
By the Numbers
45 % The percentage of Americans who usually make New Year’s resolutions 82% The percentage of those who successfully achieve their resolutions each year -80°F The coldest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. (on January 23, 1971 in Alaska) 1.25 Billion The number of chicken wings eaten every Super Bowl weekend

Global Industry News
• Popcorn is set to become THE snack of 2013. New incarnations are expected to include popcorn croutons, bar snacks and even ice cream. –Sterling-Rice Group • Forget the old stereotypes about impulsive male shoppers. A new study from the Private Label Manufacturer’s Association shows 64% of male shoppers make lists ahead of time and […]

A Taste of the Season: Orange-Glazed Super Bowl Wings
Recipe courtesy of Food & Wine INGREDIENTS: 1 cup fresh orange juice (from about 2 oranges) 2 Tbsp. grated orange zest (from about 3 oranges) 6 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 Tbsp. brown sugar 1 ½ tsp. salt ½ tsp. fresh-ground black pepper 4 pounds chicken wings DIRECTIONS: 1. Heat oven to […]
Market District Welcomes a Very Special Visitor
Area Manager Renee Picarsic and her team, along with help from Area Manager Kelly Zaletski, recently welcomed TV’s Cake Boss Buddy Valastro to Market District Store #47 in Robinson, PA. Buddy was at the store promoting his new book “Cooking Italian with the Cake Boss,” as well as his Homemade for the Holidays tour.
A message from Tony Vavlas
Happy New Year! This is the time of year we all make resolutions to change our lives in some way for the better. Most of us make them and most of us break them. Why? Because we make them on too grand a scale. We focus too heavily on the GOAL and not the STEPS […]
Taming the Terror of Turnips – and other winter produce
With tens of millions of Americans making New Year’s resolutions every year, and many focusing on weight loss or self-improvement, you can safely bet that many a resolution contains some vow to eat healthier. And with calls from every major health organization to eat more fruits and vegetables for a better diet, the produce department […]