Food News Today: Fighting child hunger (video)
In Food News Today, Phil Lempert says more than one in five children in the U.S. may not know where their next meal is coming from, but Child Hunger Ends … Continue Reading →
Category: SN News
Casey’s to build new Indiana distribution center
Casey’s General Store announced Tuesday that it plans to break ground on a new $ 30 million distribution center in Terra Haute, Ind. read more Supermarket News
C-stores sales grow, profits decline: NACS
Convenience store sales, made in-store, rose to a record $ 204 billion in 2013, but increased hiring drove down pretax profits, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores. read … Continue Reading →
Demoulas board squabble leads to new suit
The Class A directors of Demoulas Super Markets has filed suit against Class B directors, alleging that the minority board faction has been obstructing business by failing to appear at … Continue Reading →
Nut and seed butters outpace other specialties: SFA
Nut and seed butters (up 51%), eggs (39.5%) and frozen desserts (28.2%) are the fastest growing specialty products across supermarkets, natural food stores, specialty food retailers and foodservice, show the … Continue Reading →
Animal feed rule would limit grain donation: brewers
A rule proposed under the Food Safety Modernization Act regarding animal feed would unnecessarily limit the centuries-old practice of beer brewers donating or selling their spent grain to farmers and … Continue Reading →
A&P to host private label event
A&P will host an in-store, store brand celebration this weekend. read more Supermarket News
Delhaize to sell Bosnia-Herzegovina stores
Delhaize said Tuesday that it reached an agreement to sell all 39 of its stores in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Tropic Group B.V. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. … Continue Reading →
Phil Lempert’s New Products Hits & Misses (video)
Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert samples five new products this week: fruit and oat bars, blueberry flavor; protein crunch with raspberry and coconut; pink grapefruit sparkling water; quick-dissolve sugar; and parmesan … Continue Reading →
Gallery: The Best of Shopper Marketing
Procter & Gamble was among the companies that took home top honors in the 2014 North American Shopper Marketing Effie Awards ceremony March 25 at the Path to Purchase Institute’s … Continue Reading →