[gn_note color=”#FFCC00″]The following is a Guest Column as a part of our Ethnic Merchandising Feature in the March Shelby Report.[/gn_note] Jim Kim with Joel Stark, JFE Inc.Special to The Shelby Report Sushi is one of the grocery deli merchandisers’ top dilemmas, but it also ranks among their biggest successes. Even in markets that are large […]
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Top 10 American Metro Areas Eating The Freshest Foods Revealed
According to the Ziploc® Fresh Eating Survey, while 81 percent of Americans are looking for more ways to incorporate fresh ingredients into mealtime, less than 50 percent actually eat fruits and vegetables on a daily basis—a clear disparity between Americans’ outlook on eating fresh foods vs. the reality of mealtime. The Ziploc Fresh Eating Survey […]
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The Chef’s Toolbox Makes Poaching Eggs Fun
The Chefs Toolbox has come up with a way to make eggs fun for children without any added preservatives or colors. These cute, colorful square and oval silicone egg rings turn a nutritional breakfast into an adventure, and make poaching eggs simple. The silicone egg poachers come in packs of two or six and are […]
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Spangler Candy Announces Two New Dum Dums Flavors
Dum Dums welcomes two new flavors into its iconic flavor mix: Fruit Punch and Dulce de Leche. The two flavors are the result of online flavor voting at dumdumpops.com and extensive research from the Dum Dums flavor laboratory. New and improved Fruit Punch rejoins the Dum Dums flavor mix after going on vacation in 2002. […]
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Starbucks Enters Energy Category With ‘Refreshers’ Beverages
Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. plans for a global entry into the energy category with Starbucks Refreshers™ beverages—making Starbucks the first to bring green coffee extract innovation to customers on a global scale. Starbucks Refreshers beverages are a breakthrough innovation that deliver thirst-quenching refreshment from real fruit juice and a boost of natural energy from a […]
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AllTrust Networks Launches Retail Connect
AllTrust Networks has launched Retail Connect, a web-based Point-of-Sale (POS) service. It provides retailers an all-in-one front-end that consolidates management of financial service offerings. Typical services offered by retailers include check cashing, walk-in bill payment, money transfer, prepaid services and money orders. Retail Connect also works in conjunction with Paycheck Secure®, AllTrust’s check cashing service, […]
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The Laughing Cow Introduces Smooth Sensations Cream Cheese Spread
The Laughing Cow®, one of the nation’s leading brands of portion-controlled snack cheeses, has launched its new Smooth Sensations(TM) Cream Cheese Spread. The new product line joins The Laughing Cow’s portfolio of individually wrapped cheeses that include The Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges and Mini Babybel Cheeses, both favored snacks among health- and weight-conscious consumers. “We […]
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Kraft Foods Changing Its Name
The name “Kraft Foods” has been around for decades, but the maker of all sorts of cereals, snacks and other well-known food products says it’s time to go in another direction, starting with a name change, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Pending shareholder approval, Kraft Foods will become Mondelez International. The company, which is splitting into […]