Tag Archives: Supermarkets
Gourmet and Specialty Foods Moving off the Shelves at a Record Pace
Despite the recession, specialty food items are holding their own as sophisticated foodies refuse to give up some of their guilty pleasures. While many consumers are scaling back the number of times they dine out each month, these same consumers seem to be spending the money they save on their favorite luxury items in the [...]
Full StoryA Morning at the Galeria de la Alameda in Cali, Colombia
Twenty years ago there were very few supermarkets in Cali, Colombia. Families would instead head to the galerias on Sundays before church. At this covered outdoor market families would do their weekly shopping. Gladly the Galeria is still intact and we visited recently. It’s located in the Alameda neighborhood in Cali and is easily accessible [...]
Full StoryChinese Farmer Creates Cute Fruit to look like Kids
Rules formerly in place in Europe, which prevented stores from selling odd-shaped or sized fruits and vegetables to consumers, were officially lifted in July. This means that curvy cucumbers, knobby carrots and two dozen other types of produce may now be sold in groceries and supermarkets, even if they are not picture perfect. The rule, [...]
Full StoryFood Scraps Used to Generate Electricity
San Francisco Bay restaurateurs and supermarket managers are doing their part to reduce landfill waste and greenhouse gases, while contributing to a major renewable energy project. Leftover food scraps from more than 2,300 establishments are helping fuel a new program that will generate power from the methane gas produced as the waste materials decompose.
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Walmart Capitalizes on Hispanic Food Buying Power
Finding authentic ingredients to make Mexican tamales or Argentinean chimchurri is getting easier. That’s because the Hispanic and Latino population in the U.S. is growing at a fast clip – 3.2 percent between 2007 and 2008 – and retailers are taking notice. With Hispanics making up approximately one-sixth of the U.S. population, there’s a huge [...]
Full Story150-inch Garlic Bread Loaf To Set Guinness World Record
Cole’s Quality Foods claims they’ve always been into garlic bread big time — but not this big. Since February, Cole’s officials have been working with the Guinness World Records, and Cole’s production workers have been busy designing a specially crafted, custom-fabricated pan to bake a 150-inch-long loaf of garlic bread that will set a Guinness [...]
Full StoryDandelions, the new Designer and Edible Weed
Up until recently, city slickers probably didn’t know a dandelion from a daffodil, but this prolific plant is now getting some respect and more exposure in high end groceries.
While most homeowners are trying to keep the annoying weed from overtaking and destroying their front lawns, upscale supermarkets are having a hard time keeping these greens [...]
“The Big Relief Price Cut” – Supermarkets Slash Prices
Recessions do have silver linings. Major supermarkets are losing customer market share to big warehouse retailers, discounters and superstores like Wal-mart, Costco, and Target. Data from The Food Marketing Institute reveals “shoppers identified traditional grocers as their primary store 56% of the time compared with 60% last year. They picked supercenters, warehouse stores and discounters [...]
Full StoryWinners and Losers in the Supermarket Wars
The May 2009 copy of Consumer Reports is available at newsstands now, and this particular issue is of interest to foodies because of its cover story. It evaluates and rates the best and worst supermarkets in the U.S. using four criteria: service, perishables, price and cleanliness. Service reflects a combination of staff helpfulness and checkout speed. Perishables [...]
Full StoryCritical Food Shortage Looms in Britain
British farmers now grow only sixty percent of their own food. Prices in the UK for wheat, milk, butter, and meat have soared within the last couple of years, and global demand has forced Brits to pay inflated costs because of UK reliance on other countries for food. The Department for the Environment, Food and [...]
Full StoryObama puts the FDA under review
The FDA is going under review after the salmonella scare. A look back at the other food contamination of the year
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