Big Y Foods Pilots The First-Ever Grocery Chain Groupon Offers

June 13, 2011 Groupon / Big Y

Big Y Foods, Inc., Incentive Targeting, and HaloEffect today announced that they have teamed with Groupon, to bring social buying to the grocery retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.

Snack & Dessert Trends In The U.S. Foodservice Market

June 13, 2011 Reportlinker

Snacking trends intersect with some of the foodservice industry's most important challenges, which is why cracking the snacking code has become a necessity. But while much attention has been made of consumer snacking trends, and while foodservice operators now roll out new snackable items almost daily, Packaged Facts estimates that usage of "snacks" at restaurants had held relatively stable during 2005-09, and we forecast similar results for 2010 and 2011.

NPD: Consumers Don't Expect To Pay More For Healthier Menu Options

June 13, 2011 The NPD Group, Inc.

The expanding waistlines of U.S. consumers have created a flurry of governmental and restaurant industry actions aimed at getting Americans to eat more healthfully. Consumers are slowly getting the hint but they don’t want to pay more for healthier restaurant food, according to a recently-released report by The NPD Group, a leading market research company.

PRODUCE BUSINESS Honors The Leaders Of Tomorrow

June 13, 2011 PRODUCE BUSINESS

PRODUCE BUSINESS magazine, the leading monthly publication for the fresh produce industry, has published its Seventh Annual 40-Under-Forty issue, honoring 40 young leaders of the produce industry.

Grower-Shipper Association Foundation Unveils New Website

The Grower-Shipper Association Foundation (Foundation), a public-benefitorganization dedicated to providing the public factual and educationalinformation about the agricultural industry, announces its new websiteat www.growershipperfoundation.org.