Saturday, September 12, 2009

New apple and eve juice. Fruitables are juice boxes with the addition of vegetable puree. Each box is a full serving of fruit and veg to any kids diet. My kids love them! Give it a try since most of the stuff on the shelves is loaded with artificial flavors and sugar as main ingredients.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Kraft has yet again added a new product to its Nabsco line of Ritz crackers. These crackers come in 4 cheese and chedder. Since cheese and crackers go so well together,Kraft's Crackerfuls are a delicious snack. Packed with 5g of whole grain, its a healthy alternative to a bag of chips in the kids lunch boxes.

Saturday, September 5, 2009


This new product from the Bounce line of fabric softners is terriffic! Its a dryer bar that you attach to the drum inside your dryer. No more sheets to throw in and have to discard. If you do laundry a couple times a week this bar lasts 2 months!! When you get to the end of its life it will show a message to discard. With how many times a week my wife does laundry this is a home run. It retails between 5 and 7 dollars in most stores.

RECALL ALERT!!!!!!

ON SEPTEMBER 2 THE KELLOGGS COMPANY ISSUED A RECALL ON SOME EGGO WAFFLES. REASON FOR THE RECALL IS POSSIBLE LISTERIA. ITS A CLASS 2 RECALL MEANING IT IS NOT TO SERIOUS IF EXPOSED.
IF YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR FREEZER AT HOME PLEASE DISCARD.
1. EGGO WAFFLE CINN TOAST 10.75 OZ BEST IF USED BY DATE IS NOV 22,2010 NOV 23, 2010 NOV 24, 2010
2. EGGO TOAST SWIRLZ CINN 13.3 OZ BEST IF USED BY DATE IS NOV 15, 2010
ALL STORES SHOULD HAVE REMOVED AFFECTED PRODUCT,PLEASE KEEP IN MIND TO CHECK IF YOU BUY THESE PRODUCTS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Cool Whip Dips are a delicious new way to enjoy your favorite snacks! Chocolate and Strawberry Crème flavors are perfect for dipping fruit, cookies, pretzels or graham crackers. These look delicious,I havent tried them yet but dipping fruit into them sounds like my kind of snack. Great idea for the kids!!
In a blind taste test conducted by consumer reports,three private label foods were deemed tastier than their national brand counterparts, 19 items tasted just as good and only 6 didn't taste as good as national brands.
In the study they used Target's Archer farms chewy soft baked cookies,Costco's Kirkland Signature Organic medium Salsa and Walmart's Great Value whipped topping. These Items beat out similar offerings from Pepperidge farm,Old El Paso,Betty Crocker,and Kraft according to the report.
These taste tests should help erase any lingering doubts that store-brand packaged goods are at least worth a try. In Many cases you could save alot of money without compromising on quality. Next time you go shopping don't be so quick to look past the store brand,you may like it and save more money every week.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I'm excited to hear about the interest my blog will receive in the future. I have some great information to share. In the next few days I will post some items that are pretty new to the market. I will give my opinion in a rating system. instead of giving stars,I will rate it with shopping carts. 1 cart is not good,2carts is fair quality,3carts is very good and finally the 4 cart rating reserved for excellent products based on my opinion along with the feedback of my valued customers.
Also in the next few days I will explain how Coca Cola is going green to help the enviornment,also what Kelloggs is doing soon to make kids cereals healthier.

Monday, August 31, 2009

I'm just starting this blog so bear with me while I try to get this going. My goal on here is to introduce new items that you may not have seen in your local supermarket or items that are brand new to the shelves. I want to give my opinions and share yours with everyone, Maybe you wanted to try that new pasta that ronzoni just put out but arent sure if its any good? Well here we will discuss it and share feedback so you dont have to waste your money.
I want to recomend things that sell well and get positive feedback from my customers.
I want to share any food recalls that require your attention since im in direct contact with all manufacturers.
we will share recipes,what products work better,tips and tricks to fantastic meal.
Each week I will show 2 or 3 new items and give my opinion. Any suggestions to build this thing would be great! Lets make shopping a little easier instead of standing in aisle after aisle reading boxes trying to make up your mind.

Let me introduce myself

Hello all,my name is Dino. I'm a 33 year old supermarket manager in Long Island,NY. I have taken an interest in the grocery business 18 years ago as a part time kid. thru those years I tried different types of employment for brief periods of time. nothing could hold my interest and passion like working in the food store. As silly as it may seem to some,I really find enjoyment in it!
As time went on I went from a shopping cart collector to cashier. I had a desire to learn more and more. I would ask questions to the older associates that have been there for years. Why did you display the tuna fish with mayonnaise? A simple answer to many,but it was my curiosity that made me learn. While other 17 year olds just wanted to make money to go out on a Saturday night,to them it was just a boring job. Eventually I was taken under the wing of a store manager that saw potential in me and gave me responsibility's. The years past on and I learned a lot about all aspects of the business. Finally at 21 years old I was recognized by supervisors for my passion and dedication to the store. I was given the title of Assistant Manager. As a manager,customer service would be my number one priority. Being a people person I love the interaction with customers. Listening and addressing there concerns is important and I was the guy to be on the front line. If I let anybody walk out of my store dissatisfied I failed. I wanted people to leave thinking wow the service is great here,I'm coming back here again!!
Six years later I was approached by the owner of another supermarket chain to run one of his stores. He heard of the job i was doing and made me a great offer. After a week or two of thinking it over with my wife I decided to accept. It was for the good of my family. Another six years later as a store manager I'm still learning new things everyday.