D&W FINDS COUNTING CHICKENS PAYS
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Tracking sales performance by store has sent rotisserie chicken sales flying at D&W Food Centers here.Sales tripled in four weeks
V. RICHARD'S WINS BROWNIE CONTEST
BROOKFIELD, Wis. -- V. Richard's here makes Milwaukee's best brownies.That's according to results of a contest sponsored recently by The Milwaukee Journal,
GOODING'S OPENS TWO SUSHI BARS
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Gooding's Super Markets here has introduced sushi bars in two of its stores.The first, launched in September in a unit near
STORES URGED TO STRESS MARKETING
BLAINE, Wash. -- Bakery directors should switch their attention from manufacturing to marketing.So says Ed Weller, a partner in Weller Co., a food marketing
CREAM CAKES FEATURE NO ADDED SUGAR
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- Nancy's Pies here, a supplier to in-store bakeries and other outlets, has introduced no-sugar-added cream cakes, the company's first
ONE WEGMANS CAFE TESTS CHINESE BUFFET
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets here is testing an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet in one of its in-store cafes as a way to compete with local
WEGMANS' COURT OF APPEALS
Supermarket food service is emerging from its infancy, but it still hasn't gotten over its growing pains.Retailers large and small are continuing to evaluate
PIE'S NEW RECIPE
No-sugar-added pies have a sweet future, provided certain steps are taken to merchandise this new niche category to advantage.That is according to supermarket
SAVE MART 'CRAZY SALES' TAKE CAKE
MODESTO, Calif. -- In an attempt to keep summer volume steady, Save Mart Supermarkets here spotlighted cakes in full-page ads twice this summer and had