WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The Consumer Price Index for food and beverages rose 0.1% in April, after a 0.2% drop in March, according to Labor Department statistics released in mid-May.Over the year, the CPI for food and...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Supermarket retail sales in April dropped 0.3%, but were still up 4.4% for the year, according to Commerce Department figures issued in mid-May.In March, grocery retail sales dropped 0.1%, but were...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Consumer confidence rose for the seventh consecutive month in May, the longest upward trend in the 32-year history of the survey."Neither the crisis in Kosovo nor recent price surges at the gas...
WASHINGTON -- A country-of-origin labeling requirement for produce at the retail level could change the way retailers and others involved in the production and distribution of produce do business, thereby affecting...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Like an athlete at the top of his game, the American economy continues to astound consumers and industry analysts with its breathtaking strength and resilience.Low inflation and interest rates...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Consumer confidence in March continued to soar, a trend analysts say could prompt shoppers to buy higher-end merchandise at supermarkets."Consumer attitudes have a lot more influence on...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest here last week asked the Food and Drug Administration to tighten its controls over the marketing of "functional-food" products.The CSPI, a nonprofit...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The produce industry, facing a barrage of negative publicity surrounding pesticide residues on produce, dispatched additional troops to counter an assault marking the 10th anniversary of the Alar...
NEW YORK (FNS) -- The Consumer Confidence Index rose 3.2 points in February compared with the previous month, but fell 6.2 points from last year when the index hit a 30-year high of 138.3.According to the monthly...