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The 1993 Supermarket News/Marketing Corporation of America survey reveals that supermarkets are returning to their original roles as merchants rather than remaining the distribution channels they have evolved into. Their increasing clout means they are dictating which products will be manufactured. Seventy-nine percent of the 34 supermarket chain representatives interviewed said that they were conducting their own consumer research. More than half also cited the importance of value-added consumer services., A survey shows the push for power is giving industry strategies a new order As the power shift in retailer-manufacturer relations continues, the line dividing their roles is being redrawn. [...]

'Unauthorized invoice deductions.' If there's any phrase food brokers would vote most likely to be heard this week at Moscone Center, San Francisco, that's it. Brokers gather at the meeting [...]

Is The Worst Over? Consumers beset by the sinking economy continue to trade down, but retailers and wholesalers say they can see the light at the end of recession's tunnel. [...]

MARKET STREET HOSTS FOOD EXPO LUBBOCK, Texas - Market Street, a banner of United Supermarkets here, will treat customers to an International Food Expo on May 1-2, offering samples of [...]

Nearly all consumers (93%) polled for the 2009 International Food Information Council Foundation Food & Health survey agreed that exercise plays either a great (62%) or moderate role (31%) in [...]

This year's WH Asks poll was conducted online by Penton Media from May 14 through 22. Analysis was based on 115 completed surveys. Fourteen percent described themselves as chain food [...]

NEW YORK - Ninety-five percent of female shoppers are 'very' or 'somewhat' concerned about the cost of food today, and as a result of increases in retail food prices, 71% [...]

CHICAGO - Spices - including old-timers like ginger and cumin that are coming newly into the spotlight - are set to pepper food service this year, according to Mintel researchers. [...]

Two weeks ago, we took a look in this space at various predictions concerning how holiday sales would unfold this year in the period from Thanksgiving through the balance of [...]

New York - One-third of food retailers have beefed up their ethnic-marketing initiatives, according to an SN survey. When asked which types of consumer promotions they're using more than before, [...]

QUINCY, Mass. - By responding to an online survey, shoppers of Stop & Shop here and sister Ahold USA company Giant Food, Landover, Md., helped the chains select 'New Smarter [...]

ARMONK, N.Y. - Shoppers are more informed about product safety, whether environmentally friendly methods are used throughout the supply chain, and other information about the food and beverages they buy, [...]

MIAMI - Meal-assembly services and health-related products top the latest consumer food trends, a new-products expert said at FMI's Advertising/Marketing Executive Forum held here recently. Since many Americans are starved [...]

Three years ago, China ranked almost last on the list of 50 countries with the most acreage devoted to organic farming. It now ranks fifth. The meteoric rise has come [...]

GROWING INTEREST IN VEGETARIAN DIETING: PMA NEWARK, Del. - Close to one in five households has at least one person following a strict or flexible vegetarian diet, according to new [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Consumers should be eating even more than the recommended five or more servings a day of fresh produce, according to a new study that found the majority [...]

Food retailers have an opportunity to trade up consumers to slightly higher-priced premium merchandise, a new SN survey indicates. The Fairchild Branding Survey, conducted by the NPD Group, Port Washington, [...]

WILTON, Conn. - A new study of consumer attitudes about food retailers and shopping behavior patterns has found that Wegmans Food Markets and H.E. Butt Grocery Co. provide the most [...]

CHICAGO -- Consumer confusion is obscuring the goal to be healthy and fit, according to statistics presented during Food Marketing Institute's Speaks presentation here last week. Some of the confusion [...]

CHICAGO -- Retailers may need to adopt new tactics to attract a new generation of shoppers, according to results of a consumer survey presented at the Food Marketing Institute show [...]

WASHINGTON -- Time-pressed consumers are buying more fully prepared holiday meals, and are buying more takeout side orders from supermarkets and restaurants. According to a survey by the National Restaurant [...]

Move over organic produce -- make room for healthy chips, beverages and cereals. A survey of nearly 200 retailers, manufacturers and allied industry representatives predicts Center Store sales will increase [...]

Food retailers said they will be ratcheting up their promotional investments in the fourth quarter as well as supporting other events to make up for last year's lackluster second-half performance, [...]

STAMFORD, Conn. -- The popularity of on-the-go foods could have more to do with convenience than portability -- indicating an maturation of the category to cover additional uses outside of [...]

American consumers remain generally uninformed and confused about the health benefits or potential risks associated with genetically modified and irradiated foods, according to a new survey conducted for SN. The [...]

Many executives in the food business, whether on the retail or vendor side, await the annual emergence of Cannondale Associates' PoweRanking survey with some eagerness. Some even see their fortunes [...]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A number of studies already show Americans are still confused about biotechnology. Now, a study planned by the Food Policy Institute at Rutgers University will poll [...]

WILTON, Conn. -- Kraft practically tied Procter & Gamble Co. as the most powerful manufacturer, and beat it in the areas of best sales force and innovative marketing, according to [...]

Warehouse clubs and health food stores, health conscious foods, coupons and store brand foods are growing trends in the food industry according to a survey of 2,336 men and women conducted by Mark Clements Research. The survey results are contained in a study entitled 'What America Eats Volume V.' The report indicates that the number of men grocery shopping has increased from 76%-to-83% from 1991 to 1995 and that saturated fat is the number one health concern of 57% of Americans. Additional statistical information is included., NEW YORK -- Warehouse clubs are gaining in popularity among consumers, according to a new study. The report found that 65% of Americans regularly or sometimes shop at clubs, up [...]

The Efficient Consumer Response subcommittee given the responsibility of taking a survey and compiling a best practices report for trade promotions in the food industry has reported that the survey may not be released. The committee has had difficulties with the legal aspects and sensitive areas in which the survey poses its questions. Originally, the survey was intended to be comprised of four-parts, one for each area of food retailing, such as brokers, retailers, manufacturers and distributors., NEW YORK -- The Efficient Consumer Response subcommittee charged with producing a best practices report in the highly contentious trade promotions area has postponed the mailing of an industrywide survey [...]

SAN FRANCISCO -- About 50% of food manufacturers responding to a survey say they have been asked by power buyers to deal direct and eliminate sales representatives. Such requests have [...]

NEW YORK -- While consumers are concerned about saturated fat, they are growing tired of low-fat food, says a new report by Find/SVP here. While reduced and low fat remain [...]

A National-American Wholesale Grocers' Assn survey of 77 grocery wholesalers found that wholesalers are not fully exploiting available technology to increase their efficiency. While 60% of respondents are using computerized systems for inventory putaway, only about one fifth use electronic data interchange to receive advanced shipping notices and only about a third make electronic purchase orders., MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Wholesalers, while making some advances in productivity, are still stumbling with inefficient operations, a new survey concludes. The study, commissioned by the National-American Wholesale Grocers' Association, Washington, [...]

SAN FRANCISCO--Fancy bread, including crusty breads and croissants, is the most frequently purchased specialty food category, according to a a recent survey sponsored by the National Association for the Specialty [...]

FACING DIVERSIONARY TACTICS DIVERTING. It's the practice no one likes, but it's likely to survive as long as regional price differences exist. And brokers in particular believe they ar under [...]

Warehouses Shun Advances: Poll Almost all warehouses--big and small --continue to shun such advances as bar codes and automatic retrieval systems, according to an updated warehouse productivity survey released by [...]

NEW YORK -- Direct Product Profitability systems are likely to become 'commonplace' within several years, increasing profits by as much as 2%, if there is a focus on solving payback [...]

Scanning Potential Still Debated by Produce People Produce buyers are interested in using scanning data to run their departments better, but retail operations pesonnel, as well as produce suppliers, think [...]