Deli / Prepared Foods

Consumers are turning to the deli for healthy protein-rich meats, cheeses, and meals, sparking what some hope is the start of the department's day in the sun.

'If you can't beat 'em, join 'em' is the cereal category's modus operandi in the face of the low-carb movement.

PRESCOTT, Ariz. - e-FoodSafety.com, Inc., a firm that provides methods and products to ensure the safety of fruits, vegetables, and meats, has appointed Michael D. Yingst to its senior management team. Yingst is the director of sales for the Ozone Safe Food division of eFoodSafety.com and will be responsible for the sales and marketing of the company's custom ozone equipment.

WASHINGTON - Representatives from the food industry were on hand here late last week to offer their views on how the food pyramid might be improved -- or, at the least, better communicated to consumers -- as the Aug. 27 deadline nears for written comments on the issue.

MADISON, Wis. ¿ The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, based here, is looking to boost cheese consumption and sales this fall with a pair of heavily marketed promotions.

CAMDEN, N.J. - Campbell Soup Sales Co., based here, on Friday appointed Mike Salzberg s.v.p. - U.S. Sales. Salzberg was previously s.v.p., sales and distribution of the Pepperidge Farm sales organization. Pepperidge Farm, headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., is a business unit of Campbell.

An extra week of Super Bowl merchandising gives retailers the chance to score extra sales.

Smart operators such as Supervalu are heeding the call from trade groups to protect the supermarket's core grocery business.