Supermarket News

Roseanne Harper

Reporter, Fresh Market

Supermarket News

Email roseanne.harper@penton.com

Articles by Roseanne Harper

LANGHORNE, Pa. — McCaffrey’s is making an all-out effort this season to deal with more local farmers to pump up its supply of local, fresh produce.

Retailers Run With National Donut Day

ERLANGER, Ky. — Remke biggs Markets here is running an attention-getting three-day special on a six-pack of glazed doughnuts marking National Donut Day tomorrow.

Dietitians Cite Important Consumer Data Presented at Meeting

PHOENIX — Supermarket dietitians who attended the annual Shopping for Health meeting here last month told SN they were particularly interested in data offered that showed consumers’ attitudes toward health and “healthy.”

Retailers Raise the Curtain on Prepared Food Theater

Grilling outside and in, firing up wood-burning ovens, featuring carving stations, and taking down kitchen walls — these tactics are working well for supermarkets’ prepared food departments.

McCaffrey’s Features BrightFarms Tomatoes

LANGHORNE, Pa. — McCaffrey’s promoted BrightFarms' grape tomatoes and tomatoes on the vine on a lead-in display table over Memorial Day weekend, and sales were good, officials said.

Weis’ Foodservice Heats Up, Maintaining Steady Growth 1

SUNBURY, Pa. — Keeping comfort food as its hallmark, Weis Markets recently has pushed the development of its foodservice program to new heights.

Gallery: Weis Markets Ramps Up Foodservice

Weis Markets, Sunbury, Pa., has made big changes in its prepared food programs.

Cheese Plus: Adding Value Spurs Sales

Whether it’s pairing cheese with wine or apricots, or cutting smaller wedges of Beemster to lessen sticker shock, supermarket retailers are adding value to the cheese case.

Weis’ Mystery Tours Help Children Make Good Food Choices

Weis Markets dietitians developed a program that teaches youngsters about eating healthier, even as they’re absorbed in solving a “mystery.”

Retailer Makes Hanging Baskets Destination, Grows Sales

MANCHESTER, Conn. — Highland Park Markets’ floral department has made its signature hanging baskets a destination, a major factor in growing spring sales, officials said

Retailer’s Nutritionist Spurs Kids to Create, Sell Salads

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kowalski’s Markets’ nutritionist Sue Moores has launched a non-profit program, Roots for the Home Team, that has urban teenagers selling salads, made from their own recipes, at Minnesota Twins’ home games.

Murray's Cheese-Kroger Link-up Hits West Coast 1

NEW YORK – Murray’s Cheese, continuing to expand its store-within-a-store arrangement with Cincinnati-based Kroger Co., will hit California soon with Murray’s Cheese Shops in Ralph’s Grocery Co., a Kroger subsidiary.

Geissler’s IGA Celebrates Anniversary With Cake

EAST WINDSOR, Conn. — Geissler’s IGA Supermarkets celebrated its 90th anniversary through the month of April with cake-cutting celebrations at each of its seven stores.

Independents Carefully Mold Scratch Bakers 2

Supermarket retailers agree that scratch baking requires careful, time-consuming training — and they also say it’s well worth it.

Ag Groups Affirm Support for Senate Immigration Reform Bill

WASHINGTON — United Fresh, along with agricultural organizations, held a press conference here on Wednesday to underscore their support of proposed immigration-reform legislation passed by the Senate earlier in the day.