Industry News
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GMO Labeling
Whole Foods, a major player in the grocery business, announced that all products sold in its chains that have been genetically engineered (GE) or contain genetically modified organisms (GMO), should be labeled by 2018. Whole Foods reported that it was responding to consumer wishes, by helping them make more informed choices while shopping. The effort…
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Browse for $5
When we walk into any store, we sometimes look around a little taking some seconds to decide whether to buy a certain item or not. Sometimes we actually buy the item; sometimes we are just browsing. We think nothing of it, even as we walk out of the store after buying absolutely nothing. Well, a…
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Excellence Recognized
More often than not, the work that some service providers put in to ensure that their place of work has top-notch standards of food safety is recognized only by the health inspector. In Richfield, Minnesota, however, these dedicated workers were honored with the 2012 Food Safety Awards for their efforts in maintaining high food-safety standards…
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Reviving Food Deserts
Food deserts are just that. Areas where there is no food. However, the Sterling Farms chain is taking up the challenge by actually supplying these areas with what they lack most. Last Tuesday saw residents of Marrero welcomed to the new store filled with lots of fresh produce. Wendell Price, an actor from New Orleans…
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Can Rewards Encourage Better Food Decisions?
Walmart set out on a campaign to prove that there is a relationship between rewards and consumers making smarter grocery choices. The idea behind the concept is to help consumers make healthier food choices and spend less money in the process. With this in mind, Walmart rolled out the” Great for You” label. The company…
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Heavily Infested Warehouse Raided
On April 12, a warehouse in Ridgewood, New York was under the raid of US Marshals after the FDA reported that it was heavily infested with rodents. The warehouse is used for the manufacture and distribution of kosher food products. The seizure of the warehouse, which is currently under the ownership of V.I.P. foods, was…
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TESCO’s First Drop in 20 Years
For the first time ever, in 20 years, UK’s largest supermarket chain Tesco, reported a drop in their annual profits. This comes after the chain is closing down its Fresh and Easy branches in the US. The 199 stores had never recorded a profit for the company, which set the company back 1.84 billion dollars…
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CPG Targets Innovation
In 2012, CPG companies released about 1,862 products into the market. These new launches are believed to have attracted about 20 percent of all the retailers who are always looking for new products to try in their stores. When combined, the new item uptake, together with the willingness of the manufacturers to put in their…