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  • EDITOR’S NOTE: Down to Earth

    As more and more American shoppers take to heart the lessons of environmental sustainability, Earth Day — the ecological observance this year marking its 40th anniversary — has become a major occasion for center store managers and CPG manufacturers to show just how green they are in terms of products and practices.

  • FMI Appoints VP of Business Planning and Development

    Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has named Pamela Stegeman its VP, Business Planning and Development, a newly created position.

  • The Coupon Comeback

    Once on their way to extinction, coupons made a strong resurgence in 2009. While they offer consumers a chance to stretch their dollars further, they also offer real growth opportunities for retailers and manufacturers — if they know exactly who to target and how to leverage established and emerging coupon delivery vehicles.

  • HEALTH & WELLNESS: Henkel Heads Back to School With Youth Fitness Program

    The 2010 Henkel Helps campaign — “Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit” — aims to encourage parents, educators, students and community members to visit www.HenkelHelps.com to nominate their local school by answering the question: “What Would Your School Do with $25,000 to Improve Youth Fitness?”

  • Study: Core Organic Consumers Seek Local, ‘Clean’ Products

    Core organic consumers — those who are the most loyal to buying organics — are seeking more authentic, clean foods through farmers’ markets and community support agriculture (CSAs), according to the “State of the Organic Consumer 2010” by the Hartman Group.

  • G.S. Gelato to begin serving Winn-Dixie Supermarkets

    G.S. Gelato and Desserts, Inc. said last week it would become the sole vendor of authentic Italian gelato and sorbet in 260 Winn-Dixie stores throughout the southeastern United States.

  • PG to Host Roundtable at New ECRM Front End Checkout Event

    ECRM, a Cleveland, Ohio-based trade event and software company, has launched a new event that will focus on the front end checklane area of the store.

  • Study: Specialty food sales top $63B in 2009

    Even with fewer new product introductions, the specialty food industry rang up $63.09 billion in sales in 2009, an increase of 2.9 percent over the previous year, according to “The State of the Specialty Food Industry 2010,” an annual report from SPINS, Mintel International and the National Association of the Specialty Food Trade.

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