DALLAS -- Minyard Food Stores has taken its service-oriented Minyard format one step further, by adding service fresh poultry to a new unit in an inner-city neighborhood here.It is the first time the chain has...
WASHINGTON -- The federal government could begin defining a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points program for produce by the end of 1996, according to a Food and Drug Administration official.The official, Ed...
LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Citrus is refocusing its retailer marketing promotion, the Florida Citrus Section, for the program's sophomore season.The program, which groups together all sizes and...
NEWARK, Del. -- The Produce Marketing Association here is launching the industry's first technology conference geared specifically to the retail produce community.The conference will be held April 11 to 13, 1996, at...
Debate over the formation of a single national produce trade group has temporarily exited the public arena and is now taking place behind the scenes.While board members of both the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable...
Kids agree a healthy diet, full of bread, cereal and other grains is good for you. That's the good news.The bad news is that the majority of them think that foods that are healthy don't taste good, according to a...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Sam's Club here, a Wal-Mart subsidiary, will manage most of its own produce departments under a new agreement with one of its distributors, Fresh America.Under the five-year agreement, which takes...
SALINAS, Calif. -- Brand names are a familiar sight in the grocery aisles, but they are now also competing for space in the produce department.While a few notable produce companies have built a brand image around...
The prospect of merging the country's two biggest produce trade groups into one organization is looking dimmer -- but for some retailers, at least, the proper course of action is as plain as day.Just do it, they said...
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- This city in western New York state may be better known for snowy winters and a professional football team, but it also represents a thriving and competitive market for fresh produce in supermarkets...