Supermarket News

Wegmans Brand Outsells All Others in Certain Categories

Jul 15, 2008

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wegmans’ store brands are outselling any other brand in categories including cereals, salsa, ice cream, frozen vegetables, yogurt and frozen self-rising pizza, reported Mary Ellen Burris, senior vice president of consumer affairs for the chain, in her latest column on the company’s website....

Tops Markets Selects Price/Promotion Optimization Systems

Jul 15, 2008

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — Tops Markets here is implementing price optimization and promotion management systems from DemandTec, San Carlos, Calif., for its marketing and merchandising operations....

Ontario Metro Stores Dimming Lights in Conservation Campaign

Jul 14, 2008

TORONTO — Grocery stores in Ontario owned by Metro are dimming interior lights by as much as 50% during a summer effort to reduce demand on Ontario’s power grid....

USDA to Identify Retail Stores That Received Recalled Meat

Jul 14, 2008

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday that it will begin publicly disclosing the names of supermarkets and other retail outlets that have received recalled meat or poultry whenever the USDA announces a Class I recall....

Topco’s ONQI System Gets New Name Before Launch

Jul 14, 2008

SKOKIE, Ill. — The Overall Nutritional Quality Index (ONQI), a nutritional scoring system developed as a joint venture of Topco Associates and Griffin Hospital, will debut in three major U.S. grocery chains this September as the NuVal Nutritional Scoring System....

Report: Ice Cream Sales Are Hot

Jul 14, 2008

CHICAGO — Nine of 10 people (89%) ate ice cream last year, compared with three in five (59%) who ate novelties such as ice cream sandwiches or bars and less than two in five who had sherbet or frozen yogurt (37% and 34%, respectively), according to new consumer research from Mintel....

Meijer, Produce for Kids Partner in Park Party Events

Jul 14, 2008

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer and Produce for Kids have partnered again this year to educate kids and their parents on the health benefits of fresh produce, hosting a tent booth at six “Park Party” events in Western Michigan this summer, sponsored by local ABC affiliate WOTV-4....