Retail & FoodService

Big Y Foods, Inc., Incentive Targeting, and HaloEffect today announced that they have teamed with Groupon, to bring social buying to the grocery retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. …

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) released this week its Online Suppliers Guide, a one stop shop for food retailers and wholesalers to find information on suppliers to fulfill their various product and service needs. The guide is located on FMI’s website at http://fmi.officialbuyersguide.net …

Two of the world's principal thought leadership organizations have come together with the aim of furthering environmental, economic, and social sustainability initiatives in the restaurant and foodservice industry. The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), the world's premier culinary college and a prominent culinary research think tank, has partnered with ERM, a leading global sustainability consultancy, to provide restaurants and other foodservice organizations with the tools and services they need to approach and demonstrate their commitment to sustainability in a more scientific way. …

More than 40 registered dietitians (RDs) and health and wellness professionals from the country's leading food retailers, manufacturers, and other related organizations met in Philadelphia last week to discuss how to promote consumer health in grocery stores at the Dietitian Summit, co-hosted by Ahold USA and Field Trip Factory, May 18 – 20, 2011. …

Carlisle, PA Customers at GIANT Food Stores and MARTIN’S Food Markets will soon notice their favorite GIANT and MARTIN’S own brand of products are getting a makeover. The company is introducing a new packaging design that supports the concept of great quality at an excellent value for its customers. …