Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

MINNEAPOLIS -- General Mills, based here, has launched two multicultural marketing platforms to appeal to African-American and Latino consumers: Serving Up Soul and Que Rica Vida.

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Giant Food Stores, LLC here is in the process of rolling out an online promotional allowance solution from Pleasanton, Calif.-based TradePoint to negotiate and track its promotion-related deals. TradePoint has allowed Giant Food to raise operational efficiency and reduce processing costs throughout the retailer's deal management business system.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Consumers are consolidating their shopping and placing more relative importance on speed and convenience, according to observations gleaned from "American ShopperScape 2006," a consumer shopping database managed by Retail Forward, a global consulting and market research firm based here. The firm's latest findings suggest that retailers that aren't among the top players in their respective channels are increasingly vulnerable to losing their share of shoppers as consumers narrow their store choice sets.

MINNEAPOLIS -- General Mills, based here, has launched two multicultural marketing platforms to appeal to African-American and Latino consumers: Serving Up Soul and Que Rica Vida.

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Giant Food Stores, LLC here is in the process of rolling out an online promotional allowance solution from Pleasanton, Calif.-based TradePoint to negotiate and track its promotion-related deals. TradePoint has allowed Giant Food to raise operational efficiency and reduce processing costs throughout the retailer's deal management business system.

WASHINGTON -- According to a report issued yesterday by global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company Accenture; the Food Marketing Institute; the Grocery Manufacturers Association; Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans Food Markets; and Lawrenceville, N.J.-based 1SYNC, the newly formed GS1 US subsidiary, investing in accurate global data synchronization (GDS) yields such potential benefits as enhanced supply chain efficiency, cost savings, and higher revenue to CPG companies and retailers.

WASHINGTON -- According to a report issued yesterday by global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company Accenture; the Food Marketing Institute; the Grocery Manufacturers Association; Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans Food Markets; and Lawrenceville, N.J.-based 1SYNC, the newly formed GS1 US subsidiary, investing in accurate global data synchronization (GDS) yields such potential benefits as enhanced supply chain efficiency, cost savings, and higher revenue to CPG companies and retailers.

WILMINGTON, Calif. -- Hispanic foods supplier Juanita's Foods here is expanding its distribution to include the dollar store channel. Sold under the Juanita's Foods, Tia Anita's, or Pico Pica label, selected products include Menudo, Hominy, Pozole, and Strawberry/Banana Licuados.