Ahold to buy 50 Czech stores
Ahold on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire the Czech Republic operations of SPAR, which includes 36 hypermarkets and 14 supermarkets, for about $ 286 million. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
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Milner Milling to Acquire Cereal Food Processors
Milner Milling Co., a privately owned milling business based in Chattanooga, Tenn., announced that it will acquire Cereal Food Processors, the fourth-largest flour milling company in the United States. IFT … Continue Reading →
FMC Announces Company Division
Chemical firm FMC Corp. will split into two independent public companies. One of the companies, “New FMC,” will include FMC’s Agricultural Solutions and Health and Nutrition segments, while the other … Continue Reading →
Standard Market prepares second location
Chicago-based specialty store Standard Market said it would host a job fair later this month seeking staff for a new location and accompanying Standard Market Grill restaurant to open in … Continue Reading →
IRI: Bud Light Lime-A-Rita top new beverage
Bud Light Lime-A-Rita, Eight O’Clock K-Cups and Pepsi Next were among the most successful new beverage launches last year, according to IRI’s 2013 “New Product Pacesetters’ list. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
Craft breweries unite for joint brews
Collaborative beers are created through the partnership of two or more breweries. Thanks to an innovative move by Heinen’s Fine Foods, retailers can also be part of the team. read … Continue Reading →
Retail veteran faces tough turnaround at Fresh & Easy
Jim Keyes should be up to the task of converting a brand that lacked much identity — Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market — into a profitable business, industry sources told … Continue Reading →
Roskovich leads Publix on a formidable challenge
Chuck Roskovich might be entering unfamiliar territory, but he certainly knows the Publix playbook. With nearly 40 years of experience at Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix Super Markets — starting as a … Continue Reading →
Behind the scenes at the Retail Academy
Walmart, Food Lion, Ahold, Family Dollar and Safeway are among the 15 food retail chains participating in the “Retail Academy” at the Shopper Marketing Summit. read more Supermarket News
Retailers can do more to boost natural, organic meat
Natural and organic meat shoppers represent a small but growing segment of consumers, and retailers need to do more to educate customers and make sure products are available to those … Continue Reading →