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Americans may soon be able to enjoy peanuts, peppers, spinach, and cookie dough with greater confidence that those foods are safe to eat if the full U.S. Senate passes food safety legislation that cleared a key committee today.
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In a bid to help arm its corporate-owned retail associates and independent retailers with innovative ideas and aggressive attitudes amid a challenging and competitive economic cycle, Spartan Stores recently hosted two events aimed at enhancing consumers’ shopping experience and driving sales and profitability.
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After fielding over 350 calls last year, ShopRite is again trotting out its Culinary Workshop Chefs to provide customers with advice and expertise for holiday meals.
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As the clock ticks down on Super Bowl Sunday, grocers seeking to score big gains need to be ready to "wing it" for maximum impact.
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This wrap-up of the latest packaging applications reveals a sleek melding of form and function.
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The economy, menu selection, ideal departmental formats and successful promotional strategies factor heavily in Part 2 of PG's deli/bakery/prepared foods roundtable discussion.
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Winn-Dixie remodels and rebrands to make freshness first on the list.
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As the migration to category management for fresh food marches on, efforts to ease the burden of a tough economy in the produce category are producing a mixed bag of results.
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Using over 2,000 pounds of fresh grapes to create a 19-foot-by-11-foot display enabled Lee’s Marketplace, an Associated Food Stores retail member in Logan, Utah, to take the grand prize honors in C.H. Robinson’s first annual Hawaii Vacation Give-Away display contest.
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Online grocer FreshDirect has kicked off a “Thanksgiving Feast Giveaway,” which enables one in every 100 customers ordering a complete chef-prepared Thanksgiving dinner to win the holiday meal at no charge.
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Sedano’s Supermarkets has purchased three Orlando, Fla.-area Albertsons stores, marking the Hispanic supermarket operator’s first move beyond its south Florida stomping grounds and bringing its total number of locations to 33. The company will officially take control of the stores during the first quarter of 2010.
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A look at the latest product and promotional news grocers can use to boost profits around the perimeter.
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In honor of its 40th anniversary, Stew Leonard is making its flagship store bigger. The beloved Norwalk, Conn.-based grocer has added 5,000 square feet of retail space, enlarged several departments, widening aisles, installed equipment to accommodate more fresh-made products on-site and boosted its energy efficiency.
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Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has recognized Tom Zaucha, outgoing president and CEO of the National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) with a lifetime achievement award for his more than 40 years of service to the food industry, including 27 years at the helm of N.G.A.
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Hy-Vee’s newest 90,000-square-foot store that opened recently on the east side of Madison, Wis., was wheeling and dealing during its grand opening festivities, which featured an 1,000-pound sculpture of the University of Wisconsin’s mascot, Bucky Badger.
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The Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) is backing away from the catalyst role it endeavored to fill beginning last spring on the potential creation of a national fruit and vegetable research and promotion board.
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Harold Lloyd, president, of H. Lloyd & Associates, Inc; Art Turock, president of Art Turock & Associates; and Dr. Richard George, professor of food marketing at Saint Joseph’s University will present during the National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) Super Breakfast Sessions at the 2010 N.G.A. Annual Convention and Supermarket Synergy Showcase (S3), to be held Feb. 9 to Feb. 12, 2010, at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Bridgeport, Conn., will serve as home to the Great Atlantic & Pacific Co.’s (A&P) first Food Basics store in the Nutmeg State, which is slated to make its debut Nov. 13 at the site of a former A&P Store at 1700 Park Ave.
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Pittsburgh’s grocery scene became a lot larger today with the long awaited unveiling of Giant Eagle’s 150,000-square-foot flagship Market District destination store in the new Settlers Ridge lifestyle shopping center in Robinson Township.
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Walmart and the Walmart Foundation yesterday rolled out “Walmart Gives Back,” a holiday giving program that will contribute $32 million in monetary and in-kind donations to charities across the nation.
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Thirty-four Supervalu-owned Albertsons stores that were purchased by Associated Foods have re-opened yesterday following a weekend rebranding to Fresh Market and a restocking of the stores with the new owner’s branded products.
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Two of Roundy’s Pick ’n Save locations in McFarland and DeForest, Wis., are among the first grocery stores in the state to achieve “Green Grocer” certification from the Wisconsin Grocers Association (WGA), which is spearheading a pilot program to help grocery stores in achieve energy savings, sustainability and environmental standards.
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What a difference a year makes. Restaurant operators enjoyed a solid 2008, but by mid-year 2009, more than 4,000 had closed and the average guest check plunged more than 8 percent.
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While nearly everyone is feeling the pinch and seeking solutions to stretch essential, everyday purchases like food, it seems clear that the value of purely natural proteins remains one of the most dynamic segments of grocers’ long-term fresh foods strategies.
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“Farm fresh from the grocer’s backyard” sounds like a catchy tag line for a supermarket chain, but in Mike Gilliland’s case, he’s not only talking the talk, but also walking the walk.
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 Fresh Trio Offers Savings
Mann Packing is offering retailers three new budget-friendly items to capitalize on fresh seasonal produce sales.
 Brew Up Some Godiva
Break time can be a decadent experience with the new collection of specialty coffees from Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.
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 Progressive Grocer's 2009 Produce Operations Review
Against a trying backdrop of persistently weak economic conditions, fierce competition and financially wary shoppers, supermarket produce departments faced much harsher headwinds during the past 12- month period than they have in recent years, as evidenced by marginal comparable-sales gains and a tentative outlook for the balance of the year, according to results of Progressive Grocer's 2009 Annual Produce Operations Review.
 PG's CES: Inside the Market Basket: Economical Choices Bring Grocery Gains
Total supermarket sales were $430.3 billion, up $13.2 billion from the $417.2 billion recorded in 2007 -- continuing the trend of slightly higher percentage increases in each of the past five years, according to Progressive Grocer's 62nd Annual Consumer Expenditures Study (CES), now greatly expanded from the eight-page print edition to 35 pages of research.
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