It's been a fashion statement for a few seasons now. Being Green is In. If you're a corporate entity trying to be socially responsible, there's no hotter way than endeavoring to save the earth.
Ever heard the expression if you're ...READ»
U.K. supermarket chain Sainsbury's is aggressively trying to cut down on excess packaging with a novel idea: breakfast in a bag. It's not an entirely new concept, niche green cereal brands have long used plastic bags for cereal. ...READ»
This spring, Dusseldorf, Germany-based Metro AG, the world's third largest supermarket chain, opened the company's Extra Future Store.
The high-tech supermarket in Rheinberg features wireless check out, smart shelves that alert ...READ»
In the June 2003 issue of Fast Company, Jim Collins explored Wal-Mart's growth strategy and what other business leaders can learn from the big-box retailer. It's an interesting parallel read to Constance Hays' article about Kroger ...READ»
Great story in today's New York Times about Hannaford Brothers, a New England-based grocery chain, doing their own nutritional ratings for more than 27,000 grocery items, giving them a straightforward zero to three-star rating based ...READ»
This past Saturday, Senior Writer Charles Fishman joined NPR's Susan Stamberg to discuss his July feature story "The Anarchist's Cookbook."
Their conversation addresses developments in grocery retail, the impact that Whole Foods has ...READ»
Sir Gulam Kaderbhoy Noon has built one of the world's largest ethnic-food factories, cooking and shipping close to 1 million packaged meals a week. Starting at 6 a.m. every day, 1,000 workers cook from a menu of more than 800 dishes. Just don't call it fast food.READ»
Think about how much food is wasted in a grocery store every time a thunderstorm interrupts a spring or summer holiday. All that extra meat and salad prepped in store freezers is left to go bad as people ditch their barbecue plans ...READ»
Sainsbury's road plates, which are similar to those seen on London streets, produce 30kWh of energy every hour from cars passing over the bumps in the store parking lot.READ»
The Wall Street Journal today features an interesting article in the Marketplace section on how food retailers such as Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, and Wendy's are working to decrease how much time it takes to prepare orders and serve ...READ»
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»
Greenpeace's third edition of the Carting Away the Oceans seafood sustainability scorecard brings some heartening news: over half of the leading U.S. supermarket chains have made progress in seafood sustainability. Many have ...READ»
Do you love your best customers so much that you'll fire your lousy customers? Dorothy Lane Markets does. Here's a cutting-edge lesson in service and loyalty from a gutsy grocer in Dayton, Ohio.READ»
