Safeway Selling Snack Facility to Annie’s
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway here has agreed to sell a snack manufacturing plant in Joplin, Mo., to Annie’s Inc., Berkeley, Calif., for $ 6 million and the cost of inventory … Continue Reading →
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Trader Joe’s Salads Linked to E. Coli Illnesses
ATLANTA — Salads sold at Trader Joe’s have been named as one source of a four-state E. coli outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. read more … Continue Reading →
FSIS Clarifies China Chicken Import Status
WASHINGTON — Following statements by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) regarding chicken imports from China, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a statement clarifying the current status of such … Continue Reading →
The Lempert Report: Are Fast Food Chains Getting Slower? (Video)
The Lempert Report says fast-food restaurants need to pick up the pace despite all the hurdles. read more Supermarket News
‘Believe In Heroes’ Grows and Evolves
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Believe in Heroes cause-marketing campaign, now in its fourth year, has evolved to become what might be the largest effort of its kind, according to Acosta … Continue Reading →
Publix Plays Santa With Holiday Ice Cream
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix is already in the holiday spirit, rolling out six festive limited-edition ice cream flavors. read more Supermarket News
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Kroger Announces Investment in Dallas
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. here on Friday said it would invest $ 150 million in north Texas to fuel a store-building spree including five new Marketplace stores and three other … Continue Reading →
FDA Rule Would Allow Swift Drug Label Updates
WASHINGTON — FDA is issuing a proposed rule that would allow generic drug manufacturers to independently update and distribute product labeling, just as brand name manufacturers are permitted to do … Continue Reading →
Wal-Mart Demonstrators Arrested
LOS ANGELES — In what organizers are calling “the largest-ever act of civil disobedience against Walmart,” 54 Wal-Mart Stores employees and community sympathizers were arrested Thursday after a sit-down in … Continue Reading →