supermarkets yesterday promoted Daniela Allen to the position of VP of enterprise business systems, in which capacity she reports directly to Greg Zeh, VP of information systems and CIO.
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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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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 Kroger Co. has agreed to donate produce to Indiana’s Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo to help defray the zoo’s annual food bill, which can reach $300,000.
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In a gesture of thanks to the men and women of the armed forces and their families, the Kroger Co. is joining forces with the USO (United Service Organizations) to raise funds for military personnel support programs.
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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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BridgeLux, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, last week introduced its award-winning RS LED Array products in a neutral white-color temperature (4100K).
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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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