Retail & FoodService

Spartan Stores Continues Supply Chain Optimization Strategy

January 6, 2010 Dave Staples, Spartan Stores Inc.

Spartan Stores plans to operate all supply chain activity from its Grand Rapids, Michigan distribution center. …

Supervalu Announces Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter Conference-Call Webcast

January 6, 2010 Steve Bloomquist, Supervalu Inc.

Supervalu will host its fiscal 2010 third quarter conference-call webcast on Jan. 12. …

Ingles Markets Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

January 6, 2010 Ron Freeman, Ingles Markets Inc.

Ingles Markets Inc. declared a cash dividend of $0.165 per share on all its Class A Common Stock and $0.15 per share on all its Class B Common Stock. …

Study: Calorie Information From Restaurants May Be Unreliable

January 6, 2010 Andrea Grossman, Tufts University

As a growing number of fast food and chain restaurants display the calorie content of their dishes on websites and menus, a study suggests some of this information may be unreliable. …

Use Menu Psychology To Entice Diners

January 4, 2010 Sarah Kershaw, The New York Times

Descriptive menu labels increase sales by as much as 27 percent, according to research by the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University. …