Shutdown Impacts Nash Sales in Q3
MINNEAPOLIS — Nash Finch Co. here said Tuesday that the partial government shutdown last month and the ongoing impact of budget cuts through sequestration trimmed sales by about $ 60.2 … Continue Reading →
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The Lempert Report: Boosting Produce Sales (Video)
The Lempert Report says the new “good, better, best” produce rating system will win over today’s shoppers. read more Supermarket News
Cleveland Market District Express Planned: Report
CLEVELAND — Giant Eagle has proposed a two-story Market District Express store here, according to a report Monday on Cleveland.com. read more Supermarket News
Graen to Head Crossmark’s Collaboration Center
PLANO, Texas – Crossmark here said it has named Mike Graen vice president and managing director for Crossmark’s Center for Collaboration in Bentonville, Ark. read more Supermarket News
H-E-B Keeps Shoppers ‘Carb Aware’
SAN ANTONIO — H-E-B is marking American Diabetes Month of November with a new Carb Aware nutritional icon. read more Supermarket News
Giant Expands Delivery in Pa.
COOPERSBURG, Pa. — Ahold’s Peapod division has opened a new facility here that allows it to expand its delivery area in Bucks County. read more Supermarket News
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 →
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