Produce / Floral

It's lately been a barren landscape for supermarket nonfoods. But smart ideas at retail are nourishing robust growth in some categories.

The consumer focus on nutrition and convenience has spurred the growth of the yogurt market.

BETHESDA, Md. -- A new study published yesterday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicates that eating an increased amount of low-fat dairy foods could lower blood pressure more effectively than a conventional low-fat diet.

Earth Fare is selling more personal care products to mainstream shoppers by raising their comfort level, then clinching the trade-up.

Can 80-year-old Winn-Dixie be saved from itself? Industry watchers offer opinions.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Meijer, Publix Super Markets, Tops Markets, Giant Foods - Carlisle, Schnuck Markets, Kroger's Southwest Division, and Harris Teeter make up the all-star retail cast participating this year in Produce for Kids, a campaign that promotes produce consumption while raising money for Children's Miracle Network-affiliated hospitals. The promotion, which begins in May, will run through early July and encompass more than 1,750 stores nationwide.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Meijer, Publix Super Markets, Tops Markets, Giant Foods - Carlisle, Schnuck Markets, Kroger's Southwest Division, and Harris Teeter make up the all-star retail cast participating this year in Produce for Kids, a campaign that promotes produce consumption while raising money for Children's Miracle Network-affiliated hospitals. The promotion, which begins in May, will run through early July and encompass more than 1,750 stores nationwide.

NEW YORK -- Amid mariachi music and margaritas, 37.6 million pounds of Hass avocados are expected to be consumed during next week's Cinco de Mayo festivities -- typically in the form of guacamole recipes, so said officials from the Mexican Hass Avocados Importer Association (MHAIA).