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e-News November 13, 2009 |
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By Anna Wolfe
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.-They were stocked and ready for the holiday season. Or that's what The Gourmet Gallery Owners Cindy Utecht and Janet McDonald thought when they hosted their annual holiday open house at their store here and in ....
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NOTTINGHAM, England-With the scarcity of jobs and a tightening of purse strings by consumers, the economic downturn has turned more people into thieves. Incidents of shoplifting increased by almost six percent over the past year, according to an annual survey ....
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LEESBURG, Va.-Grocery retailer Wegmans opened its newest store here on Nov. 8, and has plans for more locations in the future.
The 139,000-square-foot store here, the fifth in Virginia, features 70,000-plus products, a Market Cafe with combined indoor and outdoor seating ....
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By Anna Wolfe
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill.-Organic candy brand Surf Sweets has increased its distribution and the line is now available nationally.
Surf Sweets offers seven varieties of its organic and natural gummy candies and jelly beans, all of which ....
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WELLESLEY, Mass.- Belgium's Chocolate Source, based here, begins importing and distributing the Belgian Cote D'Or products in the United States on Jan. 1
Belgium's Chocolate Source has a multiyear agreement with Kraft Foods International Inc., according to a prepared statement.
Belgium's ....
| e-News November 06, 2009
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WASHINGTON-Three days after being singled out in a conference call by the Food and Drug Administration, the Smart Choices Program announced it will voluntarily suspend use of its front-of-package labeling system.
On Oct. 20 during a conference call with journalists, FDA ....
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By Ellen Ranta
MINNEAPOLIS-After a week of seemingly endless news on the economy in March, former retailer Cinda Baxter took to her blog to vent her frustrations with the "doom and gloom" mentality and suggest a simple solution.
Her idea - spend ....
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By Anna Wolfe
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-After 10 months of planning, Candylicious, a 10,000-square-foot candy store, opened here inside the Dubai Mall Sept. 30.
Calling itself "the largest candy store in the world," Candylicious is a new concept by Retail Is Detail ....
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JUPITER, Fla.- At the Abacoa Town Center Nov. 6-8, the 7th Annual Feast of Little Italy is where attendees can get a taste of the regional Italian cuisines. And once again, Italian foods retailer Joseph's Classic Market will be setting ....
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LAS PALMAS, Gran Canaria-U.S. cheesemakers collected an "unprecedented" number of awards at this year's World Cheese Awards, held here Oct. 1-3.
Thirty-six companies collected 83 medals in 43 cheese categories. Of those 83 medals, 21 were gold, 27 silver and 35 ....
| e-News October 30, 2009
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By Ellen Ranta
ROSEMONT, Ill.-The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, located here, will play host to the Private Label Trade Show Nov. 15-17.
Hosted by the Private Label Manufacturers Association, the show will feature more than 2,000 exhibit booths with exhibitors from ....
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By Ellen Ranta
CHICAGO-Jewel-Osco, a supermarket chain and subsidiary of Supervalu, closes its Urban Fresh store, located here, on Oct. 30.
The 16,000-square-foot store opened in September 2008 as a test concept store, designed to cater to busy, on-the-go working professionals in ....
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By Anna Wolfe
IRVINE, Calif.-Two frozen food health food brands - Helen's Kitchen and The Organic Bistro - merged earlier this month and will be managed by a new parent company - Food Collective Inc., based here.
Helen's founder/CEO Stephen Moore will ....
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CHICAGO-Driven by increased interest in Asian and Indian flavors, ethnic food sales have climbed steadily since 2004 and are set to reach a record high of $2.2 billion in 2009, according to a new report from Mintel, based here. The ....
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By Anna Wolfe
BOSTON-Since its inception in 1988, Oldways Preservation and Trust has focused on preserving artisanal methods of making foods from around the world. With its recent partnership with the Wild Alaskan Yukon River Salmon, the non-profit group is expanding ....
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Gearing up for the holidays
Recently, I interviewed Pam Danziger, retail expert and the author of Shopping: Why We Love It and How Retailers Can Create the Ultimate Customer Experience...
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