 Organic foods are now ‘mainstream’, says USDA
| | | IDDBA Offers Online Deli Meat Course
Sliced, ready-to-eat meats are the backbone of the supermarket deli, accounting for up to one-third of deli sales.Click here to read the entire story from Progressive Grocer | | | Seeing Store Shelves Through Senior Eyes
Before walking into a Walgreens drugstore here, Todd Vang donned glasses that blurred his vision, slipped un-popped popcorn into his shoes and adjusted tape that bound his thumbs to his palms. Click here to read the entire story from the Wall Street Journal | | | A Silver Lining in Grocery Aisles Supermarket prices are plunging as the global downturn drives down the cost of staples such as wheat, corn and milk and grocers fight for the wallets of penny-pinching consumers. Click here to read the entire story from the Washington Post | | | | . | | | | 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.
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USFOODLINK.COM? |  Sweet Idea
Keeping food real and making life sweet. That’s Parker Products’ idea for its newest lines of confections, Organic Confections. Click here to read more | |
