Sprouts Posts 10.8% Comps in Q2
PHOENIX — Sprouts Famers Market here on Thursday posted pro-forma comparable-store sales gains 10.8% for the fiscal second quarter, which ended June 30. read more Supermarket News
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Whole Foods Teams With PBS Kids to Promote Healthy Eating
ARLINGTON, Va. — Whole Foods Market has teamed up with PBS Kids to offer resources on healthy eating in stores and online. read more Supermarket News
Should Supermarkets Worry About Drug Store Food Sales Growth?
Food sales at drug stores have surged in the past year, thanks in part to a dedicated push by some of the largest chains. What does this mean for supermarkets? … Continue Reading →
Sequester Hits Giant-Landover Sales
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — Cutbacks in government spending have had a negative impact on sales at Giant-Landover stores in the Washington area, parent company Ahold here said Thursday. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
U.S. obesity rates hold steady but remain high
After three decades of increases, adult obesity rates remained level in every state except for one, Arkansas, in the past year, according to “F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens … Continue Reading →
Nestlé opens €50 million pizza factory in Germany
Nestlé has inaugurated a €50 million extension to its Wagner frozen pizza factory in Germany. IFT Daily News
Mediterranean diet may counteract a genetic risk of stroke
A study published in Diabetes Care shows that a gene variant strongly associated with development of type 2 diabetes may interact with a Mediterranean diet pattern to prevent stroke. IFT … Continue Reading →
FDA allows natural blue from spirulina as food coloring
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of spirulina extract made from the dried biomass of the cyanobacteria … Continue Reading →
Highlander Partners acquires Juice Tyme
Highlander Partners L.P., a Dallas, Texas-based private investment firm, has acquired Juice Tyme Inc. IFT Daily News
Food trucks replacing quick service restaurant visits
Since food trucks appeared on the restaurant scene, their perceivable threat to brick-and-mortar restaurants has been widely debated, and a recent survey conducted by The NPD Group, a global information … Continue Reading →