Research & Analysis

As consumers go grill crazy in rising numbers, meats are set to sizzle this summer.

WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued the final version of its voluntary guidelines for the grocery industry, to help retail food employers and employees reduce the number and severity of musculoskeletal disorder injuries in their workplaces.

Aided by Atkins, great taste, and versatility, sales of soft cheeses are strong despite record-high milk prices.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Supermarkets and packaged food companies top the list of industries that scored the best marks for serving their customers, according to an annual Harris Poll ranking 15 industries on how well they serve consumers.

AMSTERDAM - Euronext, a European stock exchange, officially reprimanded Ahold NV today, saying global food retailer broke market rules by delaying the disclosure of accounting problems that had it near bankruptcy last year, according to Associated Press WorldStream.

SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion's new Bloom pilot stores, which feature a new store concept, format, and brand name, will offer advanced IBM point-of-sale and self-checkout systems to help provide the simple, uncomplicated shopping experience designed for the new stores, White Plains, N.Y.-based IBM announced today.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - WireSpring Technologies, a developer of software and technology for interactive kiosks and digital signage systems, today announced that iFuel, LLC has completed the deployment of the first iFuel-enabled fueling station at the Jubilee Supermarket in Evanston, Wyo.

SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion, a subsidiary of Delhaize America, today opened the first of five Bloom pilot stores planned for 2004. The store, called, "Bloom, A Food Lion Market," is designed to test the new Bloom concept, aimed at providing a simple, uncomplicated, and hassle-free shopping experience.