Deli / Prepared Foods

Football season is off and running, and in the countdown to its culminating event, the Super Bowl -- scheduled to take place Feb. 7, 2010, in Miami’s Land Shark Stadium -- a spate of football-related promotions has charged into the grocery aisle.

On the heels of Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Kosher gourmet supermarket Pomegranate’s announced plans to offer new selections and recipes for the High Holidays celebrated by Jewish consumers, other grocers have rolled out their own programs.

Snack and cereal brand Sunbelt® has rolled out a national “Free Kicks” loyalty program, which has the goal of helping families raise money for United States Youth Soccer Association (US Youth Soccer) clubs.

Weis Markets, Inc. has named three district managers to oversee its stores in western Maryland and West Virginia, Northeast and Central Pennsylvania, and Binghamton, N.Y., where the company recently acquired 11 stores in the Empire State’s Broome County.

Campbell Soup Co. is rolling out what it calls the most comprehensive set of enhancements in its Chunky soup line’s 40-year history. The Camden, N.J.-based manufacturer is now offering 23 Chunky soups with both a full serving of vegetables and 100 percent lean meat, while reminding consumers that most of the more than 40 items in the product line provide a good source of protein.

Marukome Miso is embarking on a national roll out of its various miso products, all of which are produced in a new Irvine, Calif. facility designed expressly for the American


market.

United Supermarkets opened its third Amigos United store this morning in Amarillo, Texas. The location was converted from a traditional United Supermarket, which it had been since it opened in 1986. A major renovation to the site has made room for several new features.

Redner’s Warehouse Markets is asking its customers to fight hunger in a big way by donating something small -- namely, $1. The Reading, Pa.-based grocer and Quick Shoppes subsidiary will serve as collection sites from Aug. 30 to Oct. 3 during its Bag Hunger campaign, which coincides with Feeding America’s commemoration of September as Hunger Action Month.