date:Mar 27, 2014
gs call with analysts. Private label continues to gain, but the regional and smaller competitors are flattening out a bit.
To compete with private label, the company has two strategies: pricing and promoting items at key times of the year, such as holidays and grilling occasions, and building brand equity by driving product innovation.
I think the spice and seasonings business is still going to take some time, Mr. Wilson said. We are encouraged by what were seeing in our core products early on