Focus on Fresh

Mintel forecasts that category will increase 9 percent in sales during the next five years. But retailers must promote comfort food's better-for-you attributes

Whether a comfort food or vehicle for creative experimentation, fresh-prepared soup can captivate customers and differentiate grocery retailers from the competition

New offering follows last year’s launch of NAE rotisserie chicken products

Retailers can help keep sales vibrant by offering selections that meet consumers' interest in unique and healthy alternatives

Store brand is free from added antibiotics, hormones and steroids

Line to include ready-to-eat salads, snacks, fresh-cut platters and value-added vegetables

Upscale retailer’s only new location in 2018 features European-style specialty products to better compete

Easy for You! Pilot program will be rolled out to additional stores in the market

Retailer adds 40 percent more fresh product and continues aggressive growth

From produce and dairy to meat, seafood and deli to innovative customer-engagement opportunities, the store perimeter serves as a ‘gateway to shopper loyalty’

The time is ripe for retailers to strengthen their own-brand fresh organic and all-natural selections

Own-brand offerings can help retailers differentiate themselves while spicing up their assortments in the fresh category