Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

WASHINGTON - Manufacturers of OTC cough and cold medicine yesterday began withdrawing infant oral cough and cold medicines due to their potential for misuse, according The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) here, which announced the withdrawl on behalf of the suppliers.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Food retailers, wholesalers, and restaurants will soon be able to review detailed supplier safety auditing and certification records online through a new alliance among the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), Muddy Boots Software, and Agentrics. SQFI, a division of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), plans to launch this service in early 2008.

GREENFIELD, Mass. -- Sales of organic coffee are growing rapidly, according to new the Organic Trade Association's (OTA's) 2007 Organic Manufacturer Survey. U.S. retail sales of organic coffee in 2006 increased 24 percent to $110.3 million, the trade group reported.

CHICAGO -- In an encouraging turnaround after years of sluggish sales, center store products experienced 3.1 percent growth in the 52 weeks ending Aug. 12, 2007 across food, drug, mass channels including Wal-Mart, on par with total consumer packaged goods sales growth, according to a report from Information Resources, Inc. here.

GREENFIELD, Mass. -- Sales of organic coffee are growing rapidly, according to new the Organic Trade Association's (OTA's) 2007 Organic Manufacturer Survey. U.S. retail sales of organic coffee in 2006 increased 24 percent to $110.3 million, the trade group reported.

GREENFIELD, Mass. -- Sales of organic coffee are growing rapidly, according to new the Organic Trade Association's (OTA's) 2007 Organic Manufacturer Survey. U.S. retail sales of organic coffee in 2006 increased 24 percent to $110.3 million, the trade group reported.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Food retailers, wholesalers, and restaurants will soon be able to review detailed supplier safety auditing and certification records online through a new alliance among the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), Muddy Boots Software, and Agentrics. SQFI, a division of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), plans to launch this service in early 2008.

CHICAGO -- In an encouraging turnaround after years of sluggish sales, center store products experienced 3.1 percent growth in the 52 weeks ending Aug. 12, 2007 across food, drug, mass channels including Wal-Mart, on par with total consumer packaged goods sales growth, according to a report from Information Resources, Inc. here.