Deli / Prepared Foods

PORTLAND, Maine -- Aggressive retailers may want to go a little wild with their blueberry displays in the coming weeks on the heels of news that finds wild blueberries topping Health magazine's "hot list" of 20 good-for-you foods.

Mainstream chains are taking advantage of hot sales of organics in the frozens aisle.

Mainstream chains are taking advantage of hot sales of organics in the frozens aisle.

SYDNEY -- An upscale Sydney shopping center launched a "cereal dating" night at its supermarket for Valentine's Day.

With everybody trying to get ethnic at retail, supermarkets have to fight harder than ever to stake their claim.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. yesterday reported a sales surge of 22 percent to $1.37 billion for the 16-week quarter ended Jan. 16.

NEW YORK -- With Super Bowl XXXIX just days away, several VNU businesses yesterday released a marketing guide based on in-depth analysis of trends related to the big game, combining data from numerous sources including television ratings, advertising expenditures, Internet measurement, album sales, box-office, consumer and lifestyle information, merchandise sales, consumer segmentation and targeting, comprehensive market research, and retail consumer sales for of the event.

NORTHFIELD, IL. -- Kraft Foods has embarked on a new initiative to increase the visibility among both adults and children of many of the more nutritious products in the company's portfolio. Using nutrition criteria derived from the newly-released 2005 U.S. Dietary Guidelines, as well as authoritative statements from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, National Academy of Sciences and other public health authorities, Kraft will: