Stories Tagged "shopping"
More Room on Grocery Store Shelves for Gluten-Free Products
posted on December 14, 2012 at 4:21 PM
New food labeling aimed at reducing confusion
posted on October 21, 2011 at 4:21 PM
Just like that Energy Star tag helps you choose your appliances, a new report says a rating symbol on the
front of every soup can, cereal box and yogurt container could help hurried shoppers go home with the healthiest foods.
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Grocers Say High Vegetable Prices Should Drop Soon
posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:03 AM
CHAMPAIGN, Ill (AP) -- A nearly 50 percent increase in vegetable prices that has sent shoppers reeling in the produce aisle should ease in the coming weeks as farmers send grocers more tomatoes, lettuce and other crops.
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Shoppers Wary of GM Foods Find They're Everywhere
posted on February 25, 2011 at 11:02 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- You may not want to eat genetically engineered foods.
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Higher Energy and Food Costs Lift Wholesale Prices, but Little Signs of Inflation Elsewhere
posted on January 14, 2011 at 4:01 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wholesale prices in December posted their biggest increase in nearly a year, lifted by more expensive energy and food costs.
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USDA To Require Nutrition Labels on Meats
posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:12 AM
Farm Stores Find Holiday Sales Important Revenue Source
posted on December 23, 2010 at 1:12 PM
POMFRET, Vt (AP) — This time of year, the owners of On The Edge Farm hope to draw in holiday shoppers to buy gifts from the farm rather than the mall.
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Retail sales cool in October
posted on November 5, 2010 at 3:11 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Shoppers took a breather in October, resulting in lackluster gains for retailers and raising the stakes on what is sure to be a competitive holiday season.
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Wal-Mart Looks to Stock More Local Produce
posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:10 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc plans to double its sales of locally sourced produce in the U.S.
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Country of Origin Labeling
posted on March 20, 2009 at 8:03 PM
USDA to Meat Industry: Give Shoppers More Details
posted on February 20, 2009 at 8:02 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration has asked the meat industry to voluntarily give the public more information about where their food comes from.
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Nestle, Hormel Benefit as Consumers Cut Spending
posted on February 20, 2009 at 8:02 PM
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Price is paramount as consumers pare back even their food purchases.
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Country-of-Origin Labeling Put into Effect
posted on October 3, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Farm Groups Worried About Meat Labeling Law
posted on September 26, 2008 at 8:09 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Farm groups are protesting the Agriculture Department's use of a new food labeling law, saying it has loopholes that could confuse consumers about where their meat comes from.
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Sam's Club and Wal-Mart Limit Sale of Rice
posted on April 25, 2008 at 8:04 PM
