August 17, 2010
Walgreens Intros Premium Snack Line Nationwide
Walgreen Co. is making the DR Delish line of premium snacks available in more than 6,000 stores across the U.S.…more
August 17, 2010
7-Eleven Honors Hershey With Second Retailer Initiative Award
The Hershey Co. is the recipient of 7-Eleven, Inc.’s 2009 Retailer Initiative Award, the second time the company has taken the honor …more
August 17, 2010
July Retail Sales Climb
Total adjusted U.S. retail and food service sales increased in July by 0.4 percent from the previous month to reach $362.7 billion, and…more
August 17, 2010
Symrise Names Sales VP
Arlene S. Kobos is now vice-president of sales for Symrise Inc., the North American division of global flavor supplier…more
August 16, 2010
Shearer's Awarded Platinum LEED Certification
Celebrating its recognition as the first LEED platinum snack food facility in the country, Shearer’s Foods, Inc. held a tour and ribbon cutting…more
August 16, 2010
Coupons Spur Moms Of Tweens To Shop
Coupons influence 79 percent of moms of tweens to make grocery purchases…more
August 16, 2010
Sam's Upgrades Tech, Offers App
Sam’s Club will upgrade all of its U.S. locations with Wi-Fi by November…more
August 16, 2010
Supervalu Reports "Disappointing" Q1 Results
For its fiscal first quarter ended June 19, Supervalu, Inc. showed a net income of $67 million…more
August 13, 2010
Nutrition Labeling Insufficient To Alter Behavior
Food label use by U.S. consumers should be reexamined to determine its influence…more
August 13, 2010
Dollar General Opens 9,000th Store
Dollar General Corp. has opened its 9,000th store location…more
August 13, 2010
FMI Names Industry Relations VP
Rhett Asher has been named the Food Marketing Institute’s Grocery Manufacturers Association Trading Partner Alliance vice-president…more
August 13, 2010
2010 Pistachio Crop Delayed
U.S. growers expect to harvest about 350 million pounds of pistachios this year…more
August 12, 2010
Category Leaders Make Power Players List
Candy and snack retailers and suppliers have a strong showing in the top 50 Power Players list for 2010 from Supermarket News …more
August 12, 2010
BI-LO Supermarkets Up For Sale
Grocery chain BI-LO, LLC is said to be up for sale, having emerged from Chapter 11 in May of this year…more
August 12, 2010
Lunch Box Snack Sales Grow
Specialty foods that are lunch box staples made significant sales gains as chips, pretzels and snacks grew 15.4 percent from…more
August 11, 2010
Hershey Promotes S'mores, Tailgating
The Hershey Co. is giving away three trips for four to any NCAA bowl game through an online sweepstakes as it promotes s’mores and…more
August 11, 2010
Q.bel Expands Distribution
All-natural chocolate wafer maker Q.bel Foods LLC is broadening its retail presence outside the specialty and natural grocery store channel.…more
August 11, 2010
Artisan Snack Mix Line Debuts
A line of gourmet snacks, Artisan Creations, is debuting from Tropical Nut & Fruit.…more
August 11, 2010
Snacks Score In Mintel Taste Tests
Candy and snacks were among the top global food and beverage products selected as favorites during taste tests conducted by researcher Mintel…more
August 10, 2010
Wrigley Sweepstakes Promotes 5 Gum
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. is offering consumers prizes…more
