Retail & FoodService

Rising food costs haven’t curbed Americans’ appetite for natural and organic foods, according to results of the latest Annual Food Shopping Trends Tracker Survey. The poll, conducted online in August 2011 by Harris Interactive on behalf of Whole Foods Market Inc., found that of 2,112 adults surveyed, nearly three out of four (74 percent) wouldn’t compromise on the quality of the food they buy. …

Filta’s Fryer Management service has just opened a new location servicing Northern Pinellas and Pasco Counties, FL. This marks Filtas 14th location in the state of Florida. Best known for the FiltaFry service, Filta is the worlds leading cooking oil filtration and mobile fryer management service for commercial kitchens. …

Discount giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced a multibillion-dollar initiative to promote female workers and women-owned businesses as part of an effort to improve its corporate image. The company said that over the next five years it will source $20 billion from women-owned businesses in the U.S. and double its sourcing from female suppliers internationally. …

Benchmark Displays has added a new line of displays for the Food Service Industry. Restaurants, Delis, Bakeries and Food Service outlets are purchasing many of the new items available on-line at DisplaysDirect.net and TaymarPlasticDisplays.com. …

aisle411, the premier mobile retail navigation service that saves shoppers time, money and frustration by helping find what they are looking for in-store, today announced that WinCo Foods, the supermarket low price leader, has deployed the aisle411 platform in its 79 stores. …