LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets is changing the self-service section of its delis, adding new products, conveying more product information, and making it easier for customers to find what they want with enhanced merchandising....More
NEW YORK — For the Super Bowl this year, retailers are offering shoppers fresh game-day favorites with a focus on convenience. Middletown, N.J.–based Food Circus Super Markets’ signature fried chicken with house-made breading and chicken wings — buffalo,...More
WEST DUNDEE, Ill. — Supermarkets may be promoting fresh foods less often and less aggressively in an effort to manage their margins as food input costs rise, according to an analysis of circular ad counts conducted by the Perishables Group here....More
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Haggen here said it plans to rebrand all of its Tops-banner stores with the Haggen name over the next three years based on the theme, “Northwest Fresh.”...More
MOKENA, Ill. - Three-store retailer Brookhaven Marketplace has deployed a line-busting iPad-based “face-2-face” order-taking system, used by employees for taking orders in fresh food departments, at its location here....More
ONALASKA, Wis. — In her partnership with Festival Foods here, The Cooking Mom Amy Hanten has helped customers with meal ideas through blog posts, weekly...More
Joseph’s Classic Market is not a supermarket. Its owner makes that clear, but the fresh prepared food business at Joseph’s three Italian specialty stores could stir envy in the hearts of retailers everywhere....More
Football season is here, and retailers are offering a flurry of promotions to satiate hungry fans. As an official sponsor of the Jacksonville Jaguars...More
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Retailer and distributor Spartan Stores recently hosted its third annual Fresh Experience show, attracting more than 265 vendors and...More
Mac 'n cheese heaped in spinning bowls fashioned from old records, pretzels performing The Twist with sweet and savory add-ons and a giant guitar cake...More
AUSTIN, Texas — As the weather turns warmer this summer, retailers will be offering customers plenty of fresh summer cheeses that pair well with summer...More
EDISON, N.J.— Wakefern is pleased with the way its new ShopRite blog site, blog.shoprite.com has helped the company connect with Internet foodies and raise...More
MADISON, Wis. — Consumers' increasing attention to eating healthy foods and to freshness presents a huge opportunity for supermarkets' dairy, deli and bakery...More
NEW ORLEANS — True leaders have some very clearly defined qualities, and one of the most important is being a good communicator, Harold Lloyd, consultant,...More
Even as prices climb and consumers rein in spending, retailers are having no trouble selling cheese. Granted, they're putting a tighter focus on the versatile...More
The California Milk Advisory Board found in a nationwide consumer survey that Americans favor bold-flavored specialty cheeses like never before. Indeed,...More
With a team of almost 60 retailers, brokers and manufacturers volunteering time over six months to create the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association's...More
NEW ORLEANS — Chef and food show host Emeril Lagasse told attendees at the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association's Dairy-Deli-Bake 2008 Seminar & Expo how his early experience helping his mother cook evolved into a multi-faceted career that's built around a passion for food....More
Delis are having their day in the sun with enviable sales, even as the darkening economy spurs consumers to shift the way they're spending money. Shift...More
CHICAGO — More consumers are ordering pizza for dinner on weekends, and fewer are doing so during the week, which probably reflects tightened spending,...More
WOOSTER, Ohio — Buehler's Fresh Foods here has been enjoying a steady increase in sales in its deli and prepared foods departments during the past several...More
