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Article: The foods Hot List: bigger and better than ever, this year's list of the fastest-growing private label food categories includes representatives from every corner of the supermarket.(Special Report)
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- Private Label Buyer
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- April 1, 2007
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From hot dogs and hot sauce to hot cakes and hot cross buns, the supermarket is full of "hot" foods. But PL Buyer's annual compilation of the fastest-growing private label consumables includes hot foods of another kind.
Based on sales figures provided by Chicago-based Information Resources Inc., this year's Private Label Hot List includes a record 47 store brand food categories with dollar sales in excess of $10 million whose sales in U.S. food, drug and mass merchandise outlets (excluding Wal-Mart) jumped at least 10 percent over the 52 weeks ending Feb. 25, 2007.
Of those, 22 also made last year's Hot List, while 12 are making their third-consecutive ...