Private Label Buyer back issues from June 2002:
Shots from the peanut gallery. (Wanderings).(manufacturer-retail trade relationship regarding private label products marketing)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Last month I observed that we all say private label should be "marketed like a brand," but that nobody wants to pick up the check. To me, retailers should pay for "marketing like a brand," since its their brand and not the manufacturer's. Here's one e-mail I got: "You hit the ...
Lessons from France... (Shop Talk).(private label brands in France)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Biernbaum, David Last month's PLMA show in Amsterdam once again indicates that Europe is significantly further along in its store branded thinking than the United States. Let's focus on France, where store brands account for nearly half of all consumer product sales and profits ....
"vigorously defend". (Private Particulars).(Ahold USA Holdings Inc. files lawsuit against Marketing Management Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... At press time, Ft. Worth, Tex.-based Marketing Management, Inc. (MMI) says it will "vigorously defend" itself in lawsuit brought in federal court in Virginia by Ahold USA Holdings, Inc. MMI says suit alleges that even though Ahold ...
The Tranzonic Companies. (Private Particulars).(allies with Ontex Hygienic Disposables)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... The Tranzonic Companies and its retail division, Hospeco, Highland Heights, Ohio, enter alliance with Brussels-based Ontex Hygienic Disposables, leading manufacturer of feminine hygiene, baby diapers and incontinence products for private label in Europe. Deal gives Tranzonic exclusive ...
BJ's, the Mass.-based club store chain. (Private Particulars).(adding new brands)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... BJ's, the Mass.-based club store chain, is ramping up its co-branding efforts, a la Costco. Among new SKUs added is a mac & cheese dinner (12 boxes of ...
Private label is doing far better than brands at Wal-Mart. (Private Particulars).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Private label is doing far better than brands at Wal-Mart, according to Nick Sorvillo, senior vice president, ACNielsen Homescan, Schaumburg, Ill. Speaking at the Food Marketing Institute show last month, Sorvillo said Wal-Mart's private label grocery sales were up 36% last ...
Bake-Line Group LLC. (Private Particulars).(acquisition of Turnbull Bakeries Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Oak Brook, Ill.-based Bake-Line Group LLC, supplier of private label cookies and crackers, acquires Turnbull Bakeries Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn.-based private label manufacturer of ice cream cones, sugar wafers and other cookie items ....
Dakota Growers Pasta Company. (Private Particulars).(becomes common stock corporation)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Members of Dakota Growers Pasta Company (www.dakotagrowers.com), Carrington, N.D., approve changing the grower-owned cooperative to common stock corporation, allowing conversion of cooperative shares to common stock available for public trading. Execs make no secret they would have liked ...
AVANZA 'advances' Nash Finch store brands. (The Private Eye).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Hispanics love private label. That's what Nash Finch Company discovered after conducting consumer research in preparation for its first Hispanic-specialized AVANZA (Spanish for "advance") food store format, opened May 1 in Denver, CO. So, in conjunction with the store opening, the Edina, ...
Wegmans is first with irradiated PL beef. (Retailer Roundup).(Wegmans Food Markets Inc. private label)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Wegmans Food Markets, Rochester, N.Y., has become the first chain in the nation to introduce irradiated fresh ground beef under its private label. According to Jeanne Colleluori, a spokesperson for Wegmans, sales are exceeding expectations. Packaged in one- and three-pound ...
Kroger honors Dakota Growers Company. (Retailer Roundup).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Dakota Growers Pasta Company, For the second consecutive year, Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Carrington, N.D., has been selected by Kroger to receive its Corporate Brand Outstanding Supplier Award. From left, Jack Hasper, VP sales & ...
Arden International Kitchens. (Private Particulars). (purchased by entrepreneur Jeno F. Paulucci).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Sanford, Fla., entrepreneur and frozen food guru Jeno F. Paulucci buys Arden International Kitchens, Lakeville, Minn., from Green Bay, Wis.-based Schreiber Foods for undisclosed cash. Arden, with 100,000 square-foot plant, packs frozen products for foodservice and makes private label ...
Irvine World Trade Corp. (Private Particulars).
Jun 01, 2002 ... The telephone number for Irvine World Trade Corp. is ...
Marketing Management Inc. (Private Particulars). (contract with IGA Inc.).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Ft. Worth, Tex.-based Marketing Management Inc. (MMI, www.mmi-home.com) expands 13-year-old agreement with IGA, Inc., Chicago, to provide quality assurance, consumer response, and label design programs. Immotion ...
Vermont Pure Holdings. (Private Particulars). (private label sales for quarter ended April 30, 2002).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Vermont Pure Holdings, Randolph, Vt., reports 136% increase in private label sales for quarter ended April 30, as net sales rise 16% to $17.5 million. New PL customers include A&P and CVS. Over past two years, firm has ...
River Ranch Fresh Foods. (Private Particulars). (to purchase Albert Fisher Group PLC).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Investors led by executive team of River Ranch Fresh Foods, processor of private label salads, Popeye spinach and fresh cut vegetables, inks deal to acquire principally all net assets of North America companies of The Albert Fisher ...
Microbest, Inc. (Private Particulars). (to purchase Purity Chemical division of Purity Products).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Microbest, Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., inks deal to acquire Purity Chemical division of Purity Products, Miami. Purity Chemical manufactures full ...
Beta Brands. (Private Particulars). (launches web site).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Beta Brands, London, Ontario, launches ...
Victoria's Secret. (Private Particulars). (wins award).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... New York-based Fragrance Foundation awards its Fifi awards in celebration hosted by Tommy Tune at Avery Fisher Hall ....
Royal Philips Electronics and Home Depot. (Private Particulars). (form partnership).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Royal Philips Electronics and Home Depot form exclusive partnership where Philips Lighting ...
Smithfield Foods, acquires 80% of Stefano Foods. (Private Particulars).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Smithfield Foods, Smithfield, Va., acquires 80% of Stefano Foods, ...
BJ's Wholesale Club. (Private Particulars). (tests pharmacies).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Natick, Mass.-based BJ's Wholesale Club is testing pharmacies in ...
In Canada, Shoppers Drug Mart. (Private Particulars).(expansion planned)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... In Canada, Shoppers Drug Mart will open 20 to 25 big-box stand-alone ...
Dollar Land. (Private Particulars).(sells off stores)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Dollar Land, Philadelphia, which closed its 47 stores in March and filed for Chapter ...
Rainbow Foods. (Private Particulars).(restraining order limits information usage)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Minneapolis-based Rainbow Foods, a Fleming subsidiary, agrees to restraining order calling for it to stop using information obtained from ads of rival Cub Foods to undercut prices of that Supervalu division. Supervalu files $2 million suit against Fleming and Rainbow, saying companies were ...
Wal-Mart. (Private Particulars).(first quarter statistics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Wal-Mart says food sales at its supercenters jumped 30% in first quarter and were up in low double digits on comp stores, helping drive sales growth of 14.4% vs. year-ago. Profits for quarter ended April 30 are up 19.7% to a record $1.65 billion. Sales rise 14.4% to $54.96 ...
Duane reade debuts Apt. 5 cosmetics line. (The Private Eye).(Duane Reade)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Duane Reade, the largest drug store chain in the metro New York area, has introduced an 85-SKU color cosmetics line under the Apt. 5 banner. The new line will be available exclusively at the stores and on www.apt5cosmetics.com. Items range from $4 to $7.50, and come in sleek, ...
Publix launches auction Web site. (The Private Eye).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Publix Super Markets Inc., Lakeland, Fla., has launched a Web site to support its purchasing and reverse auction program for items other than branded packaged goods. Suppliers can go to www.publix.com, go to the site map, and click on the link, Publix Purchasing. The site provides ...
Bashas' pioneers with intesource auctions. (The Private Eye).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Chandler, Ariz.-based Bashas' has been using reverse auctions hosted by intesource (www.intesource.net) since 1999, and it saves two to three cents a pound on its commodity beef as a result, the 103-store chain says. Intesource, Phoenix, Ariz., has a variety of bluechip supermarket ...
Fresh approach: Fresh Brands plans to grow private label by 15% annually. (The Private Eye).(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002; ... Private label growth plans are hogging the limelight at Fresh Brands Inc./Piggly Wiggly Supermarkets. Riding high on the successful 2001 launch of its prototype store (see accompanying photo), Sheboygan, Wis.-based Fresh Brands is upping the profile of its private label program. With 17% ...
Trader Joe's is not your 'average Joe!' With perhaps 85% of sales coming from private label, this secretive bi-coastal chain has a playful -- and highly effective -- formula. (Trader Joes).(Trader Joe's Co.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002; ... One day a few years ago, a guy at a Boston financial firm called up Trader Joe's headquarters and said he'd like to tour a store with a group of visiting Japanese investors. The brass at Trader Joe's was blunt: "You can't come." Not "We'd rather you didn't," or "Please don't." The visit ...
Condiments' spread is wider, thicker: consumers are trading up and PL profits are moving right with them. (Category Review).(Information Resources Inc. report)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002; ... It is not often that you hear the terms "mature category" and "growth opportunity" in the same sentence. That is unless you are talking about the various products grouped under private label condiments, oils and sauces. Store brands are experiencing growth rates well above the category ...
Brands clean up on Cleaners (Again): big names still rule; wipes are the big story this year, and private label is finding new niches. (Category Review).(Information Resources Inc. report)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002; ... Take a walk down the household cleaners aisle of just about any retail outlet, and the biggest trend in the category soon becomes very obvious. From Clorox disinfecting wipes and Pledge furniture polish wipes to Scrubbing Bubbles flushable toilet wipes and Windex glass and surface wipes, ...
Share gains stretch in plastic bags: store-brand food and trash bags continue wrapping up product improvements and disposing with more national brand volume. (Category Review).(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002; ... Is a national brand more disposable in a category of disposable products? That's the way it's looking in the plastic food and storage bag arena. It's true that trash bags remain relatively flat in dollar sales in both national brands (showing a 0.7% decrease) and private label ...
The PL hot list: 99 private label categories with $10+ million sales turn in 10%+ gains. (Hot Products).(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002; ... An exclusive analysis of hot private label categories by Chicago-based Information Resources Inc. reveals 99 private label categories with sales of $10 million-plus posted gains of 10% or more in the combined supermarket, drug store and mass merchandiser channels (excluding Wal-Mart) for ...
Success is a cooperative venture. (Spotlight On: Meat).(West Liberty Foods)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Sponsored By: West Liberty Foods It is comforting in a world that seems to churn out "business is bad" headlines on a daily basis to come across a bonafide success story. To find one such example, retailers and foodservice operators involved in private label packaged meat, deli ...
All sizes from one supplier. (Spotlight on: Bottled Water).(Gibraltar Springs Capital Corp. contract with Suntory Water Group Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Sponsored By: Gibraltar Springs In continuing to provide better service at competitive prices, Gibraltar Springs, Ravenna, Ontario, has combined efforts with the Suntory Water Group, Atlanta, Ga., in providing a range of bottled water from 8 oz. to 2.5 gallons. The ...
Today, it's banquets away!". (Spotlight On: Frozen Dinners /Entrees).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Sponsored By: Otter Valley Foods Inc. Once they were referred to as "TV Dinners." Now, the frozen entree category is "banquets away" from that unappealing image, and the television is almost never its backdrop. And as for dinner -- that is only half the story. Lunch has become a ...
Luxury bath. (New Products Review).(from Dena Corp.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Dena Corp. offers a five-scent line of Complete Care Luxury Bath bubble bath products. The company reports that its 48-ounce foam bath products are biodegradable, contain no animal ...
Wafer/mallow combos. (New Products Review).(from OP Chocolate Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... OP Chocolate Ltd., UK, comes to America with two successes from across the Atlantic: Pink N Whites and Chok N Whites. The products are two strips of mallow inside a crispy light wafer, and are 98% fat-free. "The Pink variant is unflavoured whilst the Chok N Whites have a distinctive ...
Big dippers. (New Products Review).(Wyandot Inc. products)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Wyandot, Inc., expands its line of corn-based and potato snacks to include BIG DIPPERS [TM], a larger corn chip with a rounded shape, for dipping. Available as a salty snack alternative in clear plastic bags at retail, it is also being offered to foodservice as a snack/meal alternative ....
Valentine's planning. (New Products Review).(from Ford Gum and Machine Company Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Ford Gum & Machine Co. introduces its 2003 line of Valentine's Day gum and candy. Products include: Yowser!! Hip-Hearts [TM] in Friendship Packs (contains 18, two-ball packs of assorted red, pink and white gumballs with a message printed on each gumball and a To: and From: fill-in space); ...
Mixed signals on quality: it will take vision and courage to stay the course and not give in to pressures on price.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; ... It's nobody's fault, but there are a lot of mixed signals in the marketplace today about quality and private label. Retailers say they want top quality private label products to help differentiate themselves competitively. They're not being hypocritical when they say that, smirking with ...
For Berner Foods, quality is "hands on". (Advertorial).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... As it continues a significant expansion of its private label product offerings, Berner Foods is focusing more than ever on quality and what it calls the "pursuit of perfection." The family-owned 58-year-old business has turned more than a few corners since changing its name from Berner ...
Want a quality store image? you need a quality store brand! A private label program that builds and supports the retailer's core proposition (and vice-versa) builds a differentiated, margin-insulated merchant.
Jun 01, 2002; ... Almost every supermarket's private label started as a value knock-off to the national brand. And this positioning was believed by customers with only modest advertising investment. It worked, in part, because it was in alignment with the price-oriented supermarket positionings broadly ...
Home Diagnostics has unique RX for co-branding: Prestige Smart System' is smart choice for retailers serving people with diabetes. (Advertorial).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... The unmatched combination of accuracy, ease and affordability offered by the Home Diagnostics' Prestige Smart System' has helped mil lions of people with diabetes enjoy a better quality of life. The company's Prestige IQ' Blood Glucose Monitoring System, meets the National ...
Memo to private label manufacturers: it's the leadership that matters.
Jun 01, 2002; ... If we had $100 to invest in marketing, we wouldn't know what to do with it!" he said. That was the start of a conversation I recently had with a successful private label goods manufacturer. "We've always been a fast follower," he explained. "Often, it's a lot more ...
Reaching for quality: sure, private label quality has improved. But these manufacturers warn that the battle is far from won. (Roundtable).(Interview)
Jun 01, 2002; ... Quality" is one of the private label industry's favorite buzzwords, but "talking the talk" and "walking the walk" can be two very different things. There is growing recognition that retailers can achieve true competitive differentiation with a private label program offering products at ...
Nice-pak puts focus on quality: global leader in wet wipes seeks to raise the bar and broaden the customer base via quality, features and innovations. (Advertorial).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Nice-Pak is committed to growing store brands via a focus on quality and innovation. According to Robert Julius, president of the Orangeburg, N.Y.-based company, "We are trying to change the paradigm from private label to corporate brands. The old private label paradigm of discounted ...