Improved packaging and the growth of the fresh-cut category were two key factors that helped reduce spoilage and food loss of fruit in supermarkets during 2005 and 2006, according to a study released this month by the...
Supermarket nutritionists could have told you years ago that cultured dairy products, such as yogurt and kefir, include naturally occurring bacteria that help calm and regulate the digestive system. These beneficial...
Prices for rib-eye steaks and striploin subprimals are at their lowest levels since 2002, wholesale prices for other middle meats, as well as for poultry, pork and ground beef are continuing to slide, and beef graded...
To create effective ad programs, retailers need to have a clear sense of the differences between strategy and tactics, Dave Henry and Lisa Wassenaar, both former retailers and current marketing consultants said...
Wholesale prices for ribeye steaks and striploin subprimals have reached seven-year lows, and pricing spreads between U.S. Department of Agriculture Choice and Select grades have narrowed significantly, offering...
More than half of shoppers say they have changed the way they shop for meat during the past year, using strategies such as stocking up on meat during promotions and sales, using more coupons and searching through...
Shoppers looking to slash their household food budgets have given a boost to several less-expensive items in supermarket meat cases, such as bone-in chicken breasts, bone-in pork chops and regular ground beef...
This year, boxed beef prices will remain the same or will continue to fall to below levels established in December 2008, according to 57% of producers surveyed by BEEF magazine, a sister publication of SN. In addition...
Retailers are in a good position for meat department promotions as the grilling season approaches. According to recent reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, falling animal feed prices, rising cold-storage...
After more than a year of debate, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a new, voluntary standard for producers that wish to market meats as naturally raised. During the federally mandated comment period prior...