Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

CHICAGO -- In a bid to win back consumers' dining-out dollars, as well as differentiate themselves from other retail competitors, supermarkets, convenience stores, warehouse/club stores, supercenters, and other specialty retailers are turning up the heat on meal solutions programs, at the expense of restaurants, said foodservice consultancy Technomic, Inc. here.

CHICAGO -- In a bid to win back consumers' dining-out dollars, as well as differentiate themselves from other retail competitors, supermarkets, convenience stores, warehouse/club stores, supercenters, and other specialty retailers are turning up the heat on meal solutions programs, at the expense of restaurants, said foodservice consultancy Technomic, Inc. here.

CHICAGO -- In a bid to win back consumers' dining-out dollars, as well as differentiate themselves from other retail competitors, supermarkets, convenience stores, warehouse/club stores, supercenters, and other specialty retailers are turning up the heat on meal solutions programs, at the expense of restaurants, said foodservice consultancy Technomic, Inc. here.

MILWAUKEE -- Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc. here opened the doors to its latest supermarket in West Milwaukee this week. The 60,000-plus square foot Pick 'n Save store was built on the site of the former Hotpoint appliance factory, and is a key part of the revival of the old warehouse district here into a vibrant retail corridor.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Nicolas Medina, global standards & practices manager, global convenience retailing for ExxonMobil, and Michael Davis, vice president, retailer services for NACS, the Association for Convenience and Petroleum Retailing, were among the keynoters here yesterday at the opening day of the 23rd annual National Hispanic Educational and Marketing Conference, conducted by the Mexican American Grocers Association (MAGA).

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Nicolas Medina, global standards & practices manager, global convenience retailing for ExxonMobil, and Michael Davis, vice president, retailer services for NACS, the Association for Convenience and Petroleum Retailing, were among the keynoters here yesterday at the opening day of the 23rd annual National Hispanic Educational and Marketing Conference, conducted by the Mexican American Grocers Association (MAGA).

BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- WhiteWave Foods Co., maker of Horizon Organic and Silk Soymilk, plans to help offset the environmental impact of The Natural Products Expo West, by purchasing renewable energy certificates to cover the energy used to power all 256,000 square feet of the Anaheim Convention Center and host staff hotel rooms for the duration of the event.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets here is planning to offer more items without trans fats, according to an online column by the company's v.p. of consumer affairs, Mary Ellen Burris, who said that such products can be expected in stores "soon."