2012 Power 50: No. 49 Tom Vilsack
Led by Secretary Tom Vilsack, this year the U.S. Department of Agriculture implemented several initiatives that supported local foods and promoted consumer education. read more Supermarket News
Author: R. Daneel Olivaw
Power 50: Other Players, Associations, Government
For SN's Power 50 list, the most influential food industry executives are grouped into categories based on the type of company or institution they represent and then ranked within each … Continue Reading →
Newcomers for 2012
Here are the new faces on SN's Power 50 list this year. See the complete list. read more Supermarket News
2012 Power 50: No. 50 Margaret Hamburg
After President Obama signed the Food Safety Modernization Act into law in January 2011, Margaret Hamburg has spent the last year developing its guiding rules through outreach, public meetings and … Continue Reading →
Three Retailers Adopt Digital Coupon Platform
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Three food retailers are using a new self-service platform that enables retailers of any size to offer full digital coupon galleries on their websites at no … Continue Reading →
Wall Street Overlooks Safeway Success: Burd
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway said the beating its stock experienced Wednesday — the same day it announced what one analyst called “decent” second-quarter results — could be due to the … Continue Reading →
Nash Finch Cites ‘Challenging’ Q2
MINNEAPOLIS — Stock in Nash Finch dropped to a 52-week low in afternoon trading Thursday after the company said competitive pressure and slowing inflation triggered a “challenging” second quarter. read … Continue Reading →
Supervalu Eyes Potential Sale, Slashes Spending to Cut Prices
MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu last week said it would seek strategic alternatives including a potential sale of all or part of the company as part of sweeping plans to slash expenses … Continue Reading →
Retailers Oppose Obama Tax Plan
ARLINGTON, Va. — Both the Food Marketing Institute and National Grocers Association here said last week they were opposed to President Obama’s plan to allow the so-called Bush tax cuts … Continue Reading →
2012 Power 50: No. 28 Bob McDonald
Procter & Gamble currently serves approximately 4.4 billion customers, or 64% of the global population. But Bob McDonald isn’t ready to stop yet. By tapping into new countries and expanding … Continue Reading →