The chairman and chief executive officer of Minneapolis-based General Mills has announced six acquisitions for the diversified food-products manufacturer during the past 18 months, including two U.S. companies specializing in … Continue Reading →
CINCINNATI — Acosta Sales & Marketing is planning to open a test kitchen here near Kroger’s headquarters, according to local reports. read more Supermarket News
Nestlé underscored its commitment to the infant nutrition business in April with an agreement to acquire Pfizer Nutrition for $ 11.9 billion. read more Supermarket News
ST. LOUIS — A stockholder at the Supervalu annual meeting here Tuesday threatened to file a class-action lawsuit against the company for mismanagement. read more Supermarket News
CARLISLE, Pa. — Ahold USA on Wednesday said it has promoted Erik Keptner to executive vice president of marketing, a newly created position. read more Supermarket News
Pop-up shops are slowly becoming ubiquitous in the fashion and technology industries, which are often dependent on seasonal sales. Now, a few retailers are taking a cue to attract attention … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced a ban on bisphenol-A in baby bottles and sippy cups Tuesday and opened a 60-day public comment period on a petition to … Continue Reading →
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has made a product-location smartphone app available to use in all of its 7,907 drug stores nationwide. read more Supermarket News
ST. LOUIS — Tom Lenkevich, second in command at Supervalu’s Save-A-Lot division, will be leaving the discounter to pursue other opportunities at the end of the summer, SN has learned. … Continue Reading →
Gregg Steinhafel has brought Target through tough times and into better days. Even as aggressive remodeling is under way and the company invests in new stores, sales and earnings were … Continue Reading →
