Cerberus Said Eyeing Safeway
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway has engaged Goldman Sachs to explore a potential private equity takeover of all or part of the company, according to a Reuters report. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
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Phil Lempert’s New Products Hits & Misses (Video)
Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert samples five new products this week: flatbread crisps, strawberry cheesecake chocolate stick, cheddar cheese alternative vegan gourmet shreds, potato gnocchi and creamy German style quark. read … Continue Reading →
Moody’s Lowers Stater Rating
NEW YORK — Moody’s Investors Service here said Tuesday it has lowered the ratings outlook for Stater Bros. Holdings, San Bernardino, Calif., to negative from stable. read more Supermarket News
GrowCocoa partnership trained 31,000+ farmers last year
Marking the close of its first formal season and now working alongside over 41,900 farmers, GrowCocoa, the independently operated joint venture representing the sustainability interests of Blommer Chocolate Co. and … Continue Reading →
Analyst Predicts Top Food Trends for 2014 (Video)
Kazia Jankowski, associate culinary director of the Sterling-Rice Group, discusses her annual list of 10 cutting-edge food trends for 2014 with SN’s Jon Springer. read more Supermarket News
FoodMinds appoints Post as Chief Science Officer
FoodMinds, a food and nutrition consulting and communications agency, has hired Robert Post, formerly the Associate Executive Director of USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), as its first … Continue Reading →
Consumers, experts at odds over solutions to global hunger
U.S. consumers and international food security experts agree: supporting the adoption of agricultural technology that leads to self-sufficiency and increasing support for smallholder farmers are important to addressing growing global … Continue Reading →
Analyst Predicts Top Food Trends for 2014
NEW YORK — A continuing move toward healthier eating will meet desires for bright tastes and pureness that will resonate in the kitchen in 2014, a leading food analyst predicted. … Continue Reading →
J & J Snack Foods acquires New York Pretzel
J & J Snack Foods Corp. has acquired the assets of New York Pretzel, Brooklyn N.Y., which produces soft pretzel products sold primarily in the Northeast region to both retail … Continue Reading →
Health Canada approves use of resistant maltodextrin
The ADM/Matsutani LLC team that markets Fibersol, a line of soluble dietary fibers, has announced that Health Canada has recently added resistant maltodextrin (Fibersol-2) to its list of approved novel … Continue Reading →