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Table of Contents MARCH 2010 • VOLUME 89 • NUMBER 2 “Going forward, we will only continue to grow in our level of social and environmental responsibility.” — Rick Rayford, president and CEO, Brookshire Grocery Co. • Page 20 Cover Story 16 Green Grocer Awards 2010: Seeing Green As the mainstream market warms to green, Progressive Grocer salutes grocery leaders that heeded the call and paved a sustainable path for the industry to follow. Fresh Food Progressive Grocer’s 2010 Meat Operations Review: Value on a Platter The latest installment of PG’s annual “state of the meat department” finds grocers rustling up respectable overall sales at the expense of premium-priced proteins. EXECUTIVE INSIGHT SERIES: Lasting Impressions: Forward Thinking The grocer’s front end has barely changed in more than 50 years. It’s time for a makeover. Frozen/Refrigerated 90 Natural/Organic: Nature’s Best on Ice: Natural and Organic Frozen Foods After a recession-sparked decline, natural and organic frozen food sales are expected to have a healthy rebound. 100 Green Promotions: Along for the Ride A unique yearlong promotion at Farm Fresh shows shoppers that the first step in adopting a greener lifestyle can start with a trip to their local supermarket. Features 43 Multicultural Marketing: Use Your Common Census Fear is the biggest single hurdle preventing executives from investing in ethnic markets, but reason and data tell us that the time to act is now. Progressive Grocer’s 2010 Seafood Operations Review: Seafood Hits its Stride The tide is finally turning for favorable seafood category sales, which rose 10 percent in the past year among PG’s annual Seafood Operations Review participants. Equipment 102 Foodservice: Loaded for Bar Food retailers are literally raising the bar in terms of what’s being offered at their food bars, and the requisite equipment for this accelerated trend is keeping pace. Harold Lloyd on … “Making a Difference”: The Employee’s First 30 Days: It’s Now or Never Grocers can boost their profitability by successfully nurturing new recruits during this crucial time period. Frozen/Dairy: Cold and Colder: Trends in Frozen and Dairy While frozen food and dairy sales suffered recessionary blows, trends for 2010 hint that these categories aren’t down for the count. Produce: Tracking the Transition to Traceability Driven by a spate of recalls and a consumer base that’s increasingly clamoring for safer food and greater transparency, uniform traceability standards have shifted to the front burner not just for produce, but also for the entire store. 108 Case Study: Clean Carts Murfin’s Markets uses a “carwash”-like sanitizing system for bumper-to-bumper sanitizing of its shopping carts. Independent Retailing: Keep Cash Flowing With Trade Terms In a slow economy, when profits are slim, discounts can be a valuable tool for boosting margins. Grocery 96 Baby Food: Green to Grow On Parents’ increasing concerns about the environment have led large and small manufacturers of baby food — and the retailers that sell it — to offer more eco-friendly options in the category. Departments 12 49 114 Nielsen’s Shelf Stoppers/ Spotlight: Dairy/Yogurt The Lempert Report: Enter the ‘Koodies’ What’s Next: Editors’ Picks for Innovative Products Meat: Heinen’s Freshens up Service Benchmarks Heinen’s Fine Foods is harnessing data to maximize associate and customer satisfaction. • Progressive Grocer • March 2010 A H E A D O F W H AT ’ S N E X T www.progressivegrocer.com http://www.progressivegrocer.com

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Nielsen’s Shelf Stoppers/ Spotlight: Dairy/Yogurt
Green Grocer Awards 2010: Seeing Green
Multicultural Marketing: Use Your Common Census
Harold Lloyd on … “Making a Difference”: The Employee’s First 30 Days: It’s Now or Never
The Lempert Report: Enter the ‘Koodies’
Independent Retailing: Keep Cash Flowing With Trade Terms
Progressive Grocer’s 2010 Meat Operations Review: Value on a Platter
Progressive Grocer’s 2010 Seafood Operations Review: Seafood Hits its Stride
Executive Insight Series: Lasting Impressions: Forward Thinking
Produce: Tracking the Transition to Traceability
Meat: Heinen’s Freshens up Service Benchmarks
Natural/Organic: Nature’s Best on Ice: Natural and Organic Frozen Foods
Frozen/Dairy: Cold and Colder: Trends in Frozen and Dairy
Baby Food: Green to Grow On
Green Promotions: Along for the Ride
Foodservice: Loaded for Bar
Case Study: Clean Carts
What’s Next: Editors’ Picks for Innovative Products

Progressive Grocer - March 2010