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Rachel Myr <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:31:16 +0200
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I've never been in a store that had more shelf space for baby food than it
did for cat and dog food.  Usually there is about half the space devoted to
babies as there is to household pets.  There are numerous infant cereals, up
to four brands of formula, all of which are standard types since the
specialty ones (hydrolyzed protein, or rice starch added, etc) are only sold
in pharmacies.  Then there are jars of gush and some juices.  There are
three or four brands of non-milk foods available too, one domestic brand,
then Nestle, and a so-called organic brand, and sometimes an even more
marginal organic brand.   I can stand on one spot and view every single
product in the typical display, without taking one step in any direction,
and can span the shelf section with my arms.

The shelf space devoted to diapers, wipes, feeding bottles and pacifiers is
at least as great as the space for foods they market.  Added to the space
given to foods it ends up about like cat litter plus pet food.

None of these products get anywhere near the shelf space that sweetened,
carbonated beverages do.  Don't know what is worse but all of these things,
plus the corporate profiles of most of the chains, are why I tend to avoid
supermarkets.

Rachel Myr
Kristiansand, Norway

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