Food marketers should consider the trend when crafting ad messages. Fishy Feelings Shoppers today have mixed feelings about seafood, and their attitudes are affecting consumption habits, according to a study by The NPD Group for the National Fisheries Institute. The goal of each program is to provide kids with a fun way to gain a consumer and nutrition education in a real-world setting. Kids get snacks and handouts to take home or back to the classroom, and learn about the value of coupons, how to comparison shop, how to read a nutrition panel and how to follow a recipe, among other activities. The scenario is not so far off.
Many stores already offer services such as dry cleaning, banking, cooking classes and baby-sitting.
Scientists at the center have been studying a sizzling citrus-scented spice from Asia that produces a mild tingling and vibration on the tongue. Prospective accounts include a Chicago business and an undisclosed university in the Carolinas. Mac's Place debuted about a year and a half ago in a Southfield, Michigan, office complex as an experimental foray into the noncommercial foodservice channel. Food Cost Outlook Low inflation is keeping food costs down. Average food prices for 1998 are expected to only grow 2 to 4 percent, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.