Nate's Food Company (NHMD)

[Andco]

LOL regarding slot allowance you're (nearly) correct. MOST of the big grocery chains do charge for shelf space. Care to wager a guess at which ones don't? I'll give you a hint about one in particular: starts with a Wal and ends with a Mart.

Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFM ) , The Fresh Market (NASDAQ: TFM ) , and New York-centered Fairway (NASDAQ: FWM ) have all decided not to use slotting fees to supplement their income. Instead, these stores focus on selecting the products they think will best fit their customers' needs.

Oddly enough, there's a fourth member of this no-slotting-fees club, but it doesn't fit the "new wave" label like the other three: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) . The company has such clout that by virtue of its ubiquity in the market place, it is able to negotiate with food companies for the lowest possible prices to pass on to its customers.

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/08/26/the-hidden-profit-machine-for-grocery-stores.aspx