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Baum to Head New FMI Initiative

ARLINGTON, Va. — Longtime industry veteran Mark Baum has been named to spearhead a new collaboration initiative at Food Marketing Institute. read more Supermarket News

Kroger Eyes Growth in Harris Teeter

CINCINNATI — The agreement by Kroger Co. here to acquire Harris Teeter Supermarkets puts the company in a strong position to grow in the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic, analysts said last … Continue Reading →

Category Merchant and Retail Space Planning Analyst Jobs – Dollar Tree

Category Merchant and Retail Space Planning Analyst Jobs – Dollar Tree read more Supermarket News

Loblaw to Buy Shoppers Drug Chain

TORONTO — Loblaw Cos. here on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Shoppers Drug Mart, Canada’s largest drug store chain, for about $ 11.9 billion (U.S.). read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →

2013 Power 50: Mark Bittman, No. 8 in Associations/Government/Public Sphere

Mark Bittman, food columnists for the New York Times, is ranked No. 8 in Associations/Government/Public Sphere of SN’s 2013 Power 50. read more Supermarket News

2013 Power 50: Robert E. Hill, No. 14 in Suppliers/Sales Agency

Robert Hill, president and CEO of Acosta Sales and Marketing, is ranked No. 14 in Suppliers/Sales Agency in SN’s 2013 Power 50. read more Supermarket News

FDA Proposes New Limits on Arsenic in Apple Juice

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed stricter standards for arsenic levels in apple juice. read more Supermarket News

Unified Launches Summer Youth Program

LOS ANGELES — Unified Grocers here said it has launched its 18th annual summer youth employment program, with 51 high-school students learning how the industry works during a seven-week on-the-job … Continue Reading →

Community Board OKs FreshDirect Move

NEW YORK — Bronx Community Board 1 has endorsed FreshDirect’s plans to build a state-of-the-art operation facility at the Harlem River Yard in the South Bronx. read more Supermarket News