ST. DAVIDS, Pa. -- Although already two years old, the most-talked-about market in the Philadelphia area is a Genuardi Super Markets store in this suburb about 25 minutes west of the city.The store is the Norristown...
ST. LOUIS -- Kevin Bowler, president of Eagle Snacks here, is bullish on the future of the snack industry -- pretzels in particular."It will continue to grow," he said of the snack category. "The demography is good...
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The National Frozen Food Association here is soliciting funding for a study of the profitability of frozen foods.One intention of the proposed study, titled "Activity Based Cost Management for...
Frozens merchandisers are in the midst of enjoying a strong wintertime spike in frozen vegetable sales.The frozen items are gaining because some consumers are trying to avoid seasonally higher prices on fresh...
HOUSTON -- Customers at the Food Town stores here had no trouble making the shift from 1994 to 1995, thanks to a "Big 95 Cent Sale" at the three-store independent.The sale, which ran from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, featured...
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Coupons, freezer giveaways, cruises and sweepstakes are all on the agenda as members of the frozen food industry anxiously prepare for next month's 12th annual National Frozen Food Month.The event...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- While many supermarkets offer sales on frozen diet entrees and dinners during January, Bruno's here tipped the scales by using a full-page advertisement to call its customers to the table."Follow...
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Wakefern Food Corp. here is reporting enthusiastic consumer acceptance of a shelf-tag program designed to highlight the health benefits of grocery products in its stores.The program, called Nutri...
Larger package sizes and suppliers' successful introductions of new flavors have expanded the waffle category at retail -- but it's also made for a more crowded section in the frozens case."It's tough to get space,"...
CHICAGO -- IGA here is getting into the emerging dinner kit trend, with the introduction of two ethnic dinner kits.Patrick P. Sylvester, IGA's brand director, said two kits, produced by North Star Foods, St. Charles...