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front linenews HEADLINES IN BAKERY & DELI & RETAIL Standard Market to Open in Chicago Standard Market in Chicago plans to open a new 33,000 sq ft specialty food store with an inaugural open house on March 24, 2012. Festivities will include a Standard Market Chefs’ Chili Cook-off judged by customers and local foodies, wine tastings, “Meet the Farmer” sessions, vendor samplings, face painting, local live entertainment, and prizes on the hour, all leading up to the day’s main event, “Standard Market Sweep.” Standard Market is a destination for thoughtfully selected and beautifully displayed fresh and prepared foods. The chef-driven Market features departments laid out to evoke European-style open-air markets brought together under one roof, selling everything from hand-picked produce to expertly butchered meats to top-quality fish and seafood. The Market also includes a complete from-scratch bakery, an in-house delicatessen and an extensive wine and cheese collection, along with choice dairy and pantry offerings. At the heart of the Market is Standard Grill, a sophisticated fast-casual restaurant that showcases seasonal ingredients and the culinary talents of the pedigreed chef team. The delicatessen serves a range of prepared foods all made fresh onsite, serving a variety of dishes behind a pristine and open counter space. Selections range from classics like tuna salad and macaroni & cheese to chef-inspired fare such as beet & root vegetable salad and Thai coconut chicken tenders. Hot fare like baby back ribs and chicken vesuvio are also available, along with grab-and-go salads and sandwiches. Additionally, the delicatessen offers quality meats and cheeses from domestic purveyors like La Quercia from Iowa and Creminelli from Utah, jamón ibérico de bellota imported from Spain, an extensive world olive set and house-roasted meats. A Standard Market highlight is the “What’s for Dinner Tonight?” meal for two, which comes with an entrée and several sides for $15.99–$16.99. Fully cooked dinner selections, which follow a weekly schedule and change seasonally, include comfort foods like Cheese Lasagna, Pot Roast and Chicken Parmesan. In the Standard Market bakery, all artisan breads — more than 35 varieties — are baked from scratch daily. Offerings include French baguettes, flaky almond croissants and a variety of focaccia, as well as other hearty batards, rolls and loaves. For the sweet tooth, the pastry chefs working behind large glass windows compose delights such as peanut butter and jelly cookies, citrus cheesecake and mouth-watering coconut cake drizzled in passion fruit sauce. Caravan Names Product Category Manager Carrie Johnston has been named Product Category Manager for Caravan Ingredients. In this role as part of the new Product Management Team, Johnston will be responsible for the development of category growth strategies within the Bakery Mixes & Bases category. This will include leadership of cross functional received her MBA degree teams and projects that go from Drury University in through the innovation Springfield, MO. process and serve as a “Carrie’s experience commercial assessment with platform management filter for customer-driven work will help us as we new product development. strive to bring greater Johnston has 15 years focus to our new product of experience in the food development process industry. She has held brand and work to grow and category management Carrie Johnston our Bakery Mixes and positions with Tyson Foods and Willow Brook Foods and most Bases category,” says Brent Miller, recently served as brand manager product management director for with AdvancePierre Foods. She Caravan Ingredients. | inStorebuyer | March 2012 | 7 |

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of inStorebuyer - March 2012

inStorebuyer - March 2012
Editor's Note - Perking Up Profits
Table of Contents
Frontline News - Clabber Girl is DDA Vendor of Year
Frontline News - IDDBA Scholarship Deadline June 1
Frontline News - A Super Sculpture
Frontline News - Standard Market to Open in Chicago
Frontline News - Caravan Names Product Category Manager
Foodservice Retail - Pizza Done Right
Baking&Decorating - Cake Designs & License Agreements
Baking&Decorating - University Trademark Licensing
Bakery Development - Cakes Continue Sales Growth
Deli Development - Sandwiches Increase Deli Sales
Overcoming the Daily Grind
Kings Better Than Ever
Food Safety - Prepare for New Rules
Health&Nutrition - Reaching Out to Runners
Cheese Corner - Strategic Sampling
Product Trends
Product Showcase
Marketplace Network
Ad Index

inStorebuyer - March 2012