In Full Light
Heineken USA has launched Amstel Xlight in the Arizona, Texas and Boston markets. With only 90 calories, 2 grams of carbs, 4.2-percent ABV, and 4 IBUs, according to company officials, Amstel Xlight...
View ArticleSpreading the Goodness
Sneaky Chef Foods is "sneaking the good stuff" into the jelly aisle with a line of fruit spreads that include vegetables as hidden ingredients. In addition to fruit, each jar contains carrot, beet and...
View ArticleConcentrating on Broth
Officials at Kitchen Accomplice do not believe all broths are created equal. That is why their More Than Gourmet line of authentic, culinary grade stocks, broths and sauces has been favored by many...
View ArticleLight Wings. (IN THE AISLES)
Red Bull has expanded its popular Editions line with two sugar-free offerings: Red Bull Purple Edition Sugarfree and Red Bull Lime Edition Sugarfree, with the tastes of agaf berry and limeade,...
View ArticleThe Next Chapter: Figuring out the Future of the Supermarket Industry Is Much...
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? It is a question everyone should ask himself or herself at least once a week, if not once a day. For the supermarket industry, its leaders should be thinking about coming up...
View ArticleFirst Impressions: From the Cleanliness of the Parking Lot to How Well the...
HIFTS IN CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOR, coupled with a hyper-competitive marketplace are driving supermarket operators to change decades-old strategies and approaches to their front ends. The most talked...
View ArticleYouth Is Served: Retailers Can Promote Healthy Fruit and Veggie Snacks for...
GETTING CHILDREN TO EAT THEIR FRUITS AND VEGGIES is no easy feat. It is a safe bet that most parents have said at one point or another, "finish your vegetables and then you can have a treat." And more...
View ArticleThe Skyr's the Limit
Icelandic Provisions, a line of traditional Icelandic skyr, has added tropical Key Lime to its flavor offerings. The new variety joins four flavors: Plain, Vanilla, Coconut, and Raspberry, in addition...
View ArticleThinking outside the Big Box: Supermarkets Rewrite the Real Estate Playbook...
Thirty years. That is how long the Hahne & Co. department store stood boarded up along Broad Street in Newark--a blighted eyesore across from Military Park in the heart of downtown, and a painful,...
View ArticleMarketing Homerun
G.H. Cretors Popped Corn has partnered with the 2016World Series Champions Chicago Cubs in a deal that allows its popcorn to be available at Wrigley Field. As part of the partnership, G.H. Cretors The...
View ArticleAvocados: Avocado Sales Are Strong Year-Round, but Peak around Celebratory...
AVOCADOS MADE UP 2.9 PERCENT of total produce dollar sales and accounted for 6.2 percent of total fruit sales for the 52 weeks ended April 1. Avocado sales increased 10.1 percent during this time to...
View ArticleBagging Tradition
For centuries, brewing a delicious cup of tea meant dealing with loose leaves, cumbersome metal balls or squeezing hot, soggy bags. Now officials at Oxnard, Calif.-based Primal Essence have brewed up a...
View ArticleFrozen Fame
The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) and the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) have inducted three recipients into the Frozen Food Hall of Fame during an induction...
View ArticleEarth Day Scoops
Officials at Oregon Dairy found a unique way to celebrate Earth Day. The one-unit independent in Lititz, Pa., which operates its own dairy farm, gave away free dehydrated cow manure to shoppers on...
View ArticleFlyiwg the Coop
Everyone has head the expression "a chicken in every pot." If Andrew deCoriolis has his way, look for that to be replaced with "a heritage breed chicken in every meat case." deCoriolis is the director...
View ArticleBeyond the Perimeter: Is the Natural/organic Category the Key to Curbing...
NO ONE WOULD ARGUE THE FACT THAT THE NATURAL/ORGANIC grocery landscape looks much different today than it did at the turn of the century. Back then, retailers like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's were...
View ArticleBeauty Products for the Minimal Millennial
Summers Eve introduced its Millennial-aimed Simply Summers Eve line. The collection features botanically based fragrances and new formulas that are free-from harsh chemicals, parabens and dyes. The...
View ArticleCoconut Oil Meets Chips
Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods, a brand of Boulder, Colo.-based Inventure Foods, debuted an up-to-date take on the traditional barbeque potato chip flavor called Coconut Oil Mesquite Barbeque. The...
View ArticleDeli: Prepared Foods Continue to Heat Up Deli Department Sales
THE FRESH DELI DEPARTMENT MAINTAINED GROWTH during the latest 52 weeks ending April 29, 2017, up 1.7 percent compared to the previous year. During this time, each of the five deli areas (deli prepared...
View ArticleMaythe cForce Be with You
CForce Bottling Co., owned by actor Chuck Norris and his wife Gena, is expanding distribution of its premium CForce artesian water. CForce premium artesian water is bottled at the source, on the Norris...
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