Month: January 2012

NPD Releases Shopping Activity Weekly Holiday Trends Report For Week Ending January 2

January 6, 2012 The NPD Group, Inc.

For the week ending January 2, 2012 The Shopping Activity Weekly Holiday Trends* report from leading market research provider The NPD Group, Inc., shows a decrease in the number of shoppers^ in the market. Sixty-six percent of U.S. consumers went shopping in a brick & mortar retail outlet compared to sixty-nine percent the prior week. …

GIANT Food Stores Agrees To Acquire Sixteen Genuardi’s Stores In Greater Philadelphia

January 6, 2012 GIANT Food Stores

GIANT Food Stores of Carlisle, Pennsylvania has entered into an agreement with Genuardi's Family Markets, a subsidiary of Safeway Inc., to acquire sixteen Genuardi's stores in Greater Philadelphia for $106 million. The following stores are part of the sale: …

Publix To Discontinue Curbside Groceries

January 6, 2012 Kyle Kennedy, Lakeland Ledger

Publix Super Markets Inc. plans to drop its curbside grocery service. Publix began testing the curbside service in 2010 and currently offers it at a Citrus Park location in Tampa and two Atlanta sites. …

Cheese Of The Week: Cappiello Smoked Braided Mozzarella

January 6, 2012 Aimee Blume, Evansville Courier & Press

When we think about mozzarella cheese, two extremes usually come to mind: the soft balls of fresh mozz we buy floating in whey; and the hard, salty, rubbery, pre-grated mozz we pile on pizza. There is a middle ground, and it's a good place to visit.

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What The Camembert Rind Does For The Cheese Inside

January 6, 2012 Eliza Barclay, NPR

For lovers of Camembert, the downy white rind is the tart bite that balances out the fat-laden, oozing, pungent layer inside. For a group of Swiss bioengineers, that moldy rind is one of nature's greatest living surfaces, doing double duty as a shield and a cleaner.

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