Meals

Giant Eagle Opens 2nd Express Store

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:38:00 +0000

PITTSBURGH — Giant Eagle on Thursday opened a Giant Eagle Express store in Indiana, Pa., only the second such store since introducing the concept in 2007.

Weis Markets Photo Gallery: The New Bellefonte Store

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:08:00 +0000

“If you look at this building today you’ll see that we’ve come to terms with understanding who we want to be,” David Hepfinger, Weis Markets’ chief executive officer, says of the chain’s new store in Bellefonte, Pa.

Ongoing Meal Displays Drive Sales

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:08:00 +0000

A permanent display of rotating meal ideas can encourage time-strapped customers to buy more items, according to the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy’s recent report “Dairy Meal Solutions: Merchandising Works.”

Chanatry’s Is Set Apart by Meat, Service

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:58:00 +0000

UTICA, N.Y. — Chanatry’s Hometown Market has just celebrated 100 years in business, and its owner gives much credit for such longevity to the company’s service meat department.

Seafood Made Simple for the Customer

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Amanda Baltazar

Through value-added offerings, education and cross-merchandising, retailers focus on making seafood as easy to buy and prepare as possible.

Safeway Names Winner of Chef Competition

Thu, 17 May 2012 21:38:00 +0000

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway’s search for its next chef concluded this week when Dave Histed was named winner of the chain’s three-month-long competition. Chefs from across the country competed for a full-time position with Safeway Culinary Kitchens and the chance to have their recipe sold as an Open Nature Skillet Meal in Safeway stores.

Weis Turns 100: ‘No Store Left Behind’

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

The focus is on renovation, expansion and customer service as Weis Markets looks to the future.

United Fresh 2012: Retailers Still Face Reluctant Shoppers

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

DALLAS — The economy may be slowly improving, but consumers still have less money to spend on food than before the recession.

Foodland's Chang Wins FMI Chef Showdown

Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000

DALLAS — Keoni Chang, a chef at Foodland Super Markets in Hawaii, won the first-ever FMI Supermarket Chef Showdown at the Food Marketing Institute show here Thursday.

United Fresh: Confusion, Sometimes Distrust Around ‘Sustainable’

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:43:00 +0000

DALLAS — Like “organic” and “local,” the word “sustainable” appeals to many restaurant-goers. However, the term can be difficult for people to understand, or in some cases, even accept, according to presenters here at the United Fresh 2012 Show on Wednesday.