WASHINGTON — The American Meat Institute opposes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new country-of-origin labeling rule and the speedy finalization of the rule is “nonsense,” AMI’s general counsel said in … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted 69 to 27 in favor of the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow state governments to begin collecting tax on online sales to consumers … Continue Reading →
CAMDEN, N.J. — Campbell Soup Co. has entered into an agreement to acquire Plum Organics, the No. 2 brand of organic baby food in the U.S. and the No. 4 … Continue Reading →
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree here said Thursday it plans to increase the number of freezer and cooler installations this year to 550 additional stores, up from the chain’s original … Continue Reading →
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — Tops Friendly Markets here said Thursday that it has acquired four Big M stores in upstate New York and will rebrand them under the Tops name. read … Continue Reading →
SITKA, Alaska — Hames Corp., which operates owns and manages several retail stores here and in Ketchikan, has successfully implemented budgeting and forecasting software, from Centage, Natick, Mass., which has … Continue Reading →
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kroger Co. said Wednesday that John Hackett, president of Kroger’s Mid-South division here, would retire effective June 29 after 50 years with the company. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
NORTH BRANFORD, Conn. — Big Y Foods debuted a machine at a store here that churns out fresh rolls all day, the retailer announced on its Facebook page. read more … Continue Reading →
LYNN, Mass. — A long-abandoned factory building here will soon be the site of a new Market Basket store, officials said this week. read more Supermarket News
SALISBURY, N.C. – Food Lion is asking shoppers to guess the next stop of Operation Grocery Drop. read more Supermarket News
