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Not Your Grandma's Private Label
Safeway recently consolidated its private label offerings, paring more than 70 brands down to 10 “power brands” — complete with new packaging. Moreover, the company's exciting O Organics and Eating Right lineups are in tune with today's concerns centering on health and wellness. PL Buyer takes a look at what makes Safeway's private label program such a standout — and what steps the company is taking to ensure it stays that way.

by Kathie Canning

Category Review: Cosmetics - Hello, Gorgeous!
Traditionally, private label cosmetics have had a bit of a rough go in retail. Store brand items have had to share limited shelf space with big national brands that feature sleek packaging and exotic-sounding product names.

by Lori Seidler

Category Review: Household Cleaners - The Cleanup
Sales are a little murky in the household cleaner category, indicating it’s time for a clean sweep down the aisle.

by Lori Seidler

Category Review: Cheese - Just Say Cheese
Few other foods are as ubiquitous as cheese. The 5,000-year-old dairy favorite tops pizzas and sandwiches, enjoys main attraction status on party trays, and serves as the starting point for creamy sauces and dips.

by Kathie Canning

Seidler Says...: Change: A Necessary Evil
After many conversations with retailers, manufacturers and industry consultants involved with store brands, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m an atypical consumer. This is difficult to admit in my line of work.

by Lori Seidler

Thinking "Inside the Box": Maybe It’s Time to Chill!
Regular readers of my column might be thinking I have become a meteorologist. Last month I wrote about global warming, and this month I proclaim that it’s “time to chill.”

by Tom Stephens


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New on the Shelf
Home Meal Solutions; 30-Minute Marinades; Allergy Relief; Decadent Coffee; Store Brand Beer; Instant Oatmeal

Sugar-Free Cakes
Sweet Lilly’s Heavenly Desserts announces the addition of three no-sugar-added varieties to its line of hand-finished cakes. The new varieties include strawberry shortcake, peach shortcake and New York-Style cheesecake.

Premium Ice Cream
Choctál Inc. introduced three single-origin vanilla ice creams. The new varieties include Indonesian, Papua New Guinea and Mexican vanillas.

DipTops
New to the private label industry, DipTops are disposable, spill-resistant snap-on spitoons that are custom-made to clamp tightly to the top of aluminum beverage cans.

Organic Nutritional Supplement
Reds n’ Things — the new supplement from VitaCeutical Labs — is free from genetically modified organisms. It is organic-certified and made from 100 percent raw vegan products.

May 17, 2008 - May 20, 2008
National Restaurant Association's Restaurant, Hotel, Motel Show
Chicago, Illinois

May 19, 2008 - May 20, 2008
International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event at the NRA Show 2008
Chicago, Illinois

May 20, 2008 - May 21, 2008
IDFA's Cultured Dairy Products Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota

May 27, 2008 - May 28, 2008
PLMA International World of Private Label Trade Show
Amsterdam,






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