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A&P -- whose supermarket brands include Pathmark, Super Fresh, Waldbaum's, Best Cellars, Food Emporium and Food Basics -- is rolling out new marketing and packaging for its private label brands this month, Elaine Wong reports in
Brandweek. It will now sell more than 2,500 "high-quality, value-conscious food and other grocery products" across its portfolio of 10 store brands including such labels as Green Way, Hartford Reserve, Via Roma, Market Spa and America's Choice. Meanwhile, dollar stores have gone mainstream, selling food as well as more items in newer packaging, Jaclyn Trop reports in the
Detroit News. …