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May 21, 2013

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Teen Hy-Vee Baker Wins Award

WEST DES MOINES — Hy-Vee is encouraging the public to keep an eye on one of its youngest cake designers: 17-year-old Lindsay Franzoni....More
May 20, 2013

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Food Lion Puts Spin on Detergent Promo

SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion awarded high-value prizes to promote its new private-label laundry detergent....More
May 20, 2013

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Infographic: Specialty Food Growth Outpaces Mainstream

Big data is creating value for retailers in several ways, but the most important is supporting faster fact-based decisions, according to a report from Brick Meets Click....More
May 20, 2013

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Gallery: Highlights From United Fresh

Industry members from growers to processors to wholesalers to retail and foodservice gathered to hear the latest on food safety, immigration and marketing challenges, as well as showcase new products and honor some of the industry’s finest.
May 20, 2013

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Publix Pairs Weekly Deals With Coupons

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets has introduced a digital tool that matches store sales with manufacturer coupons....More
May 17, 2013

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United Fresh 2013: How Changing Demographics Will Help Produce

Changing demographics in the U.S. are good news for the produce industry....More
May 17, 2013

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Rouses in Exclusive Partnership for Local Lamb, Goat

THIBODAUX, La. — Rouses Markets has just struck an exclusive deal with Royal Family Farms in Crystal Springs, Miss., to supply it with fresh lamb and goat....More
May 17, 2013

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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....More
May 17, 2013

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Bite-Size Candy Cashes in on Snack Demand

Best-selling candies have been stripped of their wrappers, shrunk into bite size cubes and packaged in resealable pouches designed for noshing on the go....More
May 17, 2013

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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.”...More
May 17, 2013

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Safeway Coffee Aisles Get Starbucks Café Décor

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Starbucks has perked up the Center Store of 23 Safeway locations....More
May 17, 2013

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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...More
May 17, 2013

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H-E-B Gears Up for Whataburger's Arrival

SAN ANTONIO — H-E-B is counting down the days until Whataburger condiments arrive on its shelves....More
May 17, 2013

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United Fresh 2013: Understanding America's Eating Culture

“Somewhere along the line we've shifted from being a cooking culture to an eating culture," says June Jo Lee of the Hartman Group....More
May 16, 2013

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United Fresh 2013: Retail Honorees Reveal Produce Secrets to Success

Today on the show floor, 10 of the 25 Retail Produce Manager Award winners participated in a panel discussion on what makes them and their stores successful....More
May 16, 2013

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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....More
May 16, 2013

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California Strawberry Production Booms

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Despite growers combating freezing temperatures earlier this year, the California strawberry crop is poised for record production, according to the California Strawberry Commission....More
May 16, 2013

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Cooking Channel Hosts Appear at Central Market

SAN ANTONIO — Matt and Ted Lee, cookbook authors and television hosts of The Cooking Channel’s “Unique Eats,” are teaching H-E-B’s Central Market shoppers how to prepare Southern dishes this week....More
May 16, 2013

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United Fresh 2013: Retailers Lag on PTI Implementation

While most suppliers have fully implemented the Produce Traceability Initiative or could do so fairly quickly, most retailers have not, according to the co-chairs of the PTI Leadership Council....More
May 15, 2013

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United Fresh 2013: Whole Foods Co-CEO Outlines 5 Focus Areas for Produce Industry

In his remarks, Whole Foods Co-CEO Walter Robb focused on five key areas of the greatest importance to the produce industry....More
May 14, 2013

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United Fresh 2013: Setting the Stage in San Diego

I arrived today in beautiful San Diego for the 2013 United Fresh Produce Association Conference....More
May 13, 2013

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Spelling Out Nutrition Labeling

In 2011, the University of California at Berkeley co-sponsored a contest that invited entrants to develop a user-friendly alternative to the sterile-looking, numbers-heavy box known as the Nutrition Facts panel....More
May 13, 2013

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May 13, 2013: Specialty Food Growth Outpaces Mainstream

Mediterranean cuisine, locally produced fare and products emphasizing purity stand out among specialties, according to the 2013 State of the Specialty Food Industry report....More
May 13, 2013

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Whole Health News Roundup: Non-GMO Certification

Environmental advocates were successfully able to put the cap on bottled water sales for several years as part of their campaigns against plastic....More
May 13, 2013

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On the Horizon: SN Interviews Ron Midyett

SAN DIEGO — From May 14-16 this sunny city will host produce suppliers, growers and retailers at the 2013 United Fresh Produce Association conference....More