Sterling-Rice Group (SRG), a leader on trends in the food industry, has identified the top nine natural and organic food trends that illustrate the consumers’ continued commitment to making natural and organic products a central part of daily life. With consumers continuing to seek food options with maximum nutrition as well as an authentic connection with […]
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H-E-B’s Bates Named Retail Dietitian Of The Year
Stacy Bates, MS, RDN, LD, CDE, the nutrition services program manager for H-E-B, was named Retail Dietitian of the Year by the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance (RDBA) at Stagnito +Edgell’s Progressive Grocer Retail Dietitians Symposium in Chicago. This award recognizes a retail dietitian who shows leadership in utilizing business skills and industry knowledge to positively […]
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ConAgra Foods To Sell Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings To Givaudan
ConAgra Foods Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings business to for approximately $340 million. Sean Connolly, president and CEO of ConAgra Foods, said, “We are committed to becoming a more focused and higher performing company in order to drive greater shareholder value. Divesting Spicetec is the latest […]
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Post-Recession, How Are Millennials Shopping For Groceries?
Retale, a location-based mobile advertising platform for retailers and brands, released the results of its first “Retale Millennial Grocery Report,” a commissioned study examining grocery shopping preferences among Millennial (18 to 34 years old) consumers. A thousand Millennials across the U.S. were polled for the study May 2-6 this year. Only 8 percent have cut their […]
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Packaged Facts: Blurring The Line Between Breakfast and Snack
Consumers continue to embrace snacking—not only as a viable daypart option but also as a paradigm through which to view eating in general (smaller, more frequent meals). This has caused and will continue to cause changes in consumers’ relationships with traditional breakfast foods, according to market research publisher Packaged Facts in the brand new report, […]
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Supervalu Completes Amendment Of Senior Secured Term Loan Agreement
Supervalu has successfully completed the amendment of its existing $1.5 billion senior secured term loan agreement. In July, the company began exploring a potential separation of its Save-A-Lot segment, and as part of that process it had begun preparations to allow for a possible spin-off of Save-A-Lot into a stand-alone, publicly traded company. This amendment permits […]
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Whole Foods Market Unveils ‘Top 10 Summer Wines’ For National Wine Day
National Wine Day is May 25, and Whole Foods Market is celebrating by unveiling its ‘Top 10 Summer Wines,’ all priced less than $20 per bottle and curated by experts. Whole Foods Market’s global wine pros Doug Bell and Devon Broglie, a master sommelier, selected the wines to be foolproof, crowd-pleasing picks for any summer […]
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Whole Foods Market Opens In Mandeville, Louisiana
Whole Foods Market opened its newest Louisiana location on May 18 at its 40,000-s.f. store at 3450 Highway 190 in Mandeville. As a part of Whole Foods Market’s commitment to the community, and in celebration of the store’s opening, the Mandeville store is hosting five community giving days in five weeks and will donate 1 […]