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NEWS ABOUT: groceries

groceries stories: 6 news summaries

 Food Prices Boom, 
 But Organic Still Sells 

Despite rising consumer prices, revenues should reach $33B in 2008

Sep 13, 08 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of pricey organic foods have remained strong despite rising food prices, proving organic naysayers wrong, Meredith Niles blogs in Grist. In fact the organics industry has enjoyed double-digit growth since 2005, and while it may not achieve such impressive numbers this year, the trend suggests that consumers are happy... More »

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organic food • food prices • groceries

 Supermarkets Downsize
to Speed Up Shopping

'Express' outlets cut back on miles of aisles for rushed shoppers

Sep 10, 08 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - American supermarkets are starting to shrink after decades of getting bigger and bigger, the New York Times reports. The average supermarket is still larger than a football field, but retailers have begun opening smaller outlets to appeal to rushed consumers who want to pick up groceries without having to wander... More »

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shopping • Whole Foods • supermarket • chain stores • groceries • grocery stores • Tesco • Wal-Mart

 How to Shop, and Save, Green

Yes, things are pricier, but there are steps that go easy on wallet and planet

Aug 9, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Want to green your grocery list while keeping more green in your wallet? Grist lists a few ways to buy eco-cheap:
  • Make a list: Buying only what you need keeps costs and waste down.
  • Avoid GMOs: Genetically modified crops reduce agricultural biodiversity and raise serious health questions.
... More »

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food • environment • organic • groceries • buy local

Shoppers Give Up Organics
as Food Prices Soar

Groceries high, organic even higher

May 9, 08 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - With a gallon of organic milk costing a whopping $7 and a conventional gallon going for $2.99, cash-strapped shoppers are skipping organic groceries. That means the $19 billion industry, which has ballooned 150% since 2001, may now be shrinking, Newsweek reports. “I miss it terribly,” said one... More »

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organic food • ethanol • Whole Foods • organic • groceries • grocery stores • Wal-Mart • pesticide

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Dollar-Store Dining Possible in Big Apple

Creative cooks can find big value, bigger flavor at bargain grocers

Mar 27, 08 5:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Grocery-shopping in New York City takes a hefty toll on one’s pocketbook, Henry Alford writes in the New York Times, but at 99-cent stores, more diamonds in the rough exist than one might expect. Alford embarked on a challenge: to craft a week's worth of meals made mainly from... More »

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food • budget lifestyle • New York City • eating • money management • save money • dining • groceries • grocery stores

Market Forces Conspire Against English Breakfast

Cost of traditional meal soars with grain prices

Sep 14, 07 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Soaring wheat prices are rippling across the British economy and hitting hard in a very important place: the kitchen. The cost of a traditional full English breakfast is on the rise, reports the Times of London, thanks in large part to the price of the grain, which is integral not... More »

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milk • eggs • wheat • shortage • Britain • groceries • grain • English breakfast • breakfast

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