Research & Analysis

Once the cellar dwellars of the produce department, mushrooms are coming into their own as a stable, profitable category.

HERSHEY, Pa., and ROUND LAKE, Minn. - Hershey Foods Corporation and Farley's & Sathers Candy Company Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of a group of Hershey's gum brands. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

MELVILLE, N.Y. - The Hain Celestial Group and Cargill Health & Food Technologies have announced plans to jointly develop new food and beverages to further accelerate growth in the functional foods and beverages categories.

TUCSON, Ariz. - Four supermarket chains will be honored during this weekend's annual Jerry Lewis Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy for their efforts at raising substantial funds to find a cure for the disease.

PARK CITY, Utah -- Park City Group, Inc., a provider of software and services for business productivity, announced that it has successfully deployed its Fresh Market Manager (FMM) application in the bakery and seafood departments of St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets.

NEW YORK -- Shares of Wild Oats Markets Inc. rose Tuesday amid speculation that Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. might make an offer for the natural foods grocery chain.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Flexing its muscle in an increasingly crowded Twin Cities grocery market, Cub Foods said Tuesday it will have 50 metro-area stores by early 2005.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. will eliminate an unspecified number of positions from its headquarters here and from division offices, the Florida Times-Union reports.