The unusually harsh winter weather in the Northeast along with natural fluctuations in seafood catches in other regions has caused sporadic shortages of some fresh fish items this year.To offset tight supplies, some...
CHICAGO -- A retail veal promotion last fall brought in a $3 return for every dollar invested in the program, according to the veal committee of the Beef Industry Council here, organizers of the event.The six-week...
BOSTON -- The concept of Efficient Consumer Response was created with dry grocery as its focal point, but the dairy department can achieve benefits too.So says Hope Mandel, senior corporate account manager of retailer...
Everybody is Irish on St. Patrick's Day. And that's no blarney, say supermarket retailers who know the holiday is upon them by the rise in corned beef sales."St. Patrick's Day is an important holiday from a food...
While the nation's health craze has already carried poultry consumption to its highest levels ever, growth of specialty niches may be giving it even more of a lift.Poultry has been lauded as an economically priced...
MALVERN, Pa. -- Acme Markets here has added a line of low-fat beef at 100 stores, following a successful trial in 32 stores this past fall.Plans are to roll out the program to the rest of the 250-unit chain by midyear...
BOSTON -- New England consumers will wait longer in line to be served at an in-store deli than they will at a supermarket bakery, according to findings of a consumer purchasing survey sponsored by the New England...
A fish fillet falls to the floor. A retail worker picks it up and returns it to the counter for sale.At an outdoor fish market, tuna is left to sit in the sun for hours without refrigeration.A consumer returns...
RESTON, Va. -- "Turkey: It is Better than the Other Stuff." That is the slogan the National Turkey Federation here wants America to come to know.To that end, the turkey industry trade group has approved the...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- How many different ways can you say "milk"?According to the California Milk Advisory Board here, in Asian-American communities throughout the state there are at least five, in addition...