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Surprise! Harsh Supermarket Lights Add Nutrients to Spinach

Think the spinach in supermarkets isn't as nutrient-packed as the stuff that comes straight out of the ground? Think again. The unpleasant fluorescent lighting found in grocery stores actually enhances the nutritional value of ...READ»

FDA Doesn't Know How to Contact Most Food Manufacturers During an E. Coli Outbreak

More than 50% of food manufacturers don't know that they are supposed to provide the FDA with updated contact information in the case of emergencies, such as salmonella or other forms of food contamination. This is the ...READ»

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How One Man Confused Grocers and Won Customers with Canned Pancakes

Sean O'Connor has struggled with a monster. "Grocery is the biggest business you never think about," he says. "It moves incredibly slowly. We had no idea of the hurdles." He should know. He's spent the ...READ»

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The redesign of the private label brands.

It’s obvious that brands and companies are doing everything possible to figure out how they can maintain sales in this tough economy. As mentioned, in this weekend’s NY Times: Store Brands Lift Grocers in Troubled Times, the ...READ»

The Harlem Shuffle

My daily online missive may be called "Cool News" but sometimes the stories I write about are anything but cool. In fact, every once in a while the news is the opposite of cool. That was certainly true of a news item I ...READ»