The Grand Prairie Foods Archives

What New Nutrition Labels Mean for The Food Industry

When you go grocery shopping, how often do you purchase food based on its nutrition label compared to how delicious it looks? The impact of nutrition guidelines has been examined as of late, and in 2016 the FDA announced that a new labeling system would be implemented. While companies had a certain period to comply,… continue reading »

C-Store Dilema: To Add Food or Not?

The convenience store industry set a record last year for in-store sales, not including gas sales reaching $233 billion, which was 3.2 percent more than the previous year. This year C-stores are expected to see even more in-store sale gains. This can be traced to C-store customers having more cash freed up from lower gas… continue reading »

Understanding College Aged Appetites

If you have had any experience with having a college-age child, you probably know all too well that most have very healthy appetites. All the studying and running around they do can really build up an appetite. Remember the old saying about college student’s gaining their “freshman 15”? But gone are the days where greasy… continue reading »