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  • Big Y to Roll Out Fresh Concept Store in the Fall

    SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- As organic and natural foods move increasingly into the mainstream, Big Y here will introduce a new store format this autumn to tap into the trend. The new format, to be called Fresh Acres, is a smaller footprint than other Big Y units, offering fresh, natural, and easy-to-prepare items for busy shoppers, according to company executives.

  • Lunds and Partner to Launch Smoothie Line

    MINNEAPOLIS -- Lund Food Holdings Inc. here is teaming with local marketing and branding firm Blackwatch to launch a new fruit smoothies beverage line this week, in a bid to tap into the lucrative health and wellness category.

  • Philly's Fresh Grocer to Open Five New Stores

    UPPER DARBY, Penn. -- On the heels of opening its latest store May 24 in Villanova, Pa., Fresh Grocer, based here, said it will open five new stores throughout the Delaware Valley.

  • GROCERY: Bottled Water Promotions: Back to school

    A new program from Glaceau hopes to educate young consumers on the benefits of healthful consumption.

  • GROCERY: Healthy Snacks: Fast learners

    Healthy snack manufacturers and retailers have started wooing the back-to-school market with new products, packaging, promotions, and displays.

  • Sobeys Expands Private Label Line with Healthy Foods

    STELLARTON, N.S. -- In what the retailer is touting as a first for Canadian private label brands on a national level, Sobeys, Inc. here yesterday said it had expanded its private label portfolio, Compliments, to include a line of good-for-you products, known as Compliments balance-équilibre. All Compliments balance-équilibre items sport the Health Check symbol under the aegis of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

  • COVER STORY: Mass appeal

    With Wal-Mart gung ho on organics, suppliers and retailers alike will need to rethink their strategies.

  • FRESH FOOD: Cheese: A better mousetrap

    Giant Eagle's evolving cheese shops use sharp assortments to lure customers.

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