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Bill Moncovich, president of California Giant Berry Farms, will appear in a 30-second television commercial scheduled to run several times on March 19, 2010.
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Although meat department tonnage was up significantly in 2009, profits are lagging as shoppers opt for less expensive value-oriented cuts, according to results revealed in the fifth edition of the joint “Power of Meat” study.
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Acute foodborne illnesses cost the United States about $152 billion annually in health care, workplace and other economic losses, a recent report published by the Washington-based Produce Safety Project (PSP) has found.
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All Things Organic, the organic community’s biggest business and educational conference in North America, will co-locate with Natural Products Expo East, according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA) which added that the events would be held together for at least seven years.
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The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) has chosen Global Trust Certification, Ltd. to perform an independent third-party certification of Alaska’s fisheries management systems.
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Unionized workers have approved new contracts with Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. after months of negotiations, averting a threatened strike, according to published reports.
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The National Pork Board (NPB) has expanded its commitment to retailers by the virtue of going virtual.
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Duane Reade’s new location in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City marks the debut of greatly expanded fresh food and grocery sections offering such items as fresh sandwiches, single-serve entrees, baked goods and freshly packed salads and vegetables.
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Stemilt and Dovex Fruit Co. are joining forces to become the leading tree-fruit growing, packing and marketing operation in the nation.
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From sustainability and farm labor issues to the latest retail trends and insight from award-winning chefs, United Fresh 2010, slated for April 20 through April 23 in Las Vegas, will feature education for each segment of the fresh and fresh-cut produce industry.
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With a larger percentage of U.S. consumers increasingly aware of the link between diet and heart disease, more than half are routinely reading food labels when purchasing products for the first time, according to key findings of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) latest Health and Diet Survey released earlier this week.
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Food safety legislation awaits movement in Congress, and consumers have high-profile food product recalls fresh in their minds.
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In the thick of the meat-and-potato selling season, a new promotional partnership combining Cargill ground beef with Ore-Ida potato products provides grocery retailers with a turnkey comfort food combo deal packed with helpful recipes and discount coupons to entice consumers during late winter and early spring.
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Although fresh produce is characteristically at its most glorious during the warmer months, our friends at Colchester, Vt.-based MyWebGrocer shared a rundown of recent insightful produce category sales data bearing out the proposition that fresh fruits and vegetables and are a ripe antidote for winter-weary shoppers.
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The tide is finally turning for favorable seafood category sales, which rose 10 percent in the past year among Progressive Grocer’s annual Seafood Operations Review participants, according to the latest findings of exclusive research compiled in PG’s 2010 Annual Seafood Operations Review.
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In the days leading up to the Annual Meat Conference that’s about to get underway this weekend in Orlando, Fla., I’m pleased to present a preview of the hot-off-the-press findings of Progressive Grocer’s 2010 Meat and Seafood Operations Reviews.
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After nine months in the making, Edina, Minn.-based Lund Food Holdings Inc. (LFI) — the family-owned operator of 10 Lunds and 11 Byerly’s supermarkets throughout the Twin Cities and their surrounding area, celebrated the grand reopening of the first-ever Byerly’s store at 5725 Duluth Street in Golden Valley, Minn., this week, after an extensive and extreme makeover.
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In the aftermath of widespread devastation caused by one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, our hearts go out to residents of Chile, whose agriculture officials continue to assess the potentially dire consequences on the import chain, which sends 40 percent of its total fruit exports to the United States, according to the most recent trade statistics.
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The Cameo Apple Marketing Association (CAMA) wants to target consumers in search of new ways to honor Mom on her special day.
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HEB’s Central Market will give its shoppers a taste of Argentina during a two-week celebration starting May 12 across its eight stores across Texas.
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Cooking techniques, ingredients and utensils may change with the trends, but one thing remains the same: women still dominate the kitchen, according to the results of a cooking study by the National Pork Board (NPB).
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With Easter and other spring celebrations right around the corner, consumers with questions on how to prepare the perfect meal need dial no further than the Kentucky Legend Ham Hotline.
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Heinen's Fine Foods is harnessing data to maximize associate and customer satisfaction.
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In anticipation of the arrival of this year’s California asparagus harvest in their stores, retailers can access limited quantities of market-proven sales aids.
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Hormel Foods-owned Jennie-O Turkey Store has launched a comprehensive wellness center online at WellnessDaily.com that will serve as an online community of the latest news; healthy-living blogs; expert opinions; easy, nutritious recipes; and videos on a variety of topics, including weight loss, healthy eating, exercise and mental well-being.
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 Another First for Women
LUNA, maker of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, has now introduced LUNA Protein, the first women’s high-protein bar made with entirely natural and organic ingredients.
 Tyson’s Cooking in the Deli
Tyson Foods has whipped up a line of complete meal entrées for supermarket deli departments across the United States.
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 Progressive Grocer's 2009 Produce Operations Review
Against a trying backdrop of persistently weak economic conditions, fierce competition and financially wary shoppers, supermarket produce departments faced much harsher headwinds during the past 12- month period than they have in recent years, as evidenced by marginal comparable-sales gains and a tentative outlook for the balance of the year, according to results of Progressive Grocer's 2009 Annual Produce Operations Review.
 PG's CES: Inside the Market Basket: Economical Choices Bring Grocery Gains
Total supermarket sales were $430.3 billion, up $13.2 billion from the $417.2 billion recorded in 2007 -- continuing the trend of slightly higher percentage increases in each of the past five years, according to Progressive Grocer's 62nd Annual Consumer Expenditures Study (CES), now greatly expanded from the eight-page print edition to 35 pages of research.
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