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- Struggling SUPERVALU might sell all or part of company
SUPERVALU, which saw earnings fall 45% in the most recent quarter, is suspending its dividend and might sell all or part of the company. Nonexecutive Chairman Wayne Sales will oversee options for the Minnesota-based retailer, which announced layoffs this year of 800 corporate jobs and 2,200 to 2,500 store positions under the Albertsons banner. The Wall Street Journal
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- Ahold's Taylor navigates seafood sustainability
Tracy Taylor, chairwoman of FMI's Sustainable Seafood Committee, is Ahold USA's seafood-procurement manager and the person who, since 2005, has led a move to sustainable seafood at about 780 stores. "Tracy has led and actually was instrumental in the creation of the committee -- a group of 22 retail-seafood executives whose mission is to identify and prioritize the key issues," said Jeanne von Zastrow, FMI's senior director of sustainability and industry relations. Seafood Business Magazine
(7/1)
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- Traditional grocer is falling out of favor, report says
According to Jefferies and AlixPartners' report "Trouble in Aisle 5," only 41% of millennials buy food at a traditional grocer, and they are more concerned with freshness and convenience than store or brand loyalty. "Millennials are channel surfers, jumping from one retail channel to another because that's what suits them," AlixPartners Managing Director David Garfield said. "Boomers are more consistent in where they shop and what they shop for." National Public Radio/The Salt blog
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- Seattle's Magnolia Thriftway will become Metropolitan Market
Jim and Lynne Penhollow, longtime owners of Magnolia Thriftway, said they will retire and sell the Seattle grocery to Metropolitan Market. The latter recently received a financial boost when private-equity firm Endeavour Capital acquired a stake. After the acquisition, Metropolitan will have six stores. The Seattle Times
(7/11)
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- Americans still don't eat enough fruits and vegetables, study shows
Americans are trying to eat more fruits and vegetables, but a study by NPD Group finds that on average, adults and children consume about a cup of vegetables and about a half-cup of fruit each day. Children 2 to 12 and parents are eating more fruits and vegetables, while teens and the elderly are consuming less. Registered dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner says the key is keeping the refrigerator and freezer stocked, which may mean grocery shopping a couple of times per week. USA TODAY
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- Wild blueberry juice reduces DNA damage in study
Juice from wild blueberries reduces the risk of cardiovascular and degenerative diseases by preventing DNA from damage from oxidation, researchers said. "These results were particularly evident in the group of smokers/ex-smoker subjects with respect to non-smokers," researchers wrote in the European Journal of Nutrition. "This effect on DNA damage may be dependent on phytochemicals present in the wild blueberry drink." NutraIngredients
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- General Mills plans "bigger, more differentiated products"
General Mills' product pipeline includes Progresso cooking sauce Recipe Starters, Shake-n-Pour dessert from Betty Crocker and 100-calorie Yoplait Greek yogurt. Public Relations Manager Maerenn Jepsen said many of the launches "go above and beyond mere line extensions," reflecting the company's goal of "launching bigger, more differentiated products to better address unmet consumer needs." FoodNavigator
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- Customer insight comes into focus with eye tracking
Companies including Unilever, Procter & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark are using eye-tracking technology that shows how customers respond to items on supermarket shelves, and they are introducing packaging based on the results. "With a virtual shelf set, in a few seconds, with a click of the mouse, you can modify your product, your pack, your display and really co-create it with the consumer almost in real time," said Joanne Crudele, Unilever's director of global skin consumer technical insight. The Wall Street Journal
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- Sports bottles are added to BPA ban in Wash.
Washington state expanded a ban on bisphenol A to include sports bottles. The original ban, in effect since July 2011, covered baby bottles and toddler sippy cups. "Recent studies suggest some children may be exposed to enough BPA in their diet to be harmful," the Washington Ecology Department said. The Wall Street Journal
(7/11)
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FMI's Lieberman tells FDLI: Menu labeling is burdensome for industry
FMI continues to battle a menu-labeling provision under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that would impose an estimated $1 billion initial cost on grocers. In this month's Food and Drug Policy Forum by the Food Drug and Law Institute, FMI Regulatory Counsel Erik Lieberman examines the law and whether the FDA overreached on this issue. To download the story, visit the FDLI's website.
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- Meat groups scramble to stop egg regulation
United Egg Producers asked Congress to enact legislation on chicken housing, saying voluntary measures create a divide between egg farmers who comply and ones who can sell eggs for less. However, the National Pork Producers Council and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association said such legislation would start a trend leading to similar regulation of pork and beef. National Public Radio/The Salt blog
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