Research & Analysis

WASHINGTON -- Although producers have a favorable opinion of country-of-origin labeling, a study released today shows that nearly two in three (62 percent) of the nation's meat, vegetable, and fruit producers oppose the country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law in its current form and want Congress to change or repeal the law before it goes into effect.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Pointing to insufficient volume and growth prospects to justify continued capital investment in the market, Supervalu, Inc. announced today it was selling its Denver-based operations, which include nine retail stores and a warehouse facility.

Still busily blanketing the U.S. with stores, the largest retailer is also becoming a major presence in countries around the globe. So far, its prospects are bigger than its problems.

Attracting and keeping prescription customers could mean huge sales for grocers, according to an ACNielsen study.

With a focus on fresh foods, neighborhood events, and family-style fellowship, Neumann's ValuMarkets reaches out to the ethnic communities of Louisville, Ky.

As away-from-home meal spending continues to intensify, the supermarket industry gears up.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Hooters Foods, Inc. announced today that consumers will soon be able to shop for those signature wings and chicken strips in grocery outlets by November 2003.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Grocery workers at Kroger stores in West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky went on strike Monday night -- just days after Kroger clerks walked out in Southern California.