National trade group launches $25,000 video contest for retailers
Specialty retailers are invited to join "This is Retail", a video contest just launced by the National Retail Federation as part of its Retail Means Jobs campaign.
To participate in the contest, retail employees or business owners will submit a two-minute ....
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Sean Crane named COO at The Fresh Market
Sean Crane has been named Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer at The Fresh Market, a specialty grocer with 111 stores in 21 states. He will continue to report directly to Craig Carlock, President and CEO. In his new role, ....
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Stonyfield Farm's Gary Hirschberg steps down as CEO, names Walt Freese as successor
Gary Hirschberg, founder and CEO of organic yogurt leader Stonyfield Farm, is stepping down.
"After nearly three decades, I have decided to bring my tenure as Stonyfield's President and CE-Yo to a close and I have hand-picked a wonderful guy ....
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Winter 2012 NY International Gift Fair opens this Saturday, Jan. 28
The Winter 2012 New York International Gift Fair(r) (NYIGF(r)) opens this Saturday at the Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 and 94 in New York City. More than 2,800 exhibitors from around the world are participating, with ....
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Delhaize to close 126 stores, retire Bloom banner
To strengthen its U.S. operations, Delhaize America will close 126 stores and convert several others; retire the Bloom banner; close a distribution center in Tennessee, and accelerate the rollout of the Food Lion brand strategy in an additional 600-700 stores. ....
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Food safety audits: two views
As food safety continues to make headlines, USA Today published an editorial on Wednesday calling for food safety auditors to be more independent of the industry.
"The system has an inherent conflict of interest: While retailers generally require audits before ....
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GMO labelling coalition releases new video, "Labels Matter"
With more than a half-million consumers on board, a campaign petitioning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to label genetically engineered food has released a new video by "Food, Inc." producer and director Robert Kenner.
The video ....
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Tea Forte acquired by Sara Lee
Luxury tea company Tea Forte, has been acquired by global food giant Sara Lee for an undisclosed sum, it was announced Tuesday.
With posted revenues of $12 million in 2011, Tea Forte's award-winning teas are sold in 35 countries, in ....
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Fresh & Easy launches vitamin and supplement range
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market recently launched its own line of affordable vitamins and supplements, offering customers even more options to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Like all of the chain's store products, the 20-item range contains no artificial colors, flavors ....
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Fresh & Easy to close 12 stores, open 24 new stores throughout March
Fresh & Easy, the U.S. chain owned by British retailer announced the closing of 12 stores this week. along with the opening of more than two dozen new stores in California before the end of March.
The 12 stores closed ....
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Safeway to sell 16 Genuardi's stores to Giant, exit Philadelphia market
Safeway has agreed to sell 16 of its Genuardi's Family Markets stores in the greater Philadelphia area to Giant Food Stores, for $106 million.
Safeway will continue to operate these stores until the transaction closes by midyear, after which they will ....
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Winter Fancy Food Show breaks attendance records
The NASFT has confirmed that the Winter Fancy Food Show attendance was the highest ever in the show's 37-year history, with preliminary figures of more than 18,000 buyers.
This year's attendees reflected a new mix of decision makers, including more buyers ....
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Earthbound Farm formally launches fruit division
Earthbound Farm, one of the country's leading organic food brands, and provider of certified organic fruit since 1999, is expanding its fresh fruit program and formally launching its new Earthbound Farm Fruit Division. The program will allow for increased volume ....
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Five legendary European products join forces at Winter Fancy Food
Five authentic PDO products from Europe--Prosciutto di Parma, Parmigiano Reggiano, Prosciutto di San Danielle, Grana Padano and Montasio--have obtained special funding from the European Union to partner and execute a three-year campaign in the U.S. to increase awareness and drive ....
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Super Bowl retail spend projected at $11 billion - retail trade group
A record number of Americans--173 million people, up from an estimated 171 million last year--will be celebrating the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 5, according to a survey of more than 9,300 consumers commissioned by the Retail Advertising and Marketing ....
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Candy York joins Future Food Brands as Director of Product Development
Candy York, a 20-year veteran of the food science industry, joins dip, salad and spread manufacturer Future Food Brands as the new Director of Product Development.
With expertise extending to all stages of project management, from concept development through market ....
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First line of soft-serve gelato for frozen yogurt market to debut in February
Liquid frozen yogurt manufacturer Yogurtiamo has announced the first line of soft-serve gelato and sorbet for use in commercial frozen yogurt equipment.
Available in February, the new products are an industry first. Flavors will include Creme Brulee and Peach Cobbler, ....
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Peppadew offers WFF Show Special: win a Kindle Fire
Peppadew is offering a Winter Fancy Food Show ONLY social media deal. See your Peppadew Distributor and place any size Peppadew order at the show. Then visit the brand's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/peppadewusa), click for "enews sign on" and immediately you ....
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The figures are in: holiday retail sales beat expectations to rise 4.1 percent - NRF
After a season of peaks and valleys, retailers' 2011 holiday sales beat expectations, rising 4.1 percent to $471.5 billion - slightly surpassing NRF's holiday sales forecast of 3.8 percent growth.
According to trade group the National Retail Federation, December retail industry ....
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