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Supermarket FRESH FOOD Business: Taking their lumps
As popular low-carb diets urge consumers to kiss spuds goodbye, potato producers whip into damage-control mode.
Wild Oats Offering Biodegradable Corn Containers
TUCSON, Ariz. - Wild Oats Natural Marketplace here has begun offering biodegradable containers in its deli sections that resemble regular clear plastic made from petroleum products, but the tubs are really made from cornstarch that's said to break down in seven weeks if composted, the Arizona Daily Star reports..

Marsh Supermarkets Reports Sharply Higher Third-Quarter Results

INDIANAPOLIS - Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. here said its net income for its third quarter ended Jan. 3 jumped 89 percent to $2.3 million from $1.3 million a year ago. Diluted earnings per common share were 29 cents, compared with 15 cents last year.
New Coffee Maker May Perk Up Supermarket Coffee Sales

CINCINNATI - It's time to reset the coffee aisle again, now that the Procter & Gamble Co. here has helped develop a new coffee maker that allows consumers to make Starbucks-quality coffee in their own homes, at a fraction of the cost.
ACNielsen, Perishables Group Align for Fresh Category Management Partner Program

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - The Perishables Group and ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of ACNielsen, a VNU business, announced a first of its kind partnership to provide perishables retailers and suppliers with unprecedented category management information for the all-important supermarket fresh foods categories.
Supermarket NONFOODS Business: Nature's lip service

Natural lip balms are beginning to go mainstream.
Supermarket GROCERY Business: Tapping into a trend

Retailers are rolling out barrels of low-carb beers, but will the keg party last?
FEATURE: Food as medicine

Cutting-edge research, laxer labeling, and a renewed focus on health prevention make the timing right for functional foods.
COVER STORY: Data to dollars

Whether it comes from the POS or the warehouse, a grocery retailer's data can be a wonderful asset or, if its integrity fails, a horrible nightmare.
Wild Oats Removes Products with Hydrogenated Oils for Heart Health Month

BOULDER, Colo. - Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets Inc. said it has removed all products containing hydrogenated oils from its shelves to recognize Heart Health Month.

Supermarket FRESH FOOD Business: Taking their lumps

Wild Oats Offering Biodegradable Corn Containers

Marsh Supermarkets Reports Sharply Higher Third-Quarter Results

New Coffee Maker May Perk Up Supermarket Coffee Sales

ACNielsen, Perishables Group Align for Fresh Category Management Partner Program

Supermarket NONFOODS Business: Nature's lip service

Supermarket GROCERY Business: Tapping into a trend

FEATURE: Food as medicine

COVER STORY: Data to dollars

Wild Oats Removes Products with Hydrogenated Oils for Heart Health Month