All-Star Chefs Teaming Up With Sam’s Club

August 31, 2011 Sam’s Club

Sam’s Club® and eight all-star executive chefs from across the U.S. have partnered to provide restaurant-quality, simply delicious mealtime solutions. Busy families and all on-the-go Americans will appreciate easy, creative chef-inspired solutions for breakfast, lunch snack and dinner at home as new recipes are unveiled every month from August through January, fashioned by the Sam’s Club Simply Delicious Chef Brigade partnership.

South Florida Grocery Chains Offering Shopping Apps To Connect Shoppers

August 31, 2011 Perry Stein, Miami Herald

Local Florida grocery chains are rolling out store-specific smartphone applications to connect shoppers with the products they want at a price thats right. Several chains including Publix, Winn-Dixie and Aldi deliver weekly specials via free smartphone apps. But some apps offer a twist.

Pittsburgh's Kuhn's Market Carves Out Niche With Meats, Produce, Service

"I'll put our produce up against anyone else's," said Joe Dentici, co-founder and president of the Western Pennsylvania grocery chain that is closing a Cranberry store, but looking for new locations as it works to stand out from competitors by emphasizing fresh produce, meat, breads and deli items.

Potandon Announces Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

August 31, 2011 Potandon Produce L.L.C.

Potandon Produce announced today that it is launching a special marketing campaign focused on building breast cancer awareness. The campaign, which will run September 15 through October 31, centers on two of Potandons proprietary potato varieties: Klondike Rose and Klondike Goldust, which will both be available in special pink breast cancer awareness packaging the duration of the promotion.

Historic New Federal Food Safety Law Presented To Florida Packinghouses

Florida packinghouses processed and shipped 32.5 million cartons of fresh citrus worldwide. About 70 percent of the state’s tangerine crop and more than 30 percent of its grapefruit are sold on the fresh market. “This program can avert potential losses to the grower and the packer,” said Peter Chaires, Lakeland-based Florida Citrus Packers, the fresh citrus trade group. “It takes only one incident. It doesn’t require an outbreak.”