In the wake of the Greek yogurt craze, yogurt remains a superfood with a significant upside, according to a recently released report from Packaged Facts, “The Yogurt Market and Yogurt Innovation: Greek Yogurt and Beyond.” Packaged Facts forecasts that U.S. retail sales of yogurt will approach $9.3 billion by 2017, up from $7.3 billion in […]
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Aldi Introduces Exclusive Premium Product Line
Aldi is launching a premium brand called ”Specially Selected.” Identified by its packaging, the brand features a range of specialty products available periodically throughout the year—from German coffees and gourmet pastas to premium meats and cheeses. Aldi first launched the Specially Selected line in Europe. In the U.S., Aldi is introducing many of the Specially […]
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Kay’s Naturals ‘Mini Meals’ Available At Harris Teeter, Stop & Shop
Kay’s Naturals, producer of gluten-free, diabetes-friendly, high-protein and fiber foods, has added Harris Teeter and Stop & Shop stores to its list of food, drug and mass retailers—joining Walgreens, H-E-B, Kerr Drug and Albertsons. Clara City, Minn.-based Kay’s Naturals produces a line of gluten-free snacks and cereals so nutrition dense that Kay’s calls them “Mini […]
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Doritos Locos Tacos Tortilla Chips Hit The Snack Aisle
The Doritos brand is launching the next phase of its successful collaboration with Taco Bell by introducing Doritos Locos Tacos (DLT) Tortilla Chips. Doritos, one of the flagship brands from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division, will bring the crunch and flavors of Taco Bell’s DLT to the chip aisle for a limited time with two varieties—one that […]
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Safeway Board Says CEO Burd Is Underpaid At $11.4M
Retiring Safeway CEO Steven Burd is not paid as well as his peers in the retail industry, even though he took home $11.4 million in 2012 and $11.5 million in 2011, according to the Pleasanton, Calif.-based company’s executive compensation committee. The San Francisco Business Times reports that Safeway’s audit committee—the members of the board of […]
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KCBS, Under New Ownership, Becomes BeaconUnited Cincinnati
Former KCBS CEO and owner Sarsgard has left the company Co-Sales Co. of Arizona and Carlin O’Brien of Illinois, along with John Rutherford and John Schipper of Cincinnati, have completed the acquisition of KCBS, a Cincinnati-based sales and marketing agency. “We are pleased to announce new ownership for KCBS, which will now be called BeaconUnited […]
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Eight In 10 U.S. Parents Report They Purchase Organic Products
U.S. families are increasingly embracing organic products in a wide range of categories, with 81 percent now reporting they purchase organic at least sometimes. This finding is one of many contained in the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA) newly released 2013 U.S. Families’ Organic Attitudes and Beliefs Study, conducted Jan. 18-24. “More and more parents choose organic […]
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Walmart Got Above Its Raising
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor Walmart is always making headlines. Always. Recent ones have focused on its struggle to keep fresh items in stock. I would argue that the problem stretches into center store, too. General merchandise aisles seem to be fine, since there’s no shortage of boxers, Barbie dolls or bullets—well, maybe bullets. What is […]