Deli

Dairy products are widely consumed across the globe. Huge brands and companies like Old Amsterdam base their businesses on the production of cheese. The value of dairy farmers is unquestionable, and the British public is beginning to worry about the well-being of their attractive dairy farms. …

“It is turning out to be much bigger than I would have ever thought,” said Linda Coleberd, about the popularity of the cheese that is aged in Mark Twain Cave in Hannibal, Mo. …

Named for one of the oldest towns in the state, Rupert debuted about five years ago, so it's an infant compared to those centuries-old mountain wheels from Europe. But it is already a cheese of distinction that may help preserve a historic Vermont dairy farm. …

Frankly Fresh™, a Cedarlane® Natural Foods company, announced today that Sprouts Farmers Market will add Frankly Fresh Hip Dips and fresh salads to their service delis. Known for healthy, natural and organic groceries, Sprouts will carry three flavors of Frankly Fresh garden-fresh, flavor-packed party dips and five varieties of salads created to stay fresh longer without the use of chemical preservatives. Frankly Fresh’s new products will debut this month at approximately 142 Sprouts service delis throughout the Southwest. …

Sales of prepared foods and ready-to-eat foods at retail will reach $32.45 billion in 2012, up 7.5% from 2011, according to "Prepared Foods and Ready-to-Eat Foods at Retail," a just-released report from Packaged Facts. The prepared foods retail net extends across a wide number of retail formats, but supermarkets command majority share. Supermarkets garner 60% of prepared foods purchase visits, trailed by Wal-Mart (15%) and convenience stores (12%). …