Fund Helps Independent Open 2nd Store
SOLVANG, Calif. — El Rancho Marketplace, a local independent that has operated a single store here for over 40 years, plans to open a second store in Pismo Beach with … Continue Reading →
Author: R. Daneel Olivaw
Asda to Use Rich Product Content Online
LEEDS, U.K. — Asda Stores here, the British subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores, has selected New York-based Webcollage to provide the tools to build and syndicate rich content for thousands of … Continue Reading →
Fair Trade Cocoa Faces Threats
There’s no other way to say it: Cocoa farmers are poor. Really poor. Refresh read more Supermarket News
Global Groups to Measure Product Lifecycles
PARIS — The Consumer Goods Forum and the Sustainability Consortium, two global CPG trade groups, announced a joint program to address the need for a globally harmonized approach for measuring … Continue Reading →
Urban Radish to Bring Fresh Foods to Downtown LA
LOS ANGELES — Urban Radish, a market with a focus on fresh foods, broke ground here in the Downtown Arts District this week. read more Supermarket News
Safeway Caters to Crock-Pot Users
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway has introduced a line of upscale simmer and slow cooker sauces under its Safeway Select brand. read more Supermarket News
Breakfast Bounces Back
New statistics show Americans may be taking a fresh look at breakfast time, but they aren’t really returning to reclaim old traditions. Refresh read more Supermarket News
Supervalu Sues Unified Over Hire: Report
MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu here is suing to prevent the former head of its independent wholesale business from working for Los Angeles-based Unified Grocers, according to a local report. read more … Continue Reading →
Food City Readies 2 New Stores
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Food City on Monday held groundbreaking ceremonies for two new stores to be built here next year, local reports said. read more Supermarket News
Developer Confirms N.J. Peapod Project
SAN FRANCISCO — Industrial developer Prologis here has confirmed plans to convert a Jersey City, N.J., landfill site into a new distribution center including a 345,000-square-foot automated warehouse for the … Continue Reading →