July 12, 2010
Kraft Exceeds Waste-Reduction Goals
Kraft Foods, Inc. has reduced net waste from manufacturing plants by 30 percent since 2005, exceeding its goal …more
July 12, 2010
Dollar General Wins Freedom Award
Dollar General Corp. is one of 15 employers receiving a 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award…more
July 12, 2010
Jewel Tests New Format
Jewel-Osco is testing a new store format that has 15 to 25 percent fewer SKUs in order to lower costs…more
July 12, 2010
BP Offers Compensation For Retailers
C-store retailers will receive cash, advertising help and reductions in credit card fees from BP PLC in response to consumer boycotts…more
July 11, 2010
Kyle Busch, Mars Partner For Hunger Relief
Generating awareness for its Bar Hunger cause marketing campaign, Mars Chocolate North America put NASCAR driver Kyle Busch behind the wheel …more
July 9, 2010
Fewer Candy Ads Aimed At Kids
Children are seeing fewer television advertisements for candy and sweetened beverages, according to…more
July 9, 2010
7-Eleven Picks Up Virginia Chain
7-Eleven, Inc. will purchase the Quarles Petroleum, Inc. chain comprising 14 c-stores throughout Virginia.…more
July 9, 2010
Consumers Don't Connect Calories To Weight
Consumers show a lack of understanding when it comes to calories and their relationship to body weight, according to …more
July 9, 2010
Starburst, Skittles Packs Hold Game Pieces
Specially marked packages of Skittles and Starburst candies contain gold game pieces redeemable for prizes in the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.’s Summer Hunt For Gold …more
July 8, 2010
Kraft Divests Romanian Cadbury Business
Kraft Foods, Inc. is selling the Romanian division of Cadbury to Oryxa Capital…more
July 8, 2010
Dollar Stores Climb Top Retailer List
Dollar stores have made the biggest gains in the Top 100 Retailers list, while Walmart Stores, Inc.’s low prices…more
July 8, 2010
Product Marketing Highlights Simplicity
Simple ingredients and minimal processing are top-of-mind for consumers, and products increasingly feature callouts to highlight these attributes…more
July 8, 2010
Starburst Sponsors Summer Concerts
Starburst is partnering with Six Flags Entertainment and Billboard.com for a summer concert series and national sweepstakes…more
July 7, 2010
USDA Raises Sugar Quota, Wins NCA Applause
The USDA has increased the Raw Sugar Tariff Rate Quota by 300,000 tons, earning praise for its “responsible” action.…more
July 7, 2010
Twizzlers Sweepstakes Offers $10K
A new Twizzlers sweepstakes is offering consumers the chance to win $10,000 for entering UPCs on…more
July 7, 2010
Walgreens Sales Jump 8.4 Percent
Walgreen Co. registered sales gains of 8.4 percent for the month of June to total $5.67 billion…more
July 7, 2010
Kraft Promotes Dentyne Pure
Dentyne Pure is the first gum formulated with NeutraFresh, a proprietary ingredient blend which …more
July 6, 2010
Rite-Aid Intros Private Label Line
Simplify, a line of private label items from Rite-Aid Corp., is being launched across the chain’s 4,800 stores nationwide…more
July 6, 2010
Walmart Names U.S. CEO
Bill Simon has been promoted to president and CEO of Walmart Stores, Inc. U.S.…more
July 6, 2010
Snickers Bar Hunger Program Continues
Mars Chocolate North America is hoping to donate the equivalent of 3.5 million meals to a hunger relief organization under its…more
