Buffalo's McDuffies' Retail Operation Is Key Ingredient To Success

September 6, 2011 Matt Glynn, Buffalo News

McDuffies Bakery has been a fixture in Clarence for 35 years, but the old business has learned some new tricks that are helping it flourish. In addition to its wholesale business serving customers like hotels, supermarket chains and coffee shops, even USAirways and the Royal Caribbean cruise line, last fall, the Main Street business added a retail store that has exceeded expectations.

UK Survey Finds Higher Levels Of Salt In Artisan Bread

September 6, 2011 Pratibha Minhas, News Tonight

In a recent survey, the Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has claimed that artisan bread that has secured a place among the healthy choices contains higher levels of salt. The survey has also revealed that bread tagged with specialist bakery names contain alarming levels of these contents as compared to white sliced breads.

Manage Your Fresh Cooking Oil Supply With Frontline’s New Box System For Packaged Oil

September 6, 2011 Frontline International

Frontline International, a leading provider of Smart Oil Management systems for waste oil, oil filtration, and fresh oil, introduces the new Box System for Standard Packaged Oil—an automated, convenient, safer, and more cost-effective way to re-fill fryers with fresh cooking oil.

Boston’s TopSource Tops $3 Billion In E-auction Spend

September 6, 2011 TopSource LLC

TopSource, the country’s leading sourcing company for retailers and wholesalers, recently surpassed $3 billion in sourced spend using its proprietary on-line auction tool. TopSource customers, representing primarily grocery and food service companies, have realized savings of more than $600 million from TopSource’s e-auction events since 2001.

Why Trader Joe's Stands Out From All The Rest In The Grocery Business

September 6, 2011 Glenn Llopis, Forbes

With 344 food stores in 25 states and Washington, D.C, Trader Joe’s is a perfect example of how to gain a competitive advantage in a crowded space by embracing the immigrant perspective. Trader Joe’s first opened its doors in 1967 in Southern California and today their circular vision to food retailing has kept their linear-thinking competitors on the run. In fact, they take pride in not doing (or following) what their competitors do.