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An Online Advantage

The revised BeefRetail.org Website provides retailers with new merchandising resources.

An Eco-Friendly Foray

The tracking of the carbon footprint of pork production is underway.

Jeffrey M. Ettinger Q & A

Jeffrey M. Ettinger, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Austin, Minn.-based Hormel Foods Corp., discusses consumer trends, company strategies and the merchandising environment.

Seeking Women Grillers

Merchandising initiatives can generate added female interest in grilling.

Just The Facts

Presenters at Chicken Marketing Seminar 2010 will detail how merchandisers can excel in an evolving market.

Fan Favorites

Supermarkets are leveraging many of their customers’ favorite chicken parts and products to trigger greater meat department activity.

An Online Operation

The National Pork Board is launching a revamped PorkRetail.org, a Web site designed to provide retailers with data on new and innovative ways to merchandise products in their meat cases.

A Shopper Evolution

Meat case customers are altering their purchasing patterns.

A Super Serving

Buffalo wings can boost Super Bowl-related protein sales.

A Surge In Demand For Retail Meats

Proteins are shining in a dark economy.

Eye On The Consumer

Research reveals the public’s pork preferences.

Readying For A Rebound

Chicken consumption levels are set to increase as the economy expands.

In Search Of Savings

More value-conscious shoppers are embracing chicken.

Summer Sensations

Retailers that leverage beef middle meats are in position to generate strong revenues during the grilling season.

A Trustworthy Environment

The We Care initiative is designed to strengthen the pork industry's bond with consumers.

Packaging News

Robbie Manufacturing Inc., Lenexa, Kan., is restructuring its operation as part of a strategy to better help retailers and brand owners advance their packaging initiatives.

The company, which set out two years ago to redefine the roll of plastic film in consumer packaging, has revamped its client services portfolio to provide direct access to Robbie’s packaging experts, Robbie notes.

Retail Programs

Marcia Shurer, president of Culinary Connections, a Chicago-based food consulting company, has written FitDelicious, which is aimed at both consumers and retailers and contains more than 250 recipes and more than 100 nutrient data charts.

The book is part of an easy-to-follow weight loss and healthy lifestyle shopping and eating program that is designed for implementation in retail outlets.

Strategies For Success

Presenters at Chicken Marketing Seminar 2009 will detail how merchandisers can prosper in a down economy.

Product News

Robbie Manufacturing Inc. is the winner of the Flexible Packaging Association’s 2009 Gold Award in Environmental and Sustainability Achievement.

On Tour With Pork

Experiential marketing is bolstering pork awareness and revenues.

A Change For Chicken

Feature activity will play a key role in 2009 merchandising.

Chicken By The Numbers

The poultry remains a highly popular protein.

A Bonanza Of Beef Promotions

Beef Checkoff initiatives for 2009 include an array of partnerships.

The Pick Is Pork

The pork segment is benefiting from higher protein prices.

Meat & Deli Notes

Cargill Meat Solutions unveils a line of branded pork

NCBA Column: Eyeing the Hispanic meat case shopper

The Hispanic population, with 44.3 million persons, is the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the U.S.

Editor's Column: A private affair

Private label natural and organic brands are becoming increasingly prevalent in supermarket meat and deli departments as merchandisers focus on attracting nutrition-conscious consumers.

Playing chicken

This month’s Meat & Deli Retailer cover story details how many consumers are reacting to a brutal economy by changing their shopping habits.

One for the Ages

Consumers’ increasing interest in health and wellness—which already is having a major impact on the merchandising and purchasing of meat and deli products—is set to become an even stronger market force.

New Products

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Whole Foods’ Wild Ride

The leading natural and organic merchandiser’s acquisition of rival Wild Oats makes it a more potent perishables power

The whole story

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A cut above

Demand for non-processed presliced cheese is on the upswing.

Timely times

As profiles in the Masters of the Deli cover story illustrate, operators are merchandising wider arrays of prepared and heat-and-eat items that are delivered in a plethora of formats.

Deli Strategies: In Search of the Optimal Branded Product Mix

Deli operators seeking maximum returns must market the right balance of national and co-packed items.

Executive Viewpoint: The Whole Presentation

Former Whole Foods marketinguru John Moore details the chain’s exemplary merchandising methods.

Editor's Column: Aging Gracefully

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NCBA Column: Sights Are Set on Summer

The Beef Checkoff is developing its 2008 Summer Grilling campaign following a strong 2007 program.

Editor's Column: Land of Opportunity

More than a year after announcing plans to enter the U.S., Tesco PLC in November began operating the first of what is likely to be hundreds of Fresh & Easy stores in the West and elsewhere.