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Article: Top 25 meat and deli retailers report: the largest and most influential chains are focusing on convenience-minded and cost-conscious consumers.(Statistical table)
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- Meat & Deli Retailer
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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The move by supermarket retailers to compete with foodservice outlets for time-starved consumers is transforming the meat and deli departments of the nation's largest retailers.
Many outlets are becoming bastions of prepared foods as operators seek to attract shoppers from a mix of consumer and demographic segments that share a major similarity--the desire for flavorful and quick meals.
While value-added proteins--such as marinated chicken breasts, shish kabobs and flavored beef patties--are becoming increasingly prominent in meat cases, prepared activity is even more pronounced in delis.
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