The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, January 8, 1997            TAG: 9701070109
SECTION: FLAVOR                  PAGE: F1   EDITION: FINAL 
COLUMN: MARKET REPORT 
SOURCE: BY KAREN SANTOS, VIRGINIAN-PILOT STAFF 
                                            LENGTH:   37 lines

SPECIALS PUT THE CRUNCH ON CEREAL PRICES THIS WEEK

STOCK YOUR pantry with breakfast cereals, canned goods and cleaning supplies.

Kellogg's Special K, Complete Bran Flakes or Healthy Choice cereals are two for $5 at Farm Fresh and a 20-ounce box of Post Raisin Brain is $1.34 at Farmer Jack.

Hunts tomato sauce (8-ounce can) is 19 cents, Prego spaghetti sauce (27.75-ounce jar) is two for $3 and Richfood macaroni and cheese (7.25-ounce box) is three for 97 cents, all at Be-Lo.

Farm Fresh has Campbell's chicken noodle soup at two for $1 and tomato soup at two for 89 cents.

Also at Farm Fresh, Ultra Tide laundry detergent (39- to 44-ounce powder or 50-ounce liquid), for $2.99 and Ultra Dawn dish liquid (14.7-ounce bottle) for 99 cents.

Harris Teeter paper towels are 49 cents per roll, and ``buy one, get one free'' items include Harris Teeter single wrap cheese (8-ounce package), three-packs of Juicy Juice, 10-ounce angel food cakes, 12-ounce cans of frozen Harris Teeter lemonade, 12-ounce packages of Hormel Little Sizzlers, and mini pita bread.

Farmer Jack has two-for-25-cent-deals on red grapefruit, tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers and limes. Other produce buys include jumbo pink grapefruit and jumbo navel oranges, 2 for 89 cents at Be-Lo. Broccoli is 77 cents a bunch at Farm Fresh and green cabbage is 23 cents a pound at Rack & Sack.

For poultry lovers, Be-Lo has split chicken breast for $1.39 a pound and chicken thighs or drumsticks for 99 cents a pound.

Want pork? Be-Lo has 1/4 loin pork chops for $1.79 a pound. Whole boneless pork loin roasts are $2.99 a pound at Farm Fresh and fresh pork shoulder picnics are 58 cents a pound at Rack & Sack.


by CNB