Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

QUINCY, Mass. -- A fourth man accused of tampering with PIN pads at several New England Stop & Shops as part of a scheme to steal shoppers' debit and credit card information has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of aggravated identity theft and conspiracy, according to published reports.

FOLSOM, Calif. -- The California Sheep Commission based here is launching a Retailer Trendsetter Award to capitalize on Californians' mounting interest in locally grown food products. The award will recognize California retailers who go the extra mile to carry and merchandise locally produced lamb.

CHICAGO -- The Nielsen Company yesterday unveiled the Homescan Total ShopperView, a shopper panel specifically developed to capture non-bar-coded items such as meat, bakery, vegetables, coffee, film processing, and floral.

NEW YORK -- Food safety issues and America's growing health and wellness segment are two key factors driving a surge in locally grown food sales, which could jump to $5 billion in 2007, according to a new study by market research firm Packaged Facts.

CHICAGO -- The Nielsen Company yesterday unveiled the Homescan Total ShopperView, a shopper panel specifically developed to capture non-bar-coded items such as meat, bakery, vegetables, coffee, film processing, and floral.

NEW YORK -- Food safety issues and America's growing health and wellness segment are two key factors driving a surge in locally grown food sales, which could jump to $5 billion in 2007, according to a new study by market research firm Packaged Facts.

MILWAUKEE -- Eliminating outbreaks of foodborne illness is possible but it won't happen by increasing inspections alone, say food safety experts in the latest Quarterly Quality Report from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) based here. The answer, the report finds, is in prevention.

MILWAUKEE -- Eliminating outbreaks of foodborne illness is possible but it won't happen by increasing inspections alone, say food safety experts in the latest Quarterly Quality Report from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) based here. The answer, the report finds, is in prevention.