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NEWS ABOUT: supermarket

supermarket stories: 17 news summaries
OPINION

Pollan's 'Rules to Eat By' Hard to Swallow

'Wise ancestors' Pollan advises emulating would have loved a Whopper

Oct 15, 09 4:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Food industry critic Michael Pollan is compiling a book of "Rules to Eat By"—like "If you're not hungry enough to eat an apple, you're not hungry"—but his advice that you rely on your ancestors' wisdom for your eating decisions tastes a little off to... More »

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food • nutrition • fast food • supermarket • Michael Pollan • food industry

Pregnant Woman Turned Down at UK Cheese Counter

Customer lies to get cheddar clerk said was bad for moms-to-be

Oct 6, 09 8:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a move many husbands might say verges on suicide, a British supermarket clerk refused to sell a pregnant woman cheese, saying she wasn’t allowed the unpasteurized cheddar for health reasons. Janet Lehain, 31, had to promise the female employee behind the Sainsbury’s deli counter she wouldn’t... More »

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pregnancy • United Kingdom • cheese • supermarket • cheddar • Sainsbury's


 Supermarkets Slash Prices 
 

Deflation stalks the aisles; Safeway cuts below profit point

Sep 17, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Americans are getting a big break on the price of food, as the recession drives down the cost of wheat, milk, and other staples, and supermarkets fight feverishly for sales. After a year of dramatic increases, commodities are way down—the price of corn, for instance, is down 56% since... More »

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recession • consumer spending • supermarket • deflation • food prices • commodities • retailers

 Prepared Food Aisle 
 Is the New Restaurant 

Restaurants take hit as customers opt for cheaper grub

Jul 13, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cash-conscious consumers who’d rather not cook are increasingly ditching restaurant dinners in favor of grocery stores’ prepared meals, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. At some stores, prepared-food sales have jumped 7% to 10%, says an industry consultant. For their part, supermarkets are hawking a bigger and better selection of... More »

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food • restaurant • recession • supermarket • grocery stores • economy • grocery shopping • prepared food

(Newser) - Wary of being associated with fast food, Disney and others are leaving Happy Meals behind and targeting young buyers—well, their parents—by branding everything from eggs to apples, the Big Money reports. Disney properties like Mickey Mouse, Miley Cyrus, and Zac Efron appear on packaging as well as the... More »

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food • entertainment • nutrition • eggs • Mickey Mouse • Disney • banana • supermarket • Zac Efron • branding • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • apple • fruit and vegetables

 Finally, a 'Leak-Proof' Tomato  


Apr 28, 09 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dutch scientists say they've built a better tomato, ABC News reports. The “Intense” variety is being heralded as “leak-proof” and an end to soggy sandwiches by Tesco, the British supermarket chain that will sell it. The tomato—the result of a Dutch seed-breeding program—leaks virtually none of... More »

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Netherlands • produce • tomatoes • supermarket • sandwich • soggy • juice • food science • Bayer AG

Moscow Police Chief Kills 3 in Gun Rampage

Officer opens fire in supermarket after
wife leaves him

Apr 27, 09 5:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Moscow police chief went on a gun rampage in a supermarket last night, killing three people and wounding seven others. The chief, whose wife had recently left him, had finished a late shift and hitched a ride to the supermarket. He then shot the driver dead before entering the... More »

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Russia • police • Moscow • supermarket • shooting rampage • gun violence

Wayward Bull Steers
Into Supermarket

Where's the beef?

Apr 26, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A wayward bull nearly locked horns with employees as it slipped through sliding glass doors and raced up aisles in a supermarket in Ireland, reports the Guardian. The animal, which escaped from a nearly outdoor market, butted a shopping cart that workers used to try to corral him, and chased... More »

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beef • meat • bulls • Ireland • supermarket • animal • butcher

Cape Cod Shop Hides Extract From Boozers

Thieves target baking product for alcohol content up to 35%

Sep 12, 08 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Devious drinkers have compelled at least one Massachusetts shop to put vanilla extract behind the counter, the Cape Cod Times reports. Owners of Stop & Shop in the town of Sandwich recently discovered empty bottles of the baking product stashed around the store. The extract can contain up to... More »

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Massachusetts • alcohol abuse • supermarket • Cape Cod • baking • vanilla extract

 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

Restaurants, Retailers Gulp
as Consumers Tighten Belts

Penny pinchers shifting to generics, eating in

Apr 27, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The rising price of staples like milk and gas, coupled with layoffs and flat-lining wages, is creating a nation of penny-pinching consumers, the New York Times reports. Industry is taking notice as buyers substitute generic brands for top-of-the-line products and skip eating out at restaurants. More »

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recession • consumer spending • US economy • supermarket • gas prices • food prices • discount hotel room • generic brand

UPDATED

Massive Data Theft Breached 'Secure' Network

Hacked supermarket chain sent data over cable, not wireless 

Mar 31, 08 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - High-tech thieves were able to penetrate what experts called an especially secure computer network when they stole 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers from the Hannaford and Sweetbay grocery chains. Unlike stores that send data over wireless networks, the supermarkets used a theoretically less porous fiber-optic cable. More »

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fraud • identity theft • supermarket • credit card • data theft • computer security • fiber optic cables

Supermarket Breach Exposes 4M Credit Cards

Hannaford grocery stores report 1,800 related fraud cases

Mar 18, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A data security breach at Hannaford, an East Coast supermarket chain, has exposed the credit card information of 4.2 million customers and resulted in 1,800 cases of fraud so far, the Boston Globe reports. The breach, which went undetected for three months, is one of the largest ever,... More »

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fraud • identity theft • supermarket • credit card • data theft • computer security • Visa • MasterCard • Hannaford

Tax Helped the Irish Bag Plastic

When gov't enacted 33-cent tax, usage dropped 94% in weeks

Feb 6, 08 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - "Paper or plastic?" is perhaps the last question you'll hear on the Emerald Isle, thanks to a 33-cent tax on each plastic bag that cut Irish consumption by 94% within weeks of its 2002 enactment, reports the New York Times. Cloth bags have become downright fashionable since, but... More »

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plastic bags • taxes • environmentalism • plastic • landfill • Ireland • supermarket • paper bags

3 Stars Means It's Healthy, Right?

Experts fear that new health ratings systems may befuddle shoppers

Dec 1, 07 10:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Stars, numbers, and letter grades are coming to grocery stores near you, the New York Times reports—but experts fear that these health ratings may befuddle shoppers with conflicting information. Consumer advocates are studying three new food ranking systems, while the FDA, approached by a nutrition group, is soliciting ideas... More »

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FDA • Pepsi • Kraft Foods • supermarket • American Heart Association • healthy eating • grocery stores • Guiding Stars • Overall Nutritional Quality Index • Unilever

Bomb Threats Hit Discount Stores, Supermarkets

Caller threatens to blow up stores unless money wired into account

Aug 30, 07 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal agents are looking into bomb threats phoned in to Wal-Marts and supermarkets across the country, the AP reports. An unidentified caller, believed to be in Portugal, demands that employees wire money overseas or he'll set off a bomb. A Maine supermarket was the target yesterday, bringing the total to... More »

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Portugal • extortion • Maine • supermarket • bomb threat • Wal-Mart

British Supermarket Cans Prince Charles

What rot! Royal carrots not up to snuff

Jun 26, 07 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Veggies raised on an organic farm owned by Prince Charles have been dumped by a  British supermarket chain because the less-than-majestic food doesn't meet quality standards. The farm had been providing carrots to Sainsbury's supermarkets, but as of the end of January the Crown Prince was "sacked," the ... More »

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organic food • farming • carbon footprint • Prince Charles • England • vegetables • supermarket

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