» 1.5 Percentage of the U.S. populations that is vegitarian according to Harry Balzer, vice president of consumer and retail market research group NPD. » 27 Total number of states Hunt Brothers Pizza now operates in after reaching a deal to brand with a Stop ‘n’ Save convenience store in Gypsum, Colo. » 43 Percentage [...]
To help retailers maximize counter space, Living Essentials, makers of 5-Hour Energy, has introduced a new three-flavor counter rack. The display holds 36 bottles of 5-Hour Energy (12 each of berry, lemon-lime and orange flavors) in a footprint measuring 6.25-inches wide by 7-inches long. According to ACNielsen data, 5-Hour Energy earns a whopping $3.29 per [...]
Elevate entrées with UpSides specialty side dishes that go above and beyond what customers are used to. UpSides offers customers side dish options that offer flair and sophistication, because center of the plate is no longer the only center of attention. Today’s savvy consumers expect side dishes that enhance their total food experience. UpSides savory [...]
Hot Stuff Foods announced the rollout of its new enhanced seasoned and cheesy Breadstix line. The new Breadstix recipe gives the product a fuller, improved look with a soft, chewy texture and a mouthwatering, restaurant-quality flavor. In addition to the new recipe, one of the key components to the product’s superior quality is the retailer-friendly [...]
Liggett Group is jumping into the snus market with the introduction of Grand Prix snus, a premium quality pouched tobacco product designed for adult smokers who are interested in smokeless tobacco alternatives to cigarettes. Grand Prix snus will be available in a variety of test markets beginning in May 2008. The product is the latest [...]
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. (USSTC) rolled out its revolutionary new wintergreen moist smokeless tobacco (MST) product designed for adult consumers who favor a bolder taste profile. New Skoal Edge Long Cut Wintergreen features an intense new wintergreen flavor and breakthrough package graphics. Moist smokeless continues to be one of the fastest growing consumer packaged goods [...]
The New York Style brand is adding some fun new flavor to the deli section with the introduction of two innovative new products: Focaccia Sticks and Pretzel Flatz. New York Style Focaccia Sticks are currently the only snack of its kind on the market. They were developed to keep up with the popular taste trend [...]
When The NPD Group released findings last month on a study of consumer trends in the struggling restaurant industry, particularly the industry’s dwindling lunch and dinner traffic, NPD Vice President Harry Balzer boiled the results down to raw basics. "Make no mistake," Balzer said, "Americans don’t want to cook. We’re just trying to figure out [...]
For the past three years, Anheuser-Busch brewmasters have brewed special batches of beer crafted to complement the changing seasons. For the first time, there’s a new addition to the familiar line of favorites. Sun Dog Amber Wheat joins the seasonal beer family this spring. Sun Dog is stepping up to fill the shoes of the [...]
BDI Marketing offers in and out cardboard displays designed to maximize profitability. These displays are durable, versatile and provide guaranteed sales. In fact, they provide more sales per square inch of counter space, thereby doubling or even tripling sales of other counter items. BDI designed the display for its new line of Mini Thin Rush [...]
The question Jim Dodrill grappled with last summer: What’s in a name? A partner at Pennsylvania-based LMA Architects, Dodrill had been approached by Consumers Petroleum of Trumbull, Conn. to help create a corporate brand for the company’s dozen or more convenience stores in Connecticut. Consumers Petroleum had acquired a handful of existing convenience stores in [...]
Rocky Trail knows a traditional foodservice offering anchors his sprawling Minnesota travel center. But when he wanted to expand the program, he turned to a nontraditional c-store brand. Above all else, it was the national recognition of Cold Stone Creamery’s name that prompted Trail, president of Trail’s Travel Center of America in Albert Lea, Minn., [...]
Retailers may be on the front lines every day, but the presence of their supplier partners is palpable. It can be seen and felt in the marketing and merchandising found at the store level and in the intricate planograms category managers use to set their stores. To get a better feel for the supplier companies [...]