Whole Foods buying 4 New Frontiers stores
Whole Foods Market said Monday that it was acquiring four stores from New Frontiers Natural Marketplace. Publication Info read more Supermarket News
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Mars names new President for 2015; opens $270 M facility in Kansas
Mars Inc. has announced that President Paul Michaels plans to retire on Dec. 31, 2014. IFT Daily News
Guiding Stars awarded U.S. patent for its food nutrition database
Guiding Stars, an independent nutrition guidance program, has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,626,796 for its food nutrition database and operating system that is used to score and present nutrition … Continue Reading →
Underwriters buy Sprouts shares
Sprouts Farmers Market on Monday said that underwriters of its recent stock offering have exercised rights to buy an additional 2.25 million shares of company stock at $ 33.75 per … Continue Reading →
Dairytown to merge with Agropur
The boards of directors of Agropur Cooperative and Dairytown Products Ltd., Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, have agreed to merge the two organizations. IFT Daily News
Consumers nutty for nut-based, sweet spreads
With an influx of new products in recent years, including industry game-changer, Nutella, the $ 3.9 billion nut-based and sweet spread category grew 34% from 2008–2013. IFT Daily News
CDC report provides 40 years of data on <em>Salmonella</em>
A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides 40 years of data, collected by state and federal health officials, on Salmonella, the top foodborne … Continue Reading →
The Lempert Report: BYO water bottles (video)
San Francisco has become the first major U.S. city to ban the sale of single-use plastic water bottles on public property and on city-permitted events. Will other cities follow? read … Continue Reading →
Associated of NYC forms new division
Associated Food Holdings said it has created a new division and hired Mike Turner and John Borzumato as VPs to lead business development and sales. Publication Info read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
Walmart tests new ad match tool
Walmart is pleased with preliminary test results of Savings Catcher, a new ad match program. Publication Info read more Supermarket News