 Wal-Mart Launches Online Marketplace Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said this week that its Web site, Walmart.com, has added nearly 1 million new items to its online product assortment with the launch of the new “Walmart Marketplace,” which enables a select group of retailers to offer additional products at Walmart.com. Click here to read the entire story from Progressive Grocer | | | Retailers Take Receipts to Great Lengths Coupons and Reward Points Extend Tallies; A Wallet-Busting 'Waste of Paper' Click here to read the entire story from the Wall Street Journal | | | Food prices drop, and there may be more to come Food prices are dropping on some key items as retailers slash prices to better compete and food makers do more promotions and pass along savings from lower ingredient and gasoline costs. Click here to read the entire story from Burger King | | | 'Beauty Foods' Growth Rate Pretty Impressive While the growth in the number of U.S. food and beverage product launches making a claim of being "beauty enhancing" has been slowed by the recession, growth worldwide continues to be robust. Click here to read the entire story from Burger King | | | | . | | | | INDUSTRY EVENTS | The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQF) International Conference - October 21-23, 2009 at the Fiesta Americana Hotel in Guadalajara
Attendees can join food industry professionals from all levels of the supply chain to discover the benefits of third-party food safety and quality certification, as well as gain new ways to increase profits and protect brands, learn valuable lessons from recent food safety outbreaks, and expand their food safety auditing skills. Click here to find out more
To learn about other important industry events, visit the U.S. Foodlink events listing at http://www.usfoodlink.com/progressivegrocer/cp/foodexport/events/index.jsp.
| | | | | WHAT'S NEW ON
USFOODLINK.COM? |  Heaven on Earth Consumers will dazzle guests and feel like a gourmet chef when they make Heavenly Soufflés from New York, New York-based RW Delights, Inc. Click here to read more | |
