Survey Store Brands Communicate Nutritional Facts
Store brands help consumers make health and wellness purchasing decisions, according to a new survey. Nearly 90% of consumers say store brands provide the same amount of nutritional information ...
View ArticleRetailers Get Pet Smart
Retailers are using new tricks to train pet owners to come back to their stores. Supermarkets are increasing the size and scope of their pet care departments. They are sponsoring pet contests, ...
View ArticleTop 10 Store-Brand Promotions
Tapping into the popularity of competitive reality television shows, Safeway held a nationwide three-month search for a chef who would create a recipe for its Open Nature store-brand meals. Dave ...
View ArticleStore Brands 2013 State of the Industry Report
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View ArticleSafetyChain Softwares Food Safety Supplier Compliance Webinar Highlights How...
SafetyChain Software's Food Safety Supplier Compliance Webinar Highlights How Food Industry Can Reduce Cost of Goods Made, Prepare for FDA's FSMA and Make It Easier for Suppliers to Work ...
View ArticleU.S. worries about Canadian meat flagged in memo
The detection of E. coli in a shipment of beef to the U.S. from the XL Foods plant in Brooks, Alta., last September is among the concerns cited by a U.S. coalition opposed to a pilot project to speed ...
View ArticleReport Up to Half of World Food Production is Wasted
LONDON -- Up to half of the food the world produces goes to waste, according to a new report. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers in Britain says cutting waste is vital if the world is to meet ...
View ArticleWeis Selects Profit-Enhancing Software
Weis Markets here has selected software from Profitect, Waltham, Mass., to improve profit opportunities in all departments and at the point of sale. The cloud-based software, called Profit ...
View ArticleKosher dishes coming to Florida prison tables
Florida is cooking up a gastronomical mitzvah for Jewish prison inmates.Jewish prisoners no longer will be confined to such fare as bologna sandwiches and lime Jell-O. Resuming a program that was cut ...
View ArticleFood price index nears two-year low
Food prices fell for a fourth month straight in December, led by a drop in non-alcoholic beverages which offset higher meat, poultry and fish prices. The Food Price Index fell 0.2 per cent in ...
View ArticleHealth-conscious cuisine Linguini spinach frittata more
Between late night snacking, mid-day munchies and picking off your kid's plate, it's not very difficult to sabotage your diet plans. Nutritionist Ellie Krieger is here to help with healthy ...
View ArticleNew Zealand Food Prices Dip 0.2 In December
Food prices in New Zealand were down a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent on month in December, Statistics New Zealand said on Tuesday, after shedding 0.8 percent in November.On a yearly basis, food ...
View ArticleFood safety regs likely to spill over to smaller farms processors experts say
MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital PressWhile many small farmers and packers will be exempt from recently proposed federal food safety rules, experts say they may still be affected.Food companies will likely ...
View ArticleHomeless Men Drive Own Rehabilitation at Argentine Center
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA Horacio Avila, 49, is thin and short. He has leathery skin and a long, gray beard. He wears his shoulder-length gray hair in a ponytail. Avila used to be homeless and ...
View ArticleJunk food could increase asthma and eczema risk in kids
Consuming junk food thrice a week may lead to asthma and eczema in kids, a study has revealed. Scientists worry that the high saturated fat levels lower children's immune systems. A research ...
View ArticleRobots cook and serve food at Chinese restaurant
A restaurant in China's northern Heilongjiang province has 20 robots working for it, as waiters, cooks and busboys. According to the South China Morning Post, the mechanical staff at Robot ...
View ArticleA glass of red wine with steak can lower cholesterol level
Scientists have claimed that washing down red meat with a glass of red wine can actually prevent the build-up of cholesterol in the body. They said that it may be the reason why red wine has been ...
View ArticleVenezuela cracking down on businesses accused of hoarding food amid sporadic...
FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2012, file photo, a worker weighs a bag of government subsidized food for a customer at a state-run market, one day before state elections for governors and legislators, in ...
View ArticlePizza Hut regulars arrested
STOCKTON - A man and woman who are reportedly regular customers of a Stockton pizza parlor had a hankering for a free pie and all the money in the delivery driver's pockets. For a $30 pizza and ...
View Article‘Big’ News at the NRF Conference
"Big" is the watchword for the National Retail Federation’s 102nd Annual Conference, which began Sunday and runs through Wednesday at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New ...
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