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Picks EDITORS’ PICKS Submit your consumer products introduced since July 2008, and Progressive Grocer’s editorial team will choose the best based on criteria focusing on innovation, superior quality and value to retailers and consumers. They will choose only from products that are submitted – so don’t be left out of the running, and feel free to submit as many as you wish. CATEGORIES INCLUDE: PERIMETER: Baked Goods, Dairy, Variable & Fixed Weight Meat, Variable & Fixed Weight Produce, etc. marize n 20of samples (and the in the mix. The judgare responsiven8 ks sum y, and the 0ess Ed produc winners es tors’ Pic ear by categor feel a hold The Edi taste and itor es app and the we counted t-scoring system, highs’ Pict following pag by company. est scores. lly k used a poinse that earned the turers send us wha s abetica t- alph ufac tho man the por simply ested that ucts from point in We requ r best prod some sidered thei marketplace at winthey con s. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Progressive Grocer - June/July 2009

Progressive Grocer - June/July 2009
Table of Contents
Nielsen’s Shelf Stoppers/ Spotlight: Cheese/Shredded Cheese
Market Snapshot: Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Calif.
Independents Report: The Advantages of Older Associates
Lempert Report: Food Experts Tackle the Economy
Industry Achievement: The Top 100 Women in Grocery
Multicultural Marketing: 2050 is Today
Retailer of the Year: Celebrating Kroger
2009 Deli/Bakery Operations Review: Shrink-Wrapped
Fresh Developments: Consumer Shifts Create New Complexities for Fresh Food Trading Partners
Produce: Brimming With Possibilities
Meat: Fired Up!
Store of the Month: Giant Eagle’s Express-Ohhh!
Cheese: Cooked Cheese and Other Spiritual Revelations
Beverage Alcohol: A Cup of Cheer
Frozen Foods: Frozen Vegetable Sales are Steaming
Real Estate: Bigger is not Always Better
Technology: At Your Service
Equipment Innovations
What’s Next: Editors’ Picks for Innovative Products

Progressive Grocer - June/July 2009