Grabbing chairs at the ECRM Private Brands Food conference in Napa, Calif., in March, a small group bantered around ideas about private label today.

Drugstore retailers have come a long way. Today's drugstore is a total shopping destination that includes an array of private label products from premium food and beauty care to environmentally friendly merchandise and pharmacy services backed by OTC products.

  Fine Foods, a leading manufacturer of hand-crafted artisan soups and gourmet dips, sauces, salads and spreads, has appointed Todd W. Brown as vice president, food safety & quality. 

A new comparison released by the Private Label Manufacturers Association shows that consumers can save 30 percent or more by switching from national brands to private label products.

Swiss co-operative grocer Migros’ Marketing Director Oscar Sager expects a nominal sales increase for its supermarket and superstore division of about 1 percent compared with a sales drop of 0.6 percent a year ago, Planetretail.net reports.

Healthy living was central theme on show floor.

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