The new standard for local?
Now some retailers are using a new criterion for local fruits and vegetables: how long it takes for produce to get from the field to the store. Viewpoints read more … Continue Reading →
Author: R. Daneel Olivaw
AWI in talks to sell
Associated Wholesalers said Friday that it was evaluating offers to acquire the company and its White Rose subsidiary from unnamed potential buyers. read more Supermarket News
Why retail marketers should be leading the way
When I joined Tesco (then a struggling U.K. supermarket chain) as a young marketer, retail was at best a marketing outpost. read more Supermarket News
How good is your produce — really?
If you’re trying to win with fresh, produce needs to be a destination — but you’d better mind the gap — your perception of quality may not match your customers’ … Continue Reading →
Don’t count out Tesco
Tesco has been in the news a lot recently, with the high profile replacement of their current CEO Phillip Clarke with a Unilever executive Dave Lewis. read more Supermarket News
The Lempert Report: Standards in place for gluten free (video)
So basically now, if a food package says it’s gluten free, you can be well assured that it is! read more Supermarket News
USDA seeks input on proposed standard of identity for honey
The 2014 Farm Bill charged the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) with completing a report on whether a federal standard of identity for honey would be in the interest of … Continue Reading →
New stores pace Fresh Market Q2 results
The Fresh Market on Thursday said sales from new stores exceeded expectations and helped the specialty retailer post sales and earnings slightly ahead of analyst estimates during the fiscal second … Continue Reading →
Hostess Brands to close Illinois plant
According to the Chicago Tribune, Hostess Brands has announced it will close its Schiller Park, Ill., bakery, where Twinkies and other iconic sweets have been produced for 84 years. IFT … Continue Reading →
EU countries achieve ‘superior’ rankings in traceability regulations
The Institute of Food Technologists’ Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) has released a new report in the peer-reviewed journal Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety that evaluates and … Continue Reading →