SAN FRANCISCO — The specialty food and beverage industry has recorded double-digit growth in recent years, driven by changes in consumer behavior, said Denise Purcell, head of content for the Specialty Food Association. “The consumer now is so aware of what they’re eating and what they’re putting in their bodies and they…
The grocery business in the U.S. is about $675 billion. Virtually every household shops for groceries and over 90% of households shop for groceries once a week or more. Many products are now regularly bought online that were thought to be impossible to be converted to online shopping. Yet online grocery sales continue to be…
Cost Plus World Market to open its store in Houston Heights, Texas. This is the latest store for the specialty retailer in the Houston market. The new store is located in Yale Street Market at 195 Yale Street, and will have all the great merchandise for which World Market® is known. The new Cost Plus…
Walmart has removed “Made in USA” labelling from its ecommerce site after Federal Trade Commission probe revealed that the products advertised as manufactured in the US were actually not made in the country. The FTC did not go ahead with the charges on Walmart as the latter had dropped the “Made in USA” tags from…
By ALISON GREGOR Efforts by some have been ongoing for several years to transform Manhattan’s Midtown East from an office district rife with flashy, stylish hotels into something more residential. Now, with the construction of 100 East 53rd Street, the neighborhood will get another character-changing building. The 63-story tower, being developed by a team that…
Online retailer Amazon is planning to launch its own line of fashion apparel to cater to customers seeking low prices. At the WWD Apparel and Retail CEO Summit, Amazon Fashion vice president of clothing and Amazon’s Shopbop unit CEO Jeff Yurcisin was quoted by Buzzfeed.com as saying: “For Amazon, we know our customers love brands,…
Louisiana is the place to create beautiful memories that will last a lifetime. This fun-loving state has a style all of its own, formed by the collision of cultures for over 300 years. As you travel through the state historical influences will come alive through the music, architecture, culture and culinary delights highlighting the influences…
The United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Switzerland has adopted a new agreement on olive oil that comes into effect January 1, 2017. The new agreement is based on the text adopted in June by the International Olive Council Members but includes changes that make certain points clearer, the IOC said in…
By Wendy Logan Earlier this month, with preliminary harvest forecasts looking strong for California’s olive growers, the California Olive Oil Council reported an expected yield of a record 4 million gallons (15.14 million liters) of olive oil. The prediction represented a huge jump from the 2.4 million gallons (9.1 milliom liters) produced in 2014. Some,…
By Lisa Radinovsky Early harvest extra virgin olive oils can be more expensive and hard to find than other extra virgin oils since unripe olives produce less oil and need to be picked right from the trees. Even so, more are finding their bitter taste, extra low acidity, and higher antioxidant content worth the money.…
