PLMA

NEW YORK -- Almost two dozen retailers large and small -- Wal-Mart, Kroger, Target, CVS, Costco, Trader Joe's, Harris Teeter, ShopRite, Lund Food Holdings among them --will receive Salute to Excellence Awards at the 2007 Private Label Manufacturers Association Trade Show scheduled for Nov. 11 to Nov. 13 in Chicago. The awards are presented each year for outstanding new products offered by retailers under their own store brands.

NEW YORK -- Almost two dozen retailers large and small -- Wal-Mart, Kroger, Target, CVS, Costco, Trader Joe's, Harris Teeter, ShopRite, Lund Food Holdings among them --will receive Salute to Excellence Awards at the 2007 Private Label Manufacturers Association Trade Show scheduled for Nov. 11 to Nov. 13 in Chicago. The awards are presented each year for outstanding new products offered by retailers under their own store brands.

NEW YORK -- Consumers are increasingly looking to retailers' private label brands to fill their needs for new products, as in the case of the Simply Enjoy line of gourmet foods rolling out to Ahold banners Stop & Shop, Giant-Carlisle, and Giant-Landover, according to research commissioned by the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) here.

NEW YORK -- Consumers are increasingly looking to retailers' private label brands to fill their needs for new products, as in the case of the Simply Enjoy line of gourmet foods rolling out to Ahold banners Stop & Shop, Giant-Carlisle, and Giant-Landover, according to research commissioned by the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) here.

CINCINNATI -- Nick Hahn, director of corporate brands for The Kroger Co. based here, will be inducted into the Private Label Hall of Fame this month for his leadership in the private label industry and for his role in helping to shape Kroger's corporate brands strategy.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich - The Private Label Manufacturer's Association (PLMA) has recognized Spartan Stores' premium brand chicken noodle soup with a Salute to Excellence Food & Drink award.

CHICAGO - Consumer affection for private label products in U.S. supermarkets, drug stores, and mass merchandisers is at its highest level ever, according to research underwritten by the Private Label Manufacturers Association.

CHICAGO - Consumer affection for private label products in U.S. supermarkets, drug stores, and mass merchandisers is at its highest level ever, according to research underwritten by the Private Label Manufacturers Association.