 Almost Half of U.S. Supermarket Purchases are Sold on Promotion
With consumers looking to stretch their money as far as possible, it’s no surprise that they might be attracted by promotions and sales at their local grocery store. Click here to read the entire story from Progressive Grocer | | | Green, Lean Retailers Attract More Grocery Shoppers
Grocery shopping is going green, with a global survey showing the majority of people would go out of their way to shop at an environmentally friendly supermarket and buy locally produced food. Click here to read the entire story from Reuters | | | Grocers to Push Holiday Food Safety Success Kits
As consumers shop for the upcoming holiday season, they should also pick up the Holiday Food Safety Success Kit, a new resource available free online at www.holidayfoodsafety.org Click here to read the entire story from Progressive Grocer | | | Supermarkets Seek Advantage of Small Stores
Giant, the Carlisle, Pa.-division of Ahold USA, is building on the work it has done developing a convenience store operation to expand the range of formats it operates, looking in part at smaller concepts that can help it reach more consumers. Click here to read the entire story from B-Net | | | | . | | | | 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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