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  • Fresh Meat Is Grocers' Secret Weapon vs. Supercenters: Study

    ORLANDO -- Conventional grocers hoping to defend their turf against supercenters should beef up their meat marketing programs, according to the results of a consumer study released at the Annual Meat Conference here yesterday.

  • Hannaford Presents Second Annual Kidz Expo

    SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Supermarkets will again serve as the title sponsor for the second annual Hannaford Kidz Expo, to be held on March 3 in Albany, N.Y. The family-oriented festival is free for both parents and children.

  • Dole Food Co. to Help Consumers Track Bananas to Organic Source

    WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Fresh Fruit International, Ltd., the Latin American fresh fruit division of Dole Food Co., Inc. based here, launched a new Web site aimed at bringing consumers closer to its organic banana operations.

  • Penn Traffic Still 'Rebuilding'; Comps Still Down

    SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Penn Traffic Co. here has been quite busy making improvements since its last conference call, in October 2006, according to officials at the financially challenged grocer. "Much progress has been made," noted president and c.e.o. Bob Panasuk, "but there's still a lot to do."

  • Wild Oats, Whole Foods Named Among 'Best Corporate Citizens' by Ethics Mag

    BOULDER, Colo., AUSTIN, Texas - It may not be surprising that natural and organic foods retailers Wild Oats Markets, Inc. and Whole Foods Market have been included in the Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine (published by Business Ethics) annual "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list for 2007.

  • The Affluent Like Club Stores, Alternative Formats: Nielsen Study

    SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Affluent consumers can afford to be more selective about shopping, but their habits reveal that the lure of a good deal can consistently influence their selectivity can still some interesting patterns, according to a study just released by the Nielsen Company here.

  • Dole Food Co. to Help Consumers Track Bananas to Organic Source

    WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Fresh Fruit International, Ltd., the Latin American fresh fruit division of Dole Food Co., Inc. based here, launched a new Web site aimed at bringing consumers closer to its organic banana operations.

  • Dole Food Co. to Help Consumers Track Bananas to Organic Source

    WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Fresh Fruit International, Ltd., the Latin American fresh fruit division of Dole Food Co., Inc. based here, launched a new Web site aimed at bringing consumers closer to its organic banana operations.
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