Deli / Prepared Foods

CAMDEN, N.J. - Campbell Soup Sales Co., based here, on Friday appointed Mike Salzberg s.v.p. - U.S. Sales. Salzberg was previously s.v.p., sales and distribution of the Pepperidge Farm sales organization. Pepperidge Farm, headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., is a business unit of Campbell.

Smart operators such as Supervalu are heeding the call from trade groups to protect the supermarket's core grocery business.

Cub Foods uses agility and precision to compete in the tough home entertainment category.

An extra week of Super Bowl merchandising gives retailers the chance to score extra sales.

CAMDEN, N.J. - The Campbell Soup Co. here has joined forces with Scholastic and NBC's "American Dreams" series for a novel promotion that will tie in an essay contest sponsored by Campbell's with a storyline on the show.

LAKEVILLE, Minn. - Grist Mill Co., based here, is voluntarily recalling Fruit & Nut Trail Mix Granola Bars and Muesli Cereals, sold under retailer brand names, because they are potentially contaminated with salmonella.

WASHINGTON - Retail prices for food at the supermarket dropped 2.5 percent in the second quarter of 2004, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) market basket survey. The informal survey on the total cost of 16 basic grocery items showed a decrease of 99 cents from the 2004 first-quarter survey.

Sales and merchandising may center on the winter holidays, but the time is always right for an exciting hors d'oeuvres assortment.