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Daymon Wins Design Award for Roundy’s Select Coffee Packaging 

Daymon Worldwide, the company that develops Roundy’s Supermarkets private-label products, won an American In-house Design Award for Roundy’s Select Coffee packaging. ...

Shoppers Most Dissatisfied With Lack of Sales Staff 

Consumer respondents to the Retail Customer Dissatisfaction Study, conducted by the Verde Group and the Baker Retail Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, cited not being able to find a salesperson as the biggest detriment to their shopping experience....

Pet Food Recall Addressed at FMI  

The pet food recall remained top-of-mind at the Food Marketing Institute show here, as Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. showcased new retailer shelf tags stressing the safety of its pet food. ...

Ukrop’s Installs Savings Spot Kiosks in Virginia Stores 

Ukrop’s Super Markets announced yesterday that Savings Spot personalized coupon kiosks have been installed at the entrances of all of its Virginia stores. ...

Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover, Edy’s to Host Free Scoop Day 

Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover here, in partnership with Edy’s Grand Ice Cream, will host a Free Scoop Day as part of the retailer’s Triple Winner Program to raise funds for pediatric cancer. ...

Whole Foods Launches Online Cooking Program 

Whole Foods Market here launched Secret Ingredient yesterday, a weekly online cooking show for home cooks seeking tips and simple recipe ideas. ...

Bottled Water Consumption Flows 

For the first time, Americans on average drank more bottled water in 2006 than milk and almost as much as beer....

Giant Eagle Uses Rewards Program to Boost Loyalty 

Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle is taking its “fuelperks!” fuel rewards program to the next level by using it to target specific shoppers. ...

'Take a Peak' Gains Momentum 

Shop 'n Save here is the latest retailer to support the “Take a Peak” in-store nutrition program. Giant Eagle reportedly has also committed to the effort. ...

Menu Foods Adds Products, Dates to Recall 

Menu Foods, which had previously recalled wet cat and dog food produced with adulterated wheat gluten supplied by ChemNutra Inc., expanded the recall to include products which do not include ChemNutra wheat gluten but were manufactured at any of Menu Foods’ plants while the wheat gluten was used at its plants....

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